The Port of Tilbury (Port Code: GBTIL) is a port on the River Thames at Tilbury in Essex, England. It is the largest multi-modal port in the South East, as well as being the main United Kingdom port for handling the importation of paper. It forms part of the wider Port of London.
It has 56 operational berths and 31 independent working terminals. The warehouse space is 5 million square feet. The port has an annual throughput of 16 million tonnes per annum, which is estimated to value around £8.7 billion, making it the largest port on the Thames. The varied cargoes are spread across an estate in excess of 1,000 acres and are imported and exported by a variety of short and deep-sea vessels. Offering operational support for different cargoes, the port can support ro-ro, container, forest products, grain and bulks as well as cruises and property solutions. The port has operated for over 130 years and created over 100 apprenticeship programmes in the last 36 months.
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