Thames Freeport bid could generate 25,000 jobs and boost economy in wake of Brexit
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Updated: 14:56, 12 February 2021
A plan to build a new port on the Thames estuary could generate thousands of jobs for people in Kent, according to the team behind the project.
Thames Freeport has this week submitted a bid to build a hub of industry in the estuary, following the governmentâs plan to establish 10 free ports to turbo-charge trading in the post-Brexit economy.
Self-proclaimed âBritainâs trading future,â the project is spearheaded by DP World and Fourth Ports, who hope to convince the government to grant them permission to build a free port incorporating Tilbury Docks, near the Dartford Crossing, as well as London Gateway.