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Ports call for action on Thames crossing

A business coalition, including DP World London Gateway, Port of Tilbury, Port of Dover, Port of London Authority, Navigator Terminals, Eurotunnel, Claridon Group, the Freight Transport Association and the Road Haulage Association have written to the Chancellor calling for an urgent ministerial decision on the Lower Thames Crossing (LTC) scheme. They say a ministerial decision on the LTC route alignment is imminent. They say that the ports in the area have ... [+]

Tilbury is best on paper for UPM

Forest products firm UPM is to centralise its shipping of paper and plywood to the UK from the Finnish ports of Rauma and Kotka on the port of Tilbury from the beginning of next year.  The move would improve supply chain efficiency and bring greater service reliability, said the company. UPM ... [+]

Amazon goes for the ultimate in port-centric distribution

On-line retail giant Amazon is to open what is believed to be the UK’s largest ever warehouse at the Forth Ports-Roxhill Developments-owned London Distribution Park (LDP) at the port of Tilbury. As well as its sheer size, the facility will be one of the most highly automated in the country. The ... [+]

The shape of ships to come

Tilbury’s London Container Terminal and the Port of London Authority have welcomed the first call of a ‘neo-panamax’ vessel in the UK following the opening of the enlarged Panama Canal. The MSC-operated Sofia Celeste - capacity 8,800teu - is the first in a new class of vessels deployed on a reconfigured ... [+]

Office move

Don’t be surprised to see office blocks floating up the Thames over the next few days - almost 100 accommodation units are being delivered to Bermondsey for the Tideway tunnel project. In anticipation of tunnelling work starting in 2018, 96 buildings are being brought to the site by river from ... [+]

Metals firm recommits to Tilbury

EMR, one of the world’s largest metal recycling companies has signed a new 25 year lease with the port of Tilbury and will be upgrading its facilities and investing around £3m in improved ship loading equipment. The site acts as an export hub for the company’s depots around London and ... [+]

Tilbury opens chilled centre

Lord Mayor of London officially opened chilled food logistics specialist NFT’s London Logistics Facility at the port of Tilbury last week. NFT marked the occasion by inviting over 170 key industry movers and shakers from 75 companies to a celebratory lunch on board the Dixie Queen paddle steamer, berthed outside the ... [+]

Tilbury and Grangemouth to offer container weighing

Forth Ports says that through “significant investment in  its straddle carrier fleet and IT development” it too will be able to offer shippers a VGM solution for export containers at its terminals in Tilbury and Grangemouth. Divisional director of Forth Ports, Stuart Wallace, said: “Recognising the importance of compliance and continuity ... [+]

Maersk to link Cuba with Cork and Tilbury

Maersk Line has added the Cuban port of Mariel, near Havana to its CRX service which serves Cork, Tilbury and north-west Europe, following the lifting of international sanctions against the Caribbean country. The service, which already serves other Latin American ports, including Big Creek, Puerto Moin and Manzanillo, will be ... [+]

Tilbury goes with the grain

The Port of Tilbury is to expand storage at its grain terminal. There will be an additional 16,000 tonnes of capacity for import and export wheat. The grain terminal at Tilbury is already one of the UK’s largest, handling over 1.4million tonnes annually. [+]

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