Harbours & ports · London
London Gateway
London Gateway is a harbour in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 45 min–1.5 h
- Nearest railway station
- Stanford-le-Hope · 4.8 km
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
London Gateway is a harbour in the United Kingdom. Part of Port of London. Coordinates: 51.5052°, 0.4902°. This entry is part of The Great Britain Guide, a free, ad-free, open-data tourist directory.
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DP World London Gateway is a port within the wider Port of London, on the north bank of the River Thames in Thurrock, Essex. Opened in November 2013, the site is a fully integrated logistics facility, consisting of a semi-automated deep-sea container terminal which is on the same site as a land bank for the development of warehousing, distribution facilities, and ancillary logistics services. The facility is located 30 miles (48 km) east of central London. The deep-water port is able to handle some of the largest container ships in the world. On a weekly basis, the port is now linked with 51 countries and more than 90 ports all over the world, including Asia, Australia, the US, South America, Africa, India, and Southern Europe. The largest ships anchor off Suffolk to await the pilot vessel from Harwich to escort them to London Gateway through the shifting sands off Essex. Undertaken by Dubai's DP World, the new facility significantly increased the capabilities and efficiencies of the Port of London to handle container shipping, to help meet the growing demand for container handling at Britain's ports. Construction began in February 2010, with the port and logistics park being completed in stages. Three berths were initially completed, with the potential for the development of three more; DP World in 2021 announced that it would build a fourth berth. The first phase of the port opened for business on 6 November 2013 with the docking of the 58,000-tonne MOL Caledon, loaded with fruit and wine from South Africa. Development of the Logistics Park followed the initial stages of development of the port. UPS opened a new 32,000-square-metre package-sorting facility on the site in 2018 – one of the American firm's largest-ever infrastructure investments outside of the US. Since March 2017, German grocery retailer Lidl has been operating out of the DP World London Gateway Logistics Centre, the first warehouse to be developed on the site. Annual capacity of the port is 3.5…
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Background
History
DP World London Gateway is located on the 1500 acre former Shell Haven site, which closed in 1999. Close to DP World London Gateway at the Medway Estuary, on the south-east side of the Isle of Grain, is the Hutchison Whampoa-owned Thamesport, a small but well-established container terminal. The Tilbury container port on the north bank, upriver of London Gateway, was previously partially owned by DP World, but was sold shortly before the development initially opened. DP World received Government approval for the development of the Port and Logistics Park, identified by Prime Minister Gordon Brown as one of the four economic hubs needed for the regeneration of the Thames Gateway, in May 2006.…
Architecture
Construction began in February 2010, and was expected to take several years, with the port and logistics park completed in stages. The first stage of construction was a £400 million dredging and reclamation programme, led by a joint venture between contractors Laing O’Rourke and Dredging International. The first three of eight new quay cranes arrived in March 2013. Manufactured in Shanghai by ZPMC, they weigh 1848 tonne, have a boom which at 138 m high is taller than the London Eye, can reach across 25 containers, and can lift up to 80 tonne. By September 2015 two of the six berths were operational, and on 1 April 2017, the third berth opened.
Visiting
Road distribution is via the A13 to Junction 30 of the M25 motorway or via the A13 to the A130 and A12. As part of construction of the port, DP World London Gateway has invested significantly into improving road access to the facility. It increased capacity at the A13/Manorway junction, the main interchange for the port and the A13, by adding additional lanes. It also moved Sorrells roundabout south east by 50m so capacity and access at the roundabout could be increased. DP World London Gateway has also contributed funding to the widening of the A13, a two-year project which started in 2017. As of March 2022 this project is not yet completed. There is an employee bus service which runs from…
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- Coordinates
- 51.5052, 0.4902
- District
- Thurrock
- Parish
- Thurrock, unparished area
- Postcode
- SS17 9FF
- Parliamentary constituency
- South Basildon and East Thurrock
- Established
- 2013
- Nearest railway station
- Stanford-le-Hope — 4.8 km
- Official site
- www.londongateway.com
Sources
- wikidata: Q6670435 (CC0)
- wikipedia: London Gateway (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is London Gateway?
- London Gateway is in London, United Kingdom (postcode SS17 9FF), in the parish of Thurrock, unparished area.
- When was London Gateway built?
- Built or established in 2013.
- Who owns London Gateway?
- London Gateway is owned by DP World.
- How do I get to London Gateway?
- The nearest railway station is Stanford-le-Hope, about 4.8 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode SS17 9FF.