The Port of Tilbury is London’s major port, providing fast, modern distribution services. The port offers excellent connectivity to and from the Capital and across the South East. A dynamic and diverse As featured in the Port of London Authority Handbook port with expertise in handling paper and forest products, short and deep sea containers and ro-ro, grain and bulk commodities, construction and building materials, cruise vessels and recyclables. LONDON’S MAJOR PORT telephone: 0044 (0)1375 852 200 www.forthports.co.uk Tilbury2 will deliver much-needed additional capacity, acting as a satellite of the present port. Making room for more... Port of Tilbury “Port of Tilbury...a great The Port of Tilbury is already recognised l Expects to triple the direct employment, continuously creating jobs and is very import cars. There will be new national example of an ambitious, as one of the most multipurpose, flexible, from 3,500 to 12,000 jobs, in the same active in the community. “The Port of strategic rail and road connections into dynamic, successful ports in the UK. And timeframe. Tilbury is an example of the Government’s the site. successful operation which there is more – much more – to come. Tilbury has been praised by International Industrial Strategy in action and also a Expansion is needed in particular to is growing to deliver the Towards the end of 2017, the port Trade Secretary Liam Fox as ‘a great business that is well positioned to meet meet rising demand for construction capacity businesses need formally submitted its application to the example of an ambitious, successful and take advantage of the challenges materials and aggregates, and for to export products from the Planning Inspectorate for a development operation which is growing to deliver the posed by Brexit,” he says. imported and exported cars. The port consent order (DCO) to build a new capacity businesses need to export “Tilbury2 will deliver much-needed port also needs to accommodate an increase UK across the world” terminal next door. Tilbury2 is to be built products from the UK across the world’. capacity to support businesses importing in freight volumes carried by ro-ro ferry, Liam Fox, on a 152-acre site which was part of the “As an international economic and exporting to and from Europe and including consumer goods, food, drink International Trade former Tilbury Power Station, and the department, we will continue to champion across the globe at a crucial time for and other perishables, and steel. Secretary opportunities are vast. the growth of our maritime sector, and the UK.” This is not one of those development The Port of Tilbury, owned by Forth we would certainly encourage local Expected to be operational in the proposals that languishes on a shelf Ports... businesses to make the most of the second quarter of 2020, Tilbury2 will act waiting for action. Tilbury2 is going l Has doubled the size of its business fantastic connections Tilbury has to offer,” as a satellite of the present port. It will through the planning process as a in the past decade; he said. provide a ro-ro ferry terminal for containers nationally significant infrastructure project l Is forecasting doubling the volumes Tilbury is a port with worldwide trading and trailers, a facility for importing, and it progressed exceptionally quickly across its quays, from from 16 million links, a leading position in many essential processing, manufacturing and distributing during 2017, says Peter Ward, commercial tonnes to 32 million tonnes, over the next commodities, however the port is now construction materials, and a storage area director of the Port of Tilbury. Consultations ten to 15 years; approaching capacity. The Port and its for a variety of goods, including export/ were extensive, and completed in July. customers require the increased capacity “The planning process is moving very that Tilbury2 will provide, says Charles fast for Tilbury2; having submitted the Hammond, chief executive of the Forth Ports Group. It is also a port which is
Port of Tilbury Supplement 3 plans to the Planning Inspectorate, we will terminals and a total of 10.2 kilometres P&O Ferries – the vast majority of the goods we carry Community focus over five years as part of the development now go through the examination process of quayside, including deepwater berths P&O Ferries had a record-breaking year are consumables such as wines, spirits, A key part of the Port of Tilbury’s Tilbury2 of the London Distribution Park, recognis- in 2018. That is a major move forward.” outside the locks. on its Tilbury-Zeebrugge route in 2017, dairy, water and a wide range of other expansion is an ‘Active Travel Plan’ ing that as Tilbury2 creates more jobs, the That examination of the proposals will Tilbury2 is central to the Port of Tilbury’s carrying more freight on the service than supermarket products,” he said. focusing on improving connectivity around demand for the