London Thamesport

The UK’s Only Automated Port London Thamesport, owned and operated by Hutchison Ports (UK) Limited (‘HPUK’), is situated in the South East of England, approximately 35 miles East of Central London. As the only automated container port in the UK, London Thamesport and its workforce of skilled and dedicated professionals is proud of the highly efficient service levels provided to all port users.

As the size of vessels serving the UK continues to increase, HPUK will continue to develop London Thamesport, thus allowing its customers to more efficiently make use of the available capacity at the Port. Foodstuffs Trains

London Thamesport has enhanced its London Thamesport has a highly efficient, modern Border Inspection Post (‘BIP’) dedicated rail terminal, handling a number – a facility designed to allow a speedy of daily intermodal rail services connecting inspection service for those statutory the Port to the industrial North, North-West organisations empowered to examine and Midlands of the UK. The three train- containers holding foodstuffs that enter the operating companies involved at London UK through the Port. As a result of Thamesport provide opportunities for all significant investment, the facilities at Port users to transport containers to and London Thamesport comfortably exceed from the Port on frequent and reliable the current EU guidelines for a BIP. rail services.

Whether a cargo is ambient or The rail services operating out of London Ships temperature-controlled, the facilities Thamesport link the Port to Birmingham, available allow cargo to pass through the Tamworth, Daventry, Manchester, London Thamesport is equipped with a Port with the minimum of disruption to the Doncaster, Leeds and Glasgow. 650-metre quay and seven quay cranes, supply chain. Typically, containers pass The three train-operating companies across two berths, dredged to 15 metres through the inspection process at London working at London Thamesport are EWS alongside. The redevelopment work now Thamesport within 24 hours of request. Network, Fastline Freight Limited and underway at the Port will allow London Freightliner Limited. Thamesport to continue to provide vessel MCS are again able to prepare containers operators with the required deep water so that they are ready and suitable for the London Thamesport is committed to and flexibility necessary to be able to berth handling of foodstuffs (to a ‘clean, dry and promoting the use of sustainable modes larger vessels without delay. odour-free’ standard). of transport for freight, and, as part of the continued development of the Port, has plans to improve its rail facilities still further. Containers Trucks In late 2008, the Port intends to create an additional working area between the Ample storage areas are available at The main motorway network (A2/M25) lies rail-mounted gantry cranes, which will London Thamesport for shipping lines approximately 25 minutes from the Port allow efficient working of trains with a plying their trade in the UK. The nine gate. Traffic control on the main access 24-wagon length. automated laden container-stacking areas road allows steady progress for hauliers and additional laden container parks offer journeying to the Port for the collection of lines and their customers a safe and import containers, or, when delivering secure storage facility, whilst large empty exports to the Port. container storage parks are also available. Road hauliers using the main routes to London Thamesport has a repair and or from London Thamesport are now able maintenance depot operated by Maritime to benefit from significant infrastructure Container Services (MCS), a division of upgrades. A modern dual carriageway is London Thamesport, providing shipping available to drivers for much of the journey lines with the opportunity to carry out to and from the Port. on-site inspections and effect repairs to any containers that become damaged GLASGGOWOW in transit.

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Temperature Controlled Cargo

LEEDS MCS are tasked with the preparatory work DONCASDONCA LIVERPOOL involved for the loading of temperature- MMANCHESTERANCHESTER controlled containers and the monitoring of NORWICH those import containers that are landed at DAVENTRY London Thamesport and stored in the BIRMMINGHAMINGHAM refrigerated container storage gantries.

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Main Entrance Plan of the Port

Liberty House Warehouse

Railway House Development Site

Medway Power Station Drivers Reception

Gate 2 Truck Waiting Truck Truck Waiting Truck Laden Empty MCS Storage Container Depot RTGs Storage

Laden Main Car Park Storage RTGs Main Office Container Border Visitor Freight Inspection Reception Rail Mounted Cranes Station Post Engineering Workshop X-Ray Inspection Gate 1

Rail Terminal Container Storage Workshop Automated Container Stacks Transfer Area Transfer

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Bonded Warehouses Silos

Fumigation Empty Container Storage (South) and Venting

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Berth Box Dredged to 15.5m RIVER

‘Port-centric’ Logistics Information Technology Website

London Thamesport’s entire port operations London Thamesport remains at the London Thamesport’s website at are geared towards ensuring that the forefront of the port industry with its www.londonthamesport.co.uk is whole cargo-handling experience is as application of information technology. regularly updated with interesting news smooth, swift and efficient as possible. The Port’s computerised Customs and developments. Other important clearance system, ‘Destin8’, has been information is also available online, developed in close co-operation with the including, a directory of haulage ‘Port-centric’ services at Port’s customers and HM Revenue and companies serving the Port, commercial London Thamesport include: Customs. The system is regularly and operational documents and updates upgraded and enhanced to meet the and the Port Tariff. Clearance and Freight needs of increasing global trade patterns. Forwarding services Destin8 is used for import and export End-to-end supply chain management containers, transhipment of containers Origin consolidation and Dangerous Goods declarations. and warehousing services Global sea freight management service London Thamesport will continue to Inland delivery by road and rail invest in IT over the coming years in Fully-bonded warehousing/product order to maintain its pre-eminent reworking/cross-docking/delivery position in the UK. State-of-the-art IT systems Modern HM Revenue and Customs inspection facilities Transhipment Devanning

London Thamesport , Rochester, , ME3 0EP, United Kingdom Tel: +44 (0)1634 271511 Fax: +44 (0)1634 270384 [email protected] www.londonthamesport.co.uk