UAE port operator DP World will invest £1 billion (US$1.3 billion) for the expansion of London Gateway to make it Britain’s largest container port within five years.
DP World will increase the capacity of London Gateway’s port by building two new shipping berths, taking the total to six berths able to receive large container vessels. The site will also see a second rail terminal added to handle the expected increase in containerised trade.
By the end of the decade, the full quayside stretching more than 2.5 kilometres in length will be able to simultaneously receive six vessels, each more than 400