ferry service will increase. continue through 2018, and a decision £1 billion investment programme for in any other year since it was launched a “Freight customers like the route Tilbury. The port has already provided a Tilbury supports many community by the Secretary of State is expected in 2012-20. That programme includes the decade earlier. because we can load and unload our small recreational and wildlife park next projects in the area and is proud to be the first quarter of 2019. If the application construction of the new 2.2 million square The integrated ferry and logistics ships in just four hours, thereby enabling to the Amazon warehouse, as part of its part of its local communities, says Charles is successful, development work would foot Amazon warehouse on the port’s company carried 185,908 freight units them to get out of the port gates and on Section 106 agreement. This has included Hammond. “Many of our workforce are begin very quickly. London Distribution Park. The largest between January and December 2017, to the road quicker than if they travel with a walkway and ecology area, with the part of local families who have worked in And meanwhile, part of the site has warehouse in the UK, it was completed at an increase of 4.3 per cent on 2016, its any of our competitors. The time it takes success obvious in the number of water the port for generations.” been used as temporary storage for the end of August 2017, opening in time previous best 12-month period. for our customers to drop off and collect voles that have colonised the site already. The Port of Tilbury Logistics Academy Hyundai cars, whose numbers continue for the peak pre-Christmas season. “These outstanding volumes show units at the Port of Tilbury is also The footpath enables local people to is renowned locally for its support of to grow through the port. “Of course, Amazon chose its location the growing popularity of the route from exceptional – for a trailer it is 20 minutes cross the road safely to the Asda careers advice and skills development The Tilbury2 site has an existing deep- because of the port – goods are coming the continent to Tilbury and underline its and for a lift unit it is 30 minutes.” supermarket. programmes – the academy team water jetty on the river – this will be in via P&O’s ferry service and through the importance as a gateway to Britain,” said P&O Ferries operates two ferries on In October 2017, the port presented its sits on advisory boards and attends extended both upstream and downstream, container terminal,” says Peter Ward. “We Nick Pank, P&O Ferries’ head of freight - the route, the 20,000 gt sister ships plans to Thurrock Council for connecting to provide one berth for aggregate vessels are talking to Amazon about how we can North Sea. Norstream and Norsky, sailing 24 times a the town of Tilbury to the riverside through and two for ro-ro vessels. The new site help to improve its supply chain and take “Given the strategic location of Tilbury week in total on the eight hour crossing. enhanced cycleways and walkways. will bring the port’s total footprint to 1,100 costs out – including the possibility of – which is the closest port to London and The port has also agreed funding of acres – the current port has 56 opera- moving things upriver.” has 18 million people living within 75 miles £350,000 for the Tilbury-Gravesend ferry tional berths, 31 independent operating
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NFT Main Chill Store entrance Grain 44 Terminal 43 Tilbury Town station 42 Leslie Ford House 41 Riverside London Container 21 Berths 22 Terminal 20 London Container 40 13 23 12 Terminal 14 19 39 5 11 24 18 Bulk Terminals “Using 3D imaging and 38 6 15 17 analysis, we can detect 10 Tilbury 2 items down to 12 cms 7 16 London Container 9 in size, identify whether Terminal 8 37 36 25/26 Enterprise it’s a piece of iron, wood Distribution or a tyre, and then be Barge Centre 35 1 Berth Fortress specific in targeting 30 Distribution Riverside Park safe inspection and Lock Entrance Rail 31 removal by divers”. Terminal John Pinder 34 32 Unit 1 Port Hydrographer 33 Industrial Fort River Thames Car Estate Terminal London Cruise Terminal Ro-Ro Berth
