“Tilbury-Zeebrugge Route to Rival Calais-Dover as a Gateway to Britain within 10 Years”
In less than a month’s time, a new port will come to market. The new terminal on the outskirts of London, Tilbury2, will inject a transformational amount of ferry capacity into the south east of England.
Tilbury’s owners, the Forth Ports group, are investing £250m in a new 160-acre site to create the UK’s largest unaccompanied freight ferry port and the biggest construction processing hub to feed the burgeoning domestic housing market.
Occupying the old Tilbury Power Station site just outside the M25, P&O Ferries will start operating the new terminal with significant headroom to grow their network of ferry connections to northern Europe. “They expect the Tilbury-Zeebrugge route to rival Calais-Dover as a gateway to Britain within 10 years,” writes Charles Hammond, CEO of Forth Ports, owner of the Port of Tilbury.
“Harnessing the best-in-class border processes, Tilbury2 will be Brexit match fit when the first ship docks at the start of April. Alongside other internationally oriented port operators, we have extensive experience of non-EU trade, and look forward to embracing the market opportunities on the horizon,” says Mr Hammond.
“The Tilbury2 project concludes our £1bn investment programme which was started eight years ago.”
In less than a month’s time, a new port will come to market. The new terminal on the outskirts of London, Tilbury2, will inject a transformational amount of ferry capacity into the south east of England.
Tilbury’s owners, the Forth Ports group, are investing £250m in a new 160-acre site to create the UK’s largest unaccompanied freight ferry port and the biggest construction processing hub to feed the burgeoning domestic housing market.
Occupying the old Tilbury Power Station site just outside the M25, P&O Ferries will start operating the new terminal with significant headroom to grow their network of ferry connections to northern Europe. “They expect the Tilbury-Zeebrugge route to rival Calais-Dover as a gateway to Britain within 10 years,” writes Charles Hammond, CEO of Forth Ports, owner of the Port of Tilbury.
“Harnessing the best-in-class border processes, Tilbury2 will be Brexit match fit when the first ship docks at the start of April. Alongside other internationally oriented port operators, we have extensive experience of non-EU trade, and look forward to embracing the market opportunities on the horizon,” says Mr Hammond.
“The Tilbury2 project concludes our £1bn investment programme which was started eight years ago.”
