Despite 270 flood warnings in place across the UK, 400 shippers, cargo owners and carriers made it to London Gateway’s offices on Tuesday 27 November to view the latest developments.
At the ‘Insight to London Gateway’ event, shippers, carriers, hauliers and cargo owners were given a unique tour of DP World’s £1.5 billion investment into UK maritime infrastructure. Similar events also took place in Birmingham, Manchester and Leeds.
The ‘Insight’ events were held to satisfy overwhelming interest in the new deepsea port. Representatives from across the supply chain attended, including multiple deep-sea carriers, freight forwarders, rail and road operators as well as cargo owners and global retailers.
Chris Leeder from Magnus Group, a national distribution and logistics provider, said: “London Gateway represents an opportunity for us. There are definitely going to be savings for shipments into London and the South East and these savings are going to benefit our customers. The important thing from our perspective is ensuring that we can integrate ourselves into the supply chain and into the volumes of business that are going to shift to London Gateway.”
During the open forum discussion, Dