DP World London Gateway to start operation

First ship calls at DP London Gatway; businesses to save millions using Britain’s new global trade gateway

Britain’s new global shipping port welcomed its first scheduled vessel, the ‘MOL Caledon’ from South Africa, on 7 November. After more than a decade of planning and construction across three square miles of development, DP World London Gateway deep-sea port is now open, providing British exporters and importers with a more efficient way to ship globally, at less cost.

The port provides 21st Century infrastructure for ‘ultra large container ships’ (ULCS) up to 400 metres long and over 18,000 shipping containers capacity. It is now operating with its first berth open. When fully developed, London Gateway will operate six berths, with a total of 24 quay cranes and will be able to handle 3.5 million TEU a year.

Freight trains move cargo to the midlands and further afield today from London Gateway’s new rail terminal. Over 30% of the containers moving through the port are planned to go by rail. The state-of-the-art terminal can handle the longest trains in the UK. DB Schenker Rail UK and Freightliner are both providing rail services to the new port.

Thousands of new jobs have been created in the construction sector during the past ten years at the site. According to a study by Oxford Economics, once fully operational, London Gateway will create 36,000 jobs and contribute £3.2bn to UK GDP annually.

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