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Trade secretary Liam Fox visits port of Tilbury

TILBURY Port and the people that work there will play a major role in helping the UK to increase international trade after we leave the European Union.

Majority shareholder sells Forth Ports stake

FORTH Ports Limited ("Forth Ports"), one of the UK's largest port groups, announces this morning that Arcus European Infrastructure Fund 1 LP ("Arcus") has agreed to sell its shares in the company to the Public Sector Pension Investment Board ("PSP Investments"). After financial completion, PSP Investments will partner with other long-term investors who are well aligned to support the future growth of Forth Ports.

Forth Ports win place in Logistics Awards 2018

FORTH Ports Limited, one of the UK’s largest port groups, has for the first time reached the final of the Logistics Awards 2018 in the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) category. The independent awards celebrate logistics industry excellence across a range of areas with the winners being announced on 20th September in London.

MP Stephen Metcalfe visits Port of Tilbury

THE Port of Tilbury welcomed Stephen Metcalfe MP for a port tour by boat on Friday 13 July.

Port of Tilbury welcomes unique floating bulk terminal to new base on the Thames

EUREKA Shipping, part of SMT Shipping and the CSL Group, has based its multipurpose floating bulk terminal VESPER at The Port of Tilbury under a four year agreement with London Container Terminal and Cemineral.

Port of Tilbury Community Open Day

Port of Tilbury Community Open Day. Full details on poster.

Port of Tilbury sign joint venture for London Cruise Moorings

THE Port of London Authority (PLA) has awarded the five-year contract for management of its Central London Cruise Moorings to a joint venture between the Port of Tilbury and MBNA Thames Clippers.

Port of Tilbury worked hard to lower gender pay gap

UK ports have released their gender pay gap details, and for some – Felixstowe and London Gateway – the differential between the wage levels of men and women has almost vanished, but there is still work required by many.

Port of Tilbury owners sponsor apprentice scheme

IN the Year of Young people and during Apprentice Week (5-9th March), Forth Ports are proud to announce their sponsorship of the Young Logistics Professional of the Year award at this year’s Multimodal event in May.

P and O Ferries plan £150 million berth at Port of Tilbury

P&O FERRIES today announces that it has reached agreement with Forth Ports to move to a purpose-built £150 million river berth on the Thames at the Port of Tilbury which will treble its freight capacity to 600,000 units a year by 2020.

Bids invited to build Port of Tilbury 2

PORT of Tilbury is calling on firms to flag up an interest in bidding for a new port terminal, a short distance to the...

Port of Tilbury welcomes state of the art training simulator

THE Port of Tilbury’s award-winning Logistics Training Academy in partnership with the Tilbury on the Thames Trust (TTT) has welcomed the arrival of a new state of the art ‘fully immersive’ training simulator as part of the ‘Attention to Logistics’ training programme.

Port of Tilbury plans for Tilbury2 set for examination

THE Port of Tilbury’s proposals to build a new port terminal, TILBURY2, on the Thames close to the current port will be examined at Issue Specific and Open Floor hearings to be held in Tilbury on 20th and 21st February by the Examining Authority, appointed by the Secretary of State. Information on these hearings is detailed below.

Mayor and Mayoress of Thurrock visit Tilbury for briefing on Port’s investment programme

THE Port of Tilbury, London’s major port, welcomed Cllr Tunde Ojetola and Mrs Bunmi Ojetola - The Mayor and Mayoress of Thurrock - to the port to hear about the port’s significant investment programme.

Tilbury could be as big a freight gateway to Europe as Dover

TILBURY could be as big a freight gateway to Europe as Dover in a few years’ time, according to P&O Ferries.

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