Tarmac and Forth Ports sign long-term agreement to create the UK’s largest construction materials terminal at Tilbury2

Dylan MacdonaldPort of Tilbury

Tarmac, the UK’s leading sustainable construction solutions business, has committed to a 25-year partnership with the Port of Tilbury, London’s fastest-growing port, to build the UK’s largest construction materials aggregates terminal. The long-term agreement follows a £250 million pound investment made by Forth Ports at Tilbury2, the UK’s newest port. The facility is a purpose-built aggregate processing and manufacturing facility, …

Habitat created by the Port of Tilbury continues to flourish with rise in rare insects and invertebrates

Dylan MacdonaldPort of Tilbury

A wildlife area created in 2014 by The Port of Tilbury, as part of the development of London Distribution Park, has seen a rise in key insect and invertebrate species according to a new monitoring study. The habitat site, which in 2019 was recognised as of national importance for insects and other invertebrates, was created seven years ago by spreading …

Port of Tilbury’s Grain Terminal silo rebuild gets underway

Dylan MacdonaldPort of Tilbury

Major building work is underway at the UK’s largest grain terminal at the Port of Tilbury following a fire* in 2020 which damaged its grain silos. The Tilbury Grain terminal has been in operation for over 50 years and is a key strategic facility in the South East of the UK for the grain import and export markets handling over …

Port of Grangemouth’s new £3 million rail facility at Scotland’s largest freight hub now open

Dylan MacdonaldPort of Grangemouth

NEW DUAL RAIL SIDING WELCOMES DRS FREIGHT TRAIN The Port of Grangemouth has completed and opened a multimillion-pound rail freight hub with the arrival DRS’s (Direct Rail Service) Aberdeen freight train service. The new rail freight hub at Scotland’s largest port, saw an investment of £3million and with this increased capacity, it further secures its position as the key strategic …

Thames Freeport ‘open for business’ after winning Government backing

Dylan MacdonaldForth Ports

Thames Freeport today announced that it was open to do business with new customers, hours after the Government announced that it would be one of eight new freeports in England. Thames Freeport is a digitally linked economic zone connecting Ford’s world-class Dagenham engine plant, the global ports at London Gateway and Tilbury, and many communities in urgent need of ‘levelling-up’. …

Thames Freeport lodge bid with Government

Dylan MacdonaldForth Ports

The bid consortium promoting the Thames Freeport has lodged their comprehensive bid with the Government for a digitally-linked economic zone connecting Ford’s world-class Dagenham engine plant, the global ports at London Gateway and Tilbury, large development employment areas and many river communities in need of regeneration. Alongside the bid document, the team has unveiled a film outlining the vision for …