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Compass Publications Ltd Marcon House Bailey Street LONDON’S Castle Acre King’s Lynn Norfolk PE32 2AG United Kingdom Tel: +44 (0)1760 755783 MAJOR PORT www.compass-publications.co.uk telephone: 0044 (0)1375 852 200 www.forthports.co.uk www.portoflondonhandbook.com Chief Executive’s Foreword Foreword by Robin Mortimer 7 Introduction Principal Offices of the Port of London Authority Business contacts at the PLA offices 9 Introduction Developments, drama and determination 10 The Port of London Authority statistics Cargo and shipping statistics 2016 19 Managing Excellence The Port of London Authority Facilities map 21 Thames Vision Thames Vision: A whole new view of a mighty river 25 The River Freight by water...the message of Peruvian Wharf 31 Features Thames Skills Academy Training and development on the UK’s busiest waterway 39 Upper River The Thames in London: meeting the challenges 41 Chief Harbour Master A challenge to ‘authority’ 47 Port of Tilbury Port of Tilbury: making an impact 53 DP World London Gateway Connections, construction, certification and community 61 Environment EuroShip, the Ship Manager offering a personal and quality ship London moves ahead with Green Tariff 65 Terminal factfiles Hydrographic Terminal location map 79 Factfiles management service to ship owners and bareboat charterers world-wide. 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Port of Tilbury 108 Management undertaken sCommercial sConsultancy sCrewing sNewbuilding supervision # # # sPurchasing Services sTechnical Shipping services # # Direct ports of call and service details 119 # # # # # ## Directory Please contact: Hugh Gates, Managing Director or Mr Stephen Knapp, Technical Director EuroShip Services Limited, Long Reach House, London Road, Purfleet, Essex, RM19 1PD Port directory Addresses and contact details 132 Telephone +44 (0) 1708 891166 Facsimile +44 (0) 1708 891177 Email [email protected] www.euroshipservices.com Advertisers index 144 Introduction Introduction Foreword by Robin Mortimer 7 Principal Offices of the Port of London Authority 9 Developments, drama and determination 10 Port of London cargo and shipping statistics 2015 19 Port of London facilities map 21 Grand arrival: iconic Thames sights attract tourists and cruise passengers alike. Port of London Handbook 5 Foreword Foreword by Port of London Authority Chief Executive Robin Mortimer Leading the way in marine civil engineering Working with UK port operators and private industrial organisations, VolkerStevin delivers a complete range of port infrastructure and marine civils solutions from major new capital projects to smaller repair We have a clear target for the future: and refurbishment schemes. for the Port of London to handle more trade than at any point in its history. Our knowledge and expertise of the port and marine environment combined with an extensive plant The target for port trade growth is part of holding, enables us to provide practical and innovative solutions in live operating facilities and challenging the Thames Vision, a shared operators’ environments. We work closely with our sister companies within VolkerWessels UK to offer a complete view of how the river will develop over range of solutions. the next twenty years. Last year we made a good step towards this when the tonnage of goods Services include: handled on the Thames exceeded Marinas and breakwaters Lock gates Jetties, quay walls and 50 million tonnes for the first time in Flood defence schemes Rail infrastructure dolphins eight years. That we’re already seeing Marine outfall installations Industrial building facilities Land remediation and the growth indicates that the river’s infrastructure fundamentals are strong. The Thames is the right place to serve the UK’s biggest consumer market in London and the south east. It’s this locational advantage that is driving companies to invest, providing the facilities that sustain future growth. At the PLA we’re doing our bit to make sure people find the Thames the best place to do business. With a strategy centred on three core themes – Protect, Improve and Promote – we’re transforming the way we work. From a red tape challenge, to investing our resources to support growth – this includes buying Peruvian Wharf which later this year will open for business for the first time in more than two decades. This Handbook sets out all the Thames has to offer, the background to the Thames Vision and the work we’re Linkíote pontoons doing to make this the safest and most efficient UK port. Volker%rooks is the onl\ European manufacturersupplier of the road transportable /inkíote pontoon We hope you enjoy the Handbook and do please get in touch if you want s\stem, which is full\ compatible with Uniíote pontoons. to find out more. Services include: Plant and equipment Winches Floating bridges Workboats Access ramps Ferries and barges Spud pontoons Timber mats and decking Robin Mortimer Chief Executive T: +44 (0) 1772 708620 E: [email protected] www.volkerstevin.co.uk | www.volkerbrooks.co.uk Port of London Handbook 7 @LondonPortAuth Principal offices Principal offices of the Port of London Authority London River House Royal Pier Road Gravesend Kent DA12 2BG Pinnacle House Tel: (01474) 562200 23-26 St Dunstan’s Hill OPEN FOR BUSINESS Fax: (01474) 562281 London EC3R 8HN Chief Financial Officer Tel: (01474) 562200 Brian Chapman Chief Executive A new deep-water fuel terminal for London Chief Harbour Master Robin Mortimer and the South East Bob Baker Harbour Master (Upper) Director of Corporate Affairs Mark Towens Alistair Gale Harbour Master Director of Human Resources (Thames Tideway Tunnel) Glenn Witham Terry Lawrence Diesel and heating oil import and distribution, Director of Planning and Environment James Trimmer Marine House with petrol blending and supply to follow. Director of Marine Operations Denton Wharf Peter Steen Mark Lane Head of Property Gravesend John Ball Kent DA12 2PL CONTACT: Harbour Master (Lower) Tel: (01474) 562444 Mark O’Neill, Terminal Manager on 01375 647165 Cathryn Spain Fax: (01474) 562403 [email protected] Harbour Master (VTS & SMS) Marine Services Manager Simon Phillips Jim Denby THAMES OILPORT LTD, THE MANORWAY, STANFORD-LE-HOPE, ESSEX, SS17 9LQ Commercial Development Manager Glenda Frost Thames Barrier Pilotage Administration Navigation Centre Tel: (01474) 562362 Unit 28 Fax: (01474) 562378 34 Bowater Road Pilotage Operations London SE18 5TF Tel: (01474) 562333 Tel: (020) 8855 0315 Fax: (01474) 352996 Fax: (020) 8854 7422 Duty Port Controller Gravesend www.pla.co.uk Tel: (01474) 560311 Follow us on twitter @londonportauth Fax: (01474) 352996 Port Hydrographer John Pinder Tel: (01474) 562210 Fax: (01474) 562314 Port of London Handbook 9 A busy river at the heart of a vibrant world city. Developments, Introduction drama and determination Along the River Thames, terminal and wharf operators are investing, supported by the PLA as ‘Custodians of the tidal Thames’.