London is the UK’s most diverse port in terms of cargoes handled. The following case studies of terminal operators participating in PLA research demonstrates some of the variety of locations and cargoes handled.

North Sea Jetty is the larger of Brett Aggregates Group’s two facilities on ț the Thames. It handles some one The Port of plays an The river is an important route for onward and a quarter million tonnes of sand distribution of goods by water, handling and gravel a year, principally from essential role as a transport hub newly consented dredging grounds two to three million tonnes of goods annually. nationally, for the South East region in the Eastern English Channel and established licences in the North and locally within London, Sea and around the Isle of White. and . Each year the Port The Thames: Just under half of the terminal’s throughput is used on site in ț Accounted for 77% of all sea-dredged aggregates block making, concrete production and bagging. handles in excess of 50 million moved in UK waterways in 2006. A further quarter leaves the site from dedicated rail sidings for tonnes of cargo. depots in South and West London; the remaining quarter is transported by road to concrete plants and other sites in the Economic impact South East. This report summarises the findings Earlier research has concluded that the Port of The company is investing in new conveyors at the site, both to Cobelfret Ferries operates a three of research commissioned by the increase the rate of discharge from dredgers and to load vessels London makes a major economic contribution to the times weekday ro-ro service for for transhipment upstream. Ford between Dagenham and Authority (PLA) into capital and the surrounding regions, generating over Vlissingen, the two major Ford hubs the origins of the goods entering or 35,000 full time jobs and contributing £3.4 billion to for traffic between Ford UK and plants in Europe. Imported trailer leaving the Port and their UK origins the economy each year. cargo is destined for use at the Dagenham Diesel Engine plant, and or destinations. Specific points made in the report include: onward movement by road to Ford ț Port of London terminals and related shipping group plants in Southampton, Port of London Authority The key facts coming out of the research Bridgend, Halewood and Daventry. activities and services provide direct employment include that: Trailers containing UK Ford London River House for 30,306 people and a further 5,000 jobs are produced powertrain assemblies ț London is a truly global player, handling goods and supplier components are Royal Pier Road created indirectly. exported to Ford’s continental from more than 80 countries around the globe. The huge Coryton Refinery complex, owned by Petroplus, is the ț vehicle assembly plants. The vast DA12 2BG The Port adds £3.41 billion gross value to the majority of finished vehicles are largest terminal by throughput in the Port of London. ț Goods leave the Port for local, regional and economies of London and the East and South East imported across the Dagenham All the refinery’s crude oil feed stock arrives by sea, in large national destinations; a significant number jetty for Ford UK dealerships with vessels primarily from the , Middle East, Russia, Telephone +44 (0)1474 562200 of England annually. exported vehicles received from elsewhere in the EU and North Africa. are in London and the South East. Solihull (Land Rover), Halewood & A quarter of the site's refined product output is exported by sea, Fax +44 (0)1474 562281 Port Trades Origins and Destinations Report ț Investment of more than £1 billion is planned in Coventry (Jaguar) arriving at destined for elsewhere in the UK, Europe, the USA and ț Terminals in Essex handle the majority of Dagenham by rail and road. Third worldwide. the Port within the next decade. For more information contact our both inbound and outbound trade in the Port (71.5 parties trailer imports and exports Over half the refinery’s remaining output – primarily petrol – Port Business Coordinator on 01474 562226 are also handled at the jetty to leaves the terminal by road, mainly for service stations within and 80.1% respectively), followed by Greater utilise vessel capacity in addition the South East. A pipeline is used for deliveries to the East of London terminals (16.3 and 19.7%) and Kent to Ford’s own unaccompanied England and the Midlands, with rail deliveries of bitumen to trailer traffic. South Wales making up the remainder. terminals (12.2 and 0.2%). www.portoflondon.co.uk UK and Environs ț The seabed ț UK offshore ț Southern England Europe Key to Terminals: ț ț Finland ț Cyprus ț Wales FINLAND ț Poland ț Norway NORWAY ț Scotland SWEDEN ț Netherlands ț Sweden RUSSIA ț Ireland ț Latvia ț Russia Kent DENMARK LATVIA ESTONIA North America ț Lithuania ț Denmark LITHUANIA Essex ț United States of America CANADA ț Estonia ț Ukraine NETHERLANDS ț ț Canada UKRAINE Belgium ț Italy Esso Company POLAND ț France ț Greece CdMR Purfleet BELGIUM Jurgens Jetty GERMANY ț Germany ț Turkey Welbeck Wharf Civil & Marine Jetty FRANCE ț Pinns Wharf CEMEX Dagenham Purfleet Spain (inc. 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China Belize Honduras European Deep Johnson’s UNITED ARAB Metal MAURITANIA TOGO ț Japan ț Nicaragua ț Jamaica Wharf British Gypsum Wharf Clubb’s SAUDI ARABIA EMIRATES TAIWAN Wharf Recycling Marine ț Hong Kong ț Dutch Antilles ț Panama Terminal INDIA HONG KONG Northfleet Wharf ț ț ț Riverside Wharf Indonesia Costa Rica Puerto Rica Littlebrook Britannia Terminal Middle East Murphy’s Wharf Power Seacon Terminals ț ț Malaysia ț Dominican Republic ț Guyana Angerstein Wharf SUDAN Israel Station Robins Wharf ț Bevans Wharf SENEGAL ț Jordan Singapore THAILAND Northfleet Terminal BENIN ț CdMR Red Lion Wharf ț South Korea GAMBIA GHANA Saudi Arabia Dartford ț ț United Arab Emirates Taiwan JAMAICA ț TRINIDAD & COSTA RICA VENEZUELA ț Middle East (unspecified) Thailand TOBAGO GUINEA Key to Terminals: COLOMBIA NIGERIA MALAYSIA COTE D’IVOIRE DOMINICAN PANAMA BARBADOS REPUBLIC Kent Africa INDONESIA ECUADOR South America ț Egypt ț Guinea CAMEROON Essex BRAZIL ț Brazil ț Morocco ț Mauritania KENYA BELIZE PUERTO RICA ț ț ț Greater London GUATEMALA Argentina South Africa Nigeria ț Chile ț Kenya ț Senegal SINGAPORE ț ț ț Gambia GABON PERU Colombia Tanzania NICARAGUA ț Ecuador ț Benin ț Togo Australasia HAITI GUYANA TANZANIA ț ț Peru ț Cameroon ț Swaziland Australia ț ț Uruguay ț Cote D’Ivoire ț Mozambique New Zealand ț ț Venezuela ț Gabon ț Sudan Pacific Islands DUTCH ANTILLES HONDURAS ț ț Ghana ț Mauritius MAURITIUS Fiji CHILE MOZAMBIQUE FIJI

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