G&W UK companies invest in 75 new lifting and handling machines across their UK container terminals Freightliner and Pentalver, subsidiaries of Genesee & Wyoming Inc. (G&W), have made a significant investment in 75 new lifting and handling machines to be deployed at their container terminals throughout the UK. The initial batch of equipment was recently […]
TWO of the UK’s largest port businesses – Forth Ports Group and DP World – today announce a partnership which will submit a joint freeport bid incorporating the Port of Tilbury and DP World London Gateway. As part of the commitment to this joint bid, the partnership announces the appointment of Vivid Economics who will […]
P&O Ferrymasters, one of the leading European providers of tailor-made transportation and logistics services, took occupation of the 231,000 sq ft (21,460 m²) distribution centre space on practical completion of the building on 27 July 2020. The company was able to set up business immediately to manage and operate the new distribution centre, allowing it to meet increased market demand for […]
A NEW weekly service, operated by Unifeeder, will start at DP World London Gateway at the end of February 2020, providing an additional service for the logistics trade hub.
CHIEF Secretary to the Treasury Rishi Sunak has announced a ten week consultation to rapidly establish ten freeports across the UK, covering sea, air, and rail ports. The ports, once designated as free, will have no domestic taxes levied on any goods within them.
A NEW service for DP World operating from London Gateway will open up more trading opportunities with India.
DP World London Gateway welcomed the Maritime Minister Nusrat Ghani MP on a visit to the country’s fastest growing state-of-the-art port and logistics trade hub on 24 January 2020.
ANOTHER deal has been struck that will see a logistic company locate at the ever-growing London Gateway Logistics Park.
DP World London Gateway has secured multiple recognition from The Planet Mark for reducing its carbon footprint at its Thames-based trade-enabling hub.
UNIFEEDER, recently acquired by DP World, is to begin operating a direct service between Poland and DP World’s London Gateway facility.
AS a ports and logistics provider, DP World is right at the heart of global trade and both London Gateway and Southampton are ready for Brexit. The systems, processes and infrastructure are already in place to handle customs clearance –regardless of a deal or no deal
A new truck park spanning 5-acres is being opened by Hireco later this month. THE site is being built to provide hauliers with much needed space to park up and take a break. Nearby facilities are said to be too expensive and poorly equipped. With local lay-bys being closed off, this lorry park couldn’t come […]
AN award-winning stevedoring company, Solent Stevedores five-acre off-dock yard will offer a broad range of next-generation empty container handling and storage services from the UK’s most integrated deep-sea port and logistics hub.
WE all see DP World London Gateway on the horizon as we travel through South Essex, but do you actually know what this magnificent and vast port comprises of? Essex Chambers are delighted to offer you the chance to come and have breakfast and tour the port by coach so you can get a better […]
DP World London Gateway presented two cheques, each worth more than £19,000, to two charities following another successful charity quiz.
NUSRAT Ghani MP, the Parliamentary Under Secretary for Transport, visited DP World London Gateway on Thursday, as it celebrated International Women’s Day.
A GROUND-breaking ceremony at the site of the new 108,555sq ft bespoke distribution development marked the start of works.
THIS morning (Friday 19 January 2018), Essex Chambers of Commerce hosted a Skills Summit at DP World London Gateway with Essex Businesses to discuss skills and employment issues.
THE Mayor of Thurrock, Cllr Tunde Ojetola and High Sheriff of Essex, Simon Hall MBE, paid a visit to DP World London Gateway Port and Logistics Park last week (Wednesday, January 10).
MSC’s West Africa Service has started calling at DP World London Gateway. MSC Sabrina was the first vessel to call at the UK’s most integrated logistics facility on the reconfigured service, on Tuesday, June, 27th. The West Africa Service provides a fast link for shippers between the UK & Northern Europe and Senegal, Ivory Coast […]
A new off-dock empty container storage yard is to be opened at DP World London Gateway Port.
THE first rail freight service from the UK to China has arrived, after completing its 7,500-mile journey.
THE first rail freight service from the UK to China will depart on a 7,500-mile journey from Stanford-le-Hope today (Monday).
Rt Hon Greg Hands MP, Minister of State for Trade and Investment, visited DP World London Gateway Port and Logistics park at Stanford Le Hope to find out more about the work of the container terminal and to meet with Chamber members from across Essex.