New flood defence gates for Port of Tilbury in £34 million scheme
Construction work has started on an innovative scheme to improve Tilbury’s flood defences with the installation of new dual function flood lock gates.
From: Existing flood barrier and current lock gate system at The Port of Tilbury
In a project of national importance, the existing port lock gates will be replaced with pioneering dual function lock gates, and the Environment Agency’s tidal barrier will be removed.
This is a major joint project between the Environment Agency and The Port of Tilbury that will safeguard thousands of homes and businesses in the local area.
Forth Ports pleased with progress of Tilbury2
P&O Ferries has added an additional freight ferry vessel to the route to cope with demand.
The new terminal uses the latest booking and border technology and streamlined customs procedures through AEO trusted trader status.
Charles Hammond, chief executive of Forth Ports Group: “Supply chains are realigning as they seek greater resilience and a low carbon route close to market, and our ports are ideally placed to support through our recent £260 million investment in infrastructure, market leading turnaround times and capacity for growth.
“The coronavirus pandemic has brought the UK’s vulnerabilities to the fore. However, breakdown presents an opportunity for breakthrough to create a more resilient UK.
As the UK Exits the EU so a New Way of Shipping Comes Into Fashion as Predicted
The Nature of Trailer Freight Evolves to Face the Future
UK – As we have long predicted the exit of Britain from the European Community is leading a sea change, quite literally, to the way trailer freight will move between the two.
With politicians generally being behind the curve when it comes to how logistics actually works, those at the coal face, the road haulage operators, freight forwarders and port management companies, all long ago recognised the problems facing accompanied trailers, with concerns for long delays as new customs systems potentially struggle to cope.
Two UK Ports Celebrate Government Border Infrastructure Funding
Inspection Facilities to Come On Stream by July 2021
UK – Port management group Forth Ports was celebrating today the UK Government funding announcement in support of new and enlarged border infrastructure at the group s key import/export hubs, Grangemouth, Tilbury and Tilbury2, totalling a £11.7 million tranche of the Port Infrastructure Fund. Contractors are on site and the new border inspection facilities are set to be approved and operational for 1 July 2021. Early this week, Forth Ports unveiled a suite of tools and dedicated support from the group s in-house Brexit transition support team.
Many ports have been complaining that the funding was insufficient to resolve all the potential problems which they may face post-Brexit, but Forth seem more than happy with their lot, Charles Hammond OBE, chief executive, commenting:
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