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DP World to deploy Boxbay superstack system in London Gateway

DP World is to introduce its Boxbay high bay empty container storage (HBS) system at London Gateway. Developed by a joint venture between DP World and Germany’s SMS group, the technology stores 20- and 40-foot containers up to 16 tiers high using automated electric stacker cranes. The system has already been tested at DP World’s Jebel Ali Port in Dubai, where nearly 500,000 TEU were handled using the technology. The £170 ... [+]

Tesco to build London Gateway DC

Tesco is to invest in a new distribution centre at DP World London Gateway, expected to open in 2029. It will be an energy-efficient site and is expected to achieve BREEAM Outstanding certification, demonstrating its commitment to sustainable building practices. Tesco is collaborating with logistics automation specialist Witron, to bolster its network ... [+]

London Gateway gains fast track planning for another ten years

Thurrock Council has approved a new ten-year Local Development Order (LDO) to enable continued expansion and job creation at DP World’s London Gateway Logistics Park. The LDO streamlines planning processes for new construction projects, which are all built to a BREEAM ‘Outstanding’ classification as standard. Under the LDO, new builds ... [+]

London Gateway Berth 4 goes live

DP World has opened its fourth berth at London Gateway, billed as the world’s first all-electric facility. The MSC Sena was serviced by a fleet of battery-powered vehicles and equipment, including four of Europe’s largest quay cranes, straddle carriers, and automatic stacking cranes. The new 430m berth also adds a further ... [+]

London Gateway expansion is on, after all

DP World has confirmed that it will build a fifth and sixth berth at London Gateway port as part of a £1bn expansion over the next five years. The investment will also include a second rail terminal. It follows a turbulent weekend, during which Dubai-owned DP World was reported to be ... [+]

Two more years for GB Railfreight at London Gateway

GB Railfreight has agreed a new two-year contract extension with DP World to provide staff to prepare all freight trains departing from its London Gateway terminal. A total of 5,000  services depart and arrive at London Gateway every year, removing around 150,000 HGV movements from the roads and reducing carbon ... [+]

New cranes put London Gateway on the right lines

DP World has taken delivery of two new rail-mounted gantry (RMG) cranes for its London Gateway rail terminal. They will go into operation in mid-August and will help meet growing demand for increased rail connections and a more sustainable supply chain. The new cranes will also increase box handling capacity at ... [+]

Europe’s largest quay cranes arrive at London Gateway

DP World London Gateway took delivery of Europe’s largest quay cranes on 21 February. Weighing more than 2,000 tonnes, they will come into service at London Gateway’s new £350m fourth berth, set to open this summer.  They are sized to service the largest vessels currently in operation around the world – ... [+]

It’s all stacking up at London Gateway

DP World has received four new Konecranes automated stacking cranes (ASCs) for London Gateway. The ASCs, an investment of £56 million, will move containers from the port yard onto trucks and will service the £350m all-electric new fourth berth – the first of its kind in the world – which will ... [+]

Two tenants for London Gateway

DP World has announced the first tenants for its London Gateway Logistics Park, part of the Thames Freeport. Ranson, a Belgian food and catering products business, and Destiny Entertainments, which imports and modifies audio and video products, will move to the Freeport in the first quarter of 2024. As well as having ... [+]

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