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London Gateway to fast track new warehouse

DP World is to fast-track the delivery of a speculative 146,000sq ft warehouse at its London Logistics Park before the end of 2021 to meet demand space from online retailers in the South East of England. It follows the letting upon completion of LG231, a 230,000sq ft warehouse facility, to P&O Ferrymasters last year. Park development director at DP World in the UK, Oliver Treneman, said: “The new facility will be ... [+]

Two new routes for London Gateway

DP World London Gateway has added two new liner services. It has replaced Felixstowe as the UK call for Maersk’s service which calls at East Mediterranean including Limassol, Ashdod, Alexandria, Haifa, Mersin, and Port Said East. In January, it became the UK port of call for Unifeeder’s new St Petersburg ... [+]

Work starts on London Gateway’s biggest warehouse yet

DP World London Gateway has started building its largest site to date at the port’s logistics park, for DHL Supply Chain. Work to prepare the plot for the 482,000 sq ft warehouse is underway, with main building work due to start in early 2021. On completion, DHL will lease the ... [+]

Big Banana for London Gateway

Banana importer Compagnie Fruitière UK has taken occupation of a 69,718 sq ft ripening facility at DP World London Gateway. It will replace its existing operation in Dartford and is expected to be fully operational by 2021. Compagnie Fruitière managing director Keith Sadler, said: “The port centric location, combined with the ... [+]

London Gateway shines for DP World

DP World handled 71.2 million teu across its global container terminals in 2019, with gross container volumes flat year-on-year on a reported basis and up +1.0% on a like-for-like basis. Like-for-like gross volumes in the fourth quarter of 2019 accelerated to 2.1% with growth driven by Asia Pacific and Africa.  ... [+]

Top diplomat sees London Gateway at first hand

New UAE ambassador to the UK, Mansoor Abulhoul, visited DP World London Gateway on 14 November. Mr Abulhoul enjoyed a tour of deep sea port and rail terminal alongside the largest logistics park in Europe. He stated: “The scale of the operation that DP World has created as well as ... [+]

Work starts on London Gateway’s latest warehouse

DP World has started work on a new 231,000sq ft warehouse at its London Gateway Logistics Park. LG231 on the north of the 9.25million sq ft Logistics Park, will be ready for occupation in December. It will comprise 218,945sq ft of warehouse space and 11,970 sq ft of offices with space ... [+]

London Gateway wages war on plastic waste

DP World London Gateway has set up a taskforce of suppliers and local businesses to help reduce the amount of single-use plastic being used in their supply chains. It has already secured agreement from 21 of its suppliers to help eradicate unnecessary plastic use and it is engaging with a ... [+]

DP World cleans up

DP World handled 71.4 million TEU at its global container terminals in 2018, an increase of 1.9% year-on-year on a reported basis and 2.9% on a like-for-like basis. Strong performers included London Gateway, Yarimca (Turkey), Prince Rupert (Canada), Dakar (Senegal) and Sokhna (Egypt). The UAE was softer due to ... [+]

Ports are cooking with gas again

Truck waiting times at major UK ports have had a bad press lately, but when an ATL Haulage driver at DP World London Gateway went head-to-head with Rugby champion and Celebrity MasterChef winner Phil Vickery, it was the former who came out on top. The competition was to see whether ... [+]

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