6 Port of Tilbury Supplement Port of Tilbury Supplement 7 community events to promote the mentally superior process,” says Peter serving the population of the South East the construction works and the port has The terminal and its unique floating barge operations and other services in transport and logistics industry. Ward. “In time, we hope to grow the of England. worked closely with many of the contrac- landing stage are also a familiar sight connection with the development and The port also hosted Opportunity port’s rail freight offering across a range of Multipurpose? Certainly. Up for more tors, allowing the Port of Tilbury to act on the screen, having been used as the construction of the resort in Kent. Thurrock at the Cruise Terminal. Thousands bulk materials, with associated growth in diversification? Of course. Tilbury is as consolidation centre for the delivery of backdrop for many films and television “We have always spoken of our of students from local schools attended rail movements.” preparing to handle liquid bulks for the materials to the construction sites. dramas. commitment to make use of the Thames the careers event promoting local employ- Amongst the bulk cargoes handled first time. Praxair is to import CO2 through An expansion of the Port of Tilbury’s Investment in recent years has during both construction and operation,” ment and education opportunities. at the port, building materials are a a new terminal now under construction grain terminal is under way, on the back of included refurbishing the floating part of said Humphrey Percy, CEO of LRCH. Amongst other community initiatives, particularly big growth sector, he adds. at 7 and 8 Berths. To be delivered in a new long-term storage agreement with the terminal, as well as extensive work on “Reaching an MoU with the Port of Tilbury Tilbury supports the Orsett Show, several In the past few months, new customer pressurised vessels, the CO2 is in grain customers. the building and facilities. underlines this commitment.” sports clubs and schools, local hospices Euroag has started bringing in lightweight demand for brewing and producing Major users of London Cruise Terminal Charles Hammond says: “The Port and other charities. aggregates. carbonated drinks. Initially Praxair will Cruise include Cruise & Maritime Voyages and of Tilbury is ideally located as a hub for “We are seeing a growth in blast store it in a dockside vessel, while a In September 2017, the Port of Tilbury Fred. Olsen Cruises. Most cruises LRCH’s proposed construction project. Rail freight furnace and power station ash imports – permanent facility is built. handled its largest ever cruise vessel, Tui departing from Tilbury head north for We are committed to encouraging the A new rail terminal for handling bulk that is because of a shortage in the UK as The Port of Tilbury continues to support Cruises’ Mein Schiff 3. The 99,430 gt ship Scandinavia, the Baltics and Russia, or increased use of the River Thames for cargoes is now in operation at the port. coal is no longer burned.” significant infrastructure construction carries up to 2,506 passengers. south to the Azores and the Caribbean. major construction projects. By using the The former Freightliner facility was projects in London. In the second half “This has really put us on the map,” river, there is not only a reduction in the reconfigured during 2017 to create Even more multipurpose of 2017 the Thames Tideway project says Paul Dale, asset and site director Entertainment resort partnership road miles impact, but it also helps to Tilbury’s first dedicated bulk materials The Port of Tilbury is the UK’s top port utilised the Port of Tilbury as a marine at the Port of Tilbury. “We have invested A new Entertainment Resort is to be built reduce congestion on the road network. rail terminal. It is now being used for for handling forest products, construction mobilisation base for a significant amount heavily in our historic London Cruise on the Swanscombe Peninsula on the At Tilbury, LRCH will benefit from our regular movements of recycling glass materials, paper, grain and recyclables, of equipment that was being moved up Terminal and have continued to attract other side of the River Thames – and the expertise in warehouse consolidation, to Ardagh Group’s recycling plant in and has a strong market presence in and down the River Thames as part of ever higher numbers of ship calls and Port of Tilbury will play a crucial role in handling services and waterborne Cheshire and elsewhere in the UK, as well bulk commodities, ro-ro, cars and cruise passengers. We saw more than 100,000 the work. transportation.” as for carrying aggregates by train. vessels. The port’s London Container cruise passengers pass through our Tilbury has signed a Memorandum The Entertainment Resort will feature “Bringing together glass recycling with Terminal handles both shortsea and terminal in 2017.” of Understanding with London Resort a theme park, hotels and indoor movements by train creates an environ- deepsea services; it is the fourth busiest Built in the 1930s, the terminal is a Company Holdings (LRCH) which will see entertainment. port in the UK for containers, and the only Grade II listed building, famous for being the port and its facilities used as the main UK port with a dedicated onsite chill store the departure point for thousands of location for storage, loading, discharge, directly adjacent to the container terminal Britons emigrating to Australia and the Record breaker – Mein Schiff 3 the largest cruise ship ever to berth Commonwealth before the advent of at London International Cruise terminal. affordable air travel.
