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Forth Ports applies for Tilbury2 order

Forth Ports' Port of Tilbury has applied for a development consent order for its proposed 152-acre Tilbury2 scheme on a former power station site. Tilbury has doubled the size of its business in the past ten years and says it needs space to cope with a predicted doubling of volume across the quay, from 16million to 32million tonnes, over the next 10-15 years. Tilbury2 will be operational in mid-2020 and will act as ... [+]

Tilbury to recruit a battalion of new workers

The Port of Tilbury Logistics Academy, Tilbury on the Thames Trust and the Royal British Legion have launched ‘Attention to Logistics’ a training scheme and bursary to help forces veterans and their families develop their skills and future employment potential. The scheme aims to help ex-service men and women and their ... [+]

Glass is more than half full for Tilbury

The Port of Tilbury has loaded its first trainload of raw glass for URM UK from a new recycling facility at the port. Some 1200 tonnes of raw glass cullet left Tilbury en route for Cheshire this under a long term supply agreement. The cullet is produced from mainly from kerbside ... [+]

Tilbury process complete

The Port of Tilbury has completed statutory consultation on its proposals to build its new, Tilbury2 terminal. Close to the current port, it will be built on a 152 acre site which was part of the former Tilbury Power Station and will include a new deep water jetty in the river ... [+]

Minister sees Tilbury progress

Minister of State for Transport, John paid a visit to the Port of Tilbury on 28 June to hear about the £1billion investment programme including London Distribution Park and Tilbury2. The minister Hayes (pictured centre, with Forth Ports group chief executive, Charles Hammond) was also updated on the progress of the construction of the UK’s largest warehouse at London ... [+]

Tilbury2 consultation begins

The Port of Tilbury began formal statutory consultation for its new Tilbury2 terminal and facilities on 19 June. The scheme will be built on a 152 acre site which was part of the former Tilbury Power Station and will include a new deep water jetty in the river Thames. The port ... [+]

Tilbury upgrades Amsterdam link

Tilbury's London Container Terminal has secured a four year agreement with SCS Multiport to handle its newly upgraded ATS (Amsterdam Tilbury Service) on the back of long term commitments from a number of cargo owners. The three times a week shuttle between Amsterdam and Tilbury will see a 50% capacity ... [+]

New reefer express to call in Tilbury

Tilbury’s London Container Terminal (LCT) is to handle Seatrade’s new Meridian fast reefer service from the Pacific, New Zealand, Peru and US East Coast which is due to make its first UK call in late March. The service is operated with eight 2,500teu vessels. This new scheduled service will trim 9 ... [+]

Tilbury consults on port plans

The Port of Tilbury is due to start pre-planning community consultation on 6 March on its proposals to build a new Tilbury2, terminal adjacent to the port. It will be built on a 152 acre site which was part of the former Tilbury Power Station and will include a new ... [+]

Minister pays a visit to London’s biggest building ‘superstore’

Housing minister and Croydon Central MP Gavin Barwell paid a visit to the Port of Tilbury on 16 February to see for himself the place where much of the country’s building material comes in. He was given all the latest gen on Tilbury, including the fact that it handled over ... [+]

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