London Gateway Port (port code: GBLGP) is ranked top 5 ports in the UK,located on the north bank of the River Thames in Thurrock, Essex, 30 miles (48 km) east of central London.
This facility has 1250m of quayside with three berths, and three more berths expected to be built, with water at a depth of 17m chart datum.Furthermore, half of 60 automated stacking cranes are dedicated to landside operations, as well as 180 truck-oriented trade center is established. In addition, the Quay cranes is weighing 2000 tons, and sitting on two quay walls set approximately 50m deep into the ground, with 138m height, and ranked the largest in the world.
The logistics park in LGP is equivalent to 400 football pitches--the largest across Europe, equipped with empty container park for both import and export containers.Furthermore, the deep-water port is able to handle the largest container ships in the world.
For shipping services, London Gateway port is now connected to more than 91 unique ports in 51 countries, including China, Thailand, Vietnam, Russia, Latin-America, USA, the Caribbean, South Africa, and the Mediterranean etc.