8 Port of Tilbury Supplement Port of Tilbury Supplement 9 Port of Tilbury Port of Tilbury London Ltd Asset Areas Access/Transport Links Tilbury The Port of Tilbury’s cargo handling Closest multi-purpose port to Leslie Ford House, Tilbury, activities are divided into six operational London. The Port of Tilbury is the largest Essex RM18 7EH areas. Each asset is equipped with Road multipurpose deep water port on Tel: (01375) 852200 modern facilities capable of handling the A1089/A13/M25 - just seven miles the River Thames. Fax: (01375) 855106 full range of cargo types. from M25 motorway. Due to the Port’s proximity to Email: [email protected] London Container Terminal Rail Greater London and the South www.forthports.co.uk/ports/tilbury This provides fast and efficient container Three Rail Terminals - direct rail link to East (i.e. 70% of Britain’s www.londondistributionpark.com movements and is equipped to handle all national rail network. Tilbury Town railway population is within a 120 mile Contacts container types. station is situated adjacent to the port radius of Tilbury), Tilbury delivers Port of Tilbury London Limited (POTLL) Conventional offering regular passenger services to Offers a range of import and export lower supply chain costs and Mr Paul Dale, Asset and Site Director Central London. Email: [email protected] commodities in forest products, car a lower carbon footprint for its Sea Mr Peter Ward, Commercial Director handling, ro-ro, general cargo and ferry 34 operational berths with dedicated customers using its developed Email: [email protected] services. This reflects the flexibility and shipping agents/barge facilities/ multi-modal transport platforms. Mr John Speakman, Senior Asset diversity of the asset. 7.5km of Quay. The Port handles 16 million Manager (Property) Grain/Bulks HM Revenue & Customs tonnes per annum, with Tilbury Email: [email protected] Are specialists in handling all types of There are resident HM Revenue & projected to double that through- London Container Terminal (LCT) grain cargo and other bulk commodities Customs officers and staff. Customs put to 33 million tonnes over the Mr Ross McKissock, Asset Manager (Aggregates, Animal Feeds) and equally approval varies from berth to berth, next 15-20 years. Email: ross.mckissock@ provide high speed tipping facilities for but all have full approval for the The port handles over 3,000 londoncontainerterminal.com road vehicles as well as storage and commodities and services that they blending facilities. ships per year and over 10,000 Map reference 59 handle. Full examination facilities are London Paper Terminal available. road vehicles are handled per day. The natural distribution point for paper Other Facilities With its own dedicated Crown products of all kinds. Lorry parks. Police Force, the port has full Enterprise Distribution Centre Refuelling haulage facilities. International Security (ISPS) Is a state-of-the-art automated handling Commercial office properties. compliance and has recently and warehouse facility designed to 5 million square feet of warehousing within received full AEO accreditation provide world-class handling facilities for the port including a major new chilled from HMRC both in terms of imported paper