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Scotland’s largest port, Grangemouth is celebrating the 60th anniversary of the first container vessel to call into the UK with a further £8 million investment boost in the port’s infrastructure and equipment. On the 7th May 1966, the Sea-land freight service called into Grangemouth as part of the Europe and American shipping route transporting mostly Scotch whisky for onward travel to …
Today (30 April 2026), saw over 100 delegates attend a hydrogen showcase hosted by the Port of Tilbury, Toyota and GeoPura at the London International Cruise Terminal, Tilbury, marking the arrival of Energy Observer, the world’s first self-sufficient, hydrogen-powered vessel and floating renewable energy laboratory. Delivered in collaboration with partners including the Lower Thames Crossing, Briggs Equipment UK, ULEMCO, TCP, Fuel …
Today (02.04.26), the First Minister of Scotland (FM), Rt Hon John Swinney, visited the Port of Leith to receive an overview of Forth Ports’ investment programme, which spans new renewables and logistics terminals, mixed-use developments, multimodal transport and low-carbon fleet expansion. These initiatives are creating opportunities for data scientists, engineers, mariners, graduates and apprentices.
GeoPura and Forth Ports have signed a landmark agreement to produce green hydrogen on site at the Port of Tilbury starting this year. This plant will support the decarbonisation of one of the UK’s most important logistics hubs and position Tilbury among the first major British ports to host commercial-scale hydrogen production for heavy industrial use.
Enabled by £2m of Thames Freeport seed capital, the project will support the decarbonisation of port operations and establish Tilbury as a testbed for low-carbon fuel use in heavy industry.
Restoration works have officially begun at the Grade II Tilbury Riverside Station, marking a major milestone in the Back on Track project, made possible with a grant of over £4 million from The National Lottery Heritage Fund, thanks to National Lottery players. The project has also been financially supported by Forth Ports, The Tilbury Town Fund, Arts Council England and Fowler, Smith …
The Port of Tilbury announces today (25 February), the approval of an expansion plan for the development of Tilbury3 (T3) into a flexible, rail‑connected port capable of accommodating a wide range of industrial and logistics activities. The site totals 143 acres for port operational use and ecological mitigation.
The outline planning consent from Thurrock Council for Tilbury3 is for general industrial storage, container operations, warehousing, processing and vehicle storage, alongside the handling of construction materials and aggregates, reinforcing Tilbury’s role as a well-connected, high‑capacity, multi‑modal hub. The site will benefit from direct strategic rail and road connections, including, in the years ahead, a connection onto the Lower Thames Crossing.
This week, the London Container Terminal (LCT) in Tilbury welcomed a new dedicated reefer* container service bringing fresh food directly into the UK from Morocco.
The weekly Samskip service commenced this week when the Samskip Toubkal made its first call at LCT with its cargo of fresh produce, including tomatoes and citrus fruit headed for the UK’s supermarkets.
Samskip’s Moroccan Reefer Service is a weekly shortsea container route connecting Agadir and Casablanca directly with Tilbury and also the Netherlands. The service is the only container service on the market fast enough to carry fresh vegetables and offers an 80% CO₂ reduction compared to road transportation.
To mark National Windrush Day 2025, the Port of Tilbury has today (20 June) released a commissioned film which takes a retrospective look at celebratory events hosted by the port, the Tilbury on the Thames Trust, and the local community and the legacy they have helped to create.
77 years ago on the 22 June 1948, the port played a significant role for the Windrush generation as it was their first arrival point into the UK after a long voyage on board the Empire Windrush from the Caribbean. When she docked, a generation of people were able to move through the Cruise Terminal on Tilbury’s riverside to start their new life in the UK.
Growth plans have been unveiled by the Port of Tilbury’s owners, Forth Ports, to further expand the Thames-based port and industrial complex as it submits an outline planning application to Thurrock Council to redevelop a 100-acre brownfield site located immediately adjacent to Tilbury2 (T2) to support its major markets.
Forth Ports Limited announces that its Chair, Lord Smith of Kelvin, is retiring from his role at the company and is being succeeded by Robin Watson CBE.
Forth Ports’ new deep water riverside berth at the Port of Leith – designed to host the world’s largest offshore wind construction vessels – was formally opened today (24th April).
The Brave Tern offshore wind installation vessel sailed down the Tay from the Port of Dundee on Friday on its way to the Neart na Gaoithe (NnG) offshore wind farm for the last time, signalling the successful completion of the port’s role in the construction phase of the project.
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