Will London Gateway be the freight industry’s first port of call?

The new London Gateway port in Thurrock will receive its first scheduled container ship this month. John W E Helm explains the impact the port could have on freight movements and the threat it poses to other container ports in the South East

Billed as the largest single construction project after Crossrail, DP World’s new £1.5bn London Gateway container mega-port could change the map of freight transport in Britain. The massive terminal complex will allow the largest container ships to dock within 25 miles of the capital, and the MOL Caledon will be the first scheduled ship to use it upon opening on 7 November.

London Gateway is situated on the site of the old Shell Haven oil refinery at Coryton on the north bank of the...

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