products. warehouse under NFT management. security and customs procedures. Cruise Terminal A purpose-built cruise facility accommodating cruise calls to London with supporting passenger and baggage facilities along with suitable event and conference facilities. Cefetra Ltd CEMEX UK Denholm Handling Ltd European Metal Recycling Ltd Dry Bulk Terminal Cement Grinding Facility Tilbury Tilbury King George V Dock Tilbury 1 & 3A Berth, Port of Tilbury 13-20 Berth, Tilbury, Essex RM18 7EH Glasgow G51 4SE Port of Tilbury, Tilbury, Essex RM18 7LA Essex RM18 7EH Tel: (01375) 844525 Tel: (0141) 445 5721 Tel: (01375) 856221 Tel: (01375) 857741 Fax: (01925) 713470 Fax: (0141) 445 5723 Fax: (01375) 856618 Fax: (01375) 857743 Email: [email protected] www.cefetra.co.uk Contacts www.denholm-handling.co.uk www.emrgroup.com Contacts Gavin Cowen, Plant Director Contacts Contacts Michael Brennand Tel: (01375) 856617 Terry Quilter, Richard Burkin, Manager Email: [email protected] Fax: (01375) 856618 Site and Operations Manager Email: [email protected] Tel: (07966) 330036 Kevin Hockley, Maintenance Manager Email: terry.quilter@ Tel: (01375) 844525 Paul Mooney Tel: (01375) 843502 denholm-handling.co.uk Mob: (07811) 250163 Email: [email protected] Fax: (01375) 856618 Tel: (01375) 852033 Mark Horsley, Commercial Manager Tel: (07714) 136293 Tony Drake, Operations Manager Fax: (01375) 857743 Tel: (01322) 336970 Sarah Bell Tel: (01375) 856268 Map reference 59 Mob: (07970) 082848 Email: [email protected] Fax: (01375) 856618 Equipment Jay Davy, Commercial Manager Tel: (07769) 697238 Map reference 59 3 x 5.5 tonne capacity Forklift trucks for Tel: (01322) 356277 Map reference 59 Berths container working including clamps. Mob: (07989) 994521 Berths 4: Berths 7-10. Internal Dock shunters/trailers for Map reference 59 5/6. Length container transfers and cargo transfers Berths Quay Length 285 metres. within the port. Suitable for 4 vessels up to 55,000 180 metres. Authorised Depth of Water Mobile container unloading ramps. DWCC Depth of Water 10.5 metres. Various counterbalance forklift trucks. Length 10.5 metres. Cargo Accommodation Undercover Cargo Accommodation 960 metres. Cargo Accommodation Terminal: 8.5 acres. 66,000 square feet. Authorised Depth of Water 60,000 tonnes covered storage. Equipment Outside Cargo Storage 10.5 metres. Specialisation Loesche Vertical Grinding Mill for cement 120,000 square feet. Cargo Accommodation Import/export of animal feedstuffs. grinding. Specialisation Open storage for handling varying kinds Controlled overhead loading of road Multi-user dedicated terminal for of scrap metal and other bulk cargoes. powder tankers from the terminal. containerised Plywood and other Forest Equipment White Cement Bagging Plant. products. Range of equipment for handling scrap 4,500-tonne White Cement Silo. Unpacking of Brick and Indian stone metal and other bulk cargoes, including Specialisation products. 3 gantry cranes with lifting capacities Import, sale and distribution by road of ranging from 20-30 tonnes. bulk cement and cementitious products Specialisation throughout South-East England. Largest scrap handling dock in south east Other Facilities England. Private weighbridge; despatch department; general offices.
