DP
World Chairman Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem visited London Gateway, the
UK’s new deep-water container port and what will become Europe’s largest
logistics park to inspect the progress on the new quay wall that is now
exposed to the Thames Estuary.
Touring the construction site with London Gateway Chief Executive Simon
Moore, DP World’s Chairman inspected the quay wall for the first berth,
which can now be seen clearly.
London Gateway will open in Q4 2013, and when fully operational will be
able to accommodate up to six of the world’s largest container ships and
offers cargo owners supply chain savings through its close proximity to
UK markets.
Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem, DP World Chairman said: “I’m delighted with
the progress and the quality of the work I have seen. London Gateway is
on-track to open in the fourth quarter of 2013.”
Simon Moore CEO London Gateway said: “It’s great to be able to see the
new quay wall for London Gateway is nearing completion. We are fully
committed to delivering supply chain savings from the very start of
operations. Deep-sea importers and exporters will soon be able to move
closer to their UK markets, reducing costs, time and CO2 from global
supply chains.”