Initially scheduled on 1 November 2021, the launch of the new shipping line between the port of Calais and the port of Tilbury has been postponed to the first quarter of 2022.
“Due to a failure of our partners, Blue Channel Line has been forced to postpone the launch of its line.” Blue Channel Line was going to charter a Suardiaz vessel.
Tilbury2 Gets Approval Next To Port Of Tilbury In Essex
A new port for Essex has been given formal consent by the UK Secretary of State for Transport.
Tilbury2 will be built on brown field land next to the Port of Tilbury, in Thurrock.
Forth Ports Group’s £1bn investment programme would see the volume of cargo handled at the Essex site double from 16m to 32m tonnes.
The company said the new terminal would be “fit for purpose for the UK’s departure from the EU”.
New Tilbury River Berth To Increase Capacity Threefold By 2020
P&O Ferries has agreed with Forth Ports to move to a purpose-built GBP 150 million river berth on the Thames at the Port of Tilbury which will treble its freight capacity to 600,000 units a year by 2020.
Janette Bell, Chief Executive of P&O Ferries, added: “The river berth will also enable us to cut our crossing time by one hour (7 instead of 8), meaning that our customers will be discharged an hour earlier at 5am, enabling them to bypass the morning rush hour on the M25.”
The planned new terminal will be linked directly to the A13 via a new road, providing quick and easy access. It will also have a bespoke layout enabling customers to locate their unit promptly as part of a 30-minute gate-to-gate turnaround.
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