Port of Tilbury Supplement 13 London City Bond Ltd Berths Seacon (SG) Ltd Stema Shipping (UK) Ltd The Logistics Terminal Tilbury Cold Store Ltd Tilbury Berths 29 and 30. Tilbury Tilbury Tilbury Tilbury 29-30 Berth, Port of Tilbury, Length Tela House, 47C Berth, 1 Berth, Port of Tilbury, 46A Berth, Shed 46D & E, Tilbury Docks Berth 29, Port of Tilbury, Tilbury, Essex RM18 7EH 350 metres. Port of Tilbury, Essex RM18 7EH Tilbury, Essex RM18 7JT Tilbury, Essex RM18 7HS Tilbury, Essex RM18 7SX Tel: (0845) 4989918 Depth of Water Tel: (01375) 488600 Tel: (01375) 857890 Tel: (01375) 843269 Tel: (01375) 844266 Fax: (0843) 6593625 11.2 metres (non-tidal). Mobile: (07469) 700648 Fax: (01375) 857456 Fax: (01375) 856911 Fax: (01375) 844335 Email: [email protected] Cranes Email: [email protected] www.mibau-stema.de/en/ Email: [email protected] Mobile: (07970) 052962 www.lcb.co.uk 10-tonne and 15-tonne SWL shore www.seacon.co.uk Contacts www.tlterminal.co.uk www.tilburycoldstore.com Contacts cranes. Contacts Martin Johansen Contact Contacts Brian Davis, Director Equipment Martin Phillips, Commercial Manager Email: [email protected] Mike Brown, Managing Partner Kelly Dennis, Office Manager Email: [email protected] Full range of mechanical handling Email: [email protected] Tel: (01375) 857890 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Tel: (01375) 853700 equipment. Tel: (01375) 488600 Fax: (01375) 857456 Fax: (01375) 856911 Tel: (01375) 844266 Fax: (01375) 487110 Cargo Accommodation Mob: (07469) 700648 Sales Map reference 59 Fax: (01375) 844335 David Hogg 32,500 square metres quayside Map reference 59 Email: [email protected] Cargo Accommodation Simon Dunne, Operations/Site Manager Email: [email protected] temperature controlled storage facility Specialisation Tel: (01375) 857890 General import/export Bonded Email: [email protected] Tel: (01375) 853700 plus 7,875 square metres insulated Forest products Fax: (01375) 857456 warehouse - ambient temperature. Tel: (01375) 844266 Fax: (01375) 487110 ambient shed. Storage, handling and distribution Map reference 59 Fully secured with CCTV and night Fax: (01375) 844335 Map reference 59 5 Acre Site. Shunting, cross-docking Berths patrols. Collection, de-vanning and Map reference 59 Specialisation 15,000 square metres 1 In-Dock Berth. restitution of containers. Berths High Security Tax Warehousing and Fully integrated EDI-capable WMS. Depth Alongside: 10.5 metres (non-tidal). Specialisation Berth 29. Distribution. Normal Hours of Working Length Port Centric logistics provider. Storage Facilities Full Import/Export HMRC Approved. 07.00-17.00 Monday to Friday. 202 metres. Secure bonded warehousing. 45,951 cubic metres, (1,624,000 cubic Advanced IT and Supply Chain Equipment Customs clearance and T1 forms. feet) quayside temperature controlled Management. Loading Shovel, Grab Crane - 24 hour secure storage with full stock storage facilities comprising five National Distribution for Picked Orders. available on demand control. chambers and a temperature controlled No Trading Interest. Cargo Accommodation Onward delivery of de-vanned products, marshalling area. Normal Hours of Working 2.03 acres of open storage area. including palletised and non-palletised Storage capacity of 10,000 pallets. 06.00-17.00 Monday to Friday. Weighbridge facility. loads. Services Extended evening and weekend opening Specialisation Full distribution service. include post-stevedore handling, subject to demand. Accommodation for self discharging Full container collection and restitution container stuffing/unstuffing, storage, vessels. Aggregates, Sub-Base-Type 1 service. order picking, freezing, tempering, Material. Equipment packing, labelling and stock control. On-site fork lift equipment. The facilities are EC and Customs Specialist equipment (including reel approved. clamps, extended forks). Inspection and distribution facilities are Ramps. also available.
14 Port of Tilbury Supplement Port of Tilbury Supplement 15 LONDON’S MAJOR PORT
The Port of Tilbury is London’s major port, providing fast, modern distribution services. The port offers excellent connectivity to and from the Capital and across the South East. A dynamic and diverse port with expertise in handling paper and forest products, short and deep sea containers and ro-ro, grain and bulk commodities, construction and building materials, cruise vessels and recyclables.
The port of the future TILBURY2 is The Port of Tilbury’s proposed new port terminal for importing, exporting and processing a variety of goods. Situated on the Thames river within close proximity to the existing port, gives Port of Tilbury the ability to expand and create a purpose built, state-of-the-art port, with a roll-on roll-off terminal and a construction material and aggregate terminal, creating a new legacy in the port and logistics sector.
telephone: 0044 (0)1375 852 200 www.forthports.co.uk