PLA welcomes Thames Gateway plan

DP World’s plans for London Gateway involve a major new container terminal and the UK’s largest logistics/business park – all on a 1,500-acre brownfield, former oil refinery site, just 20 miles from London and close to major markets in southeast England.

Welcoming the news, PLA chairman Simon Sherrard said: “I am delighted that the Government has finally given the go-ahead for this vitally important project. It is set to be the biggest development in the Port of London for over a hundred years. It will enable London to regain its traditional place as the UK’s leading port.

“London Gateway will give the UK the additional container handling capacity it so clearly needs, making the movement of cargoes as efficient as possible. With our responsibilities for safety of navigation, licensing of dredging and other aspects of environmental management, we will now be taking time to study the detail of the decision. We are looking forward to working with DP World over the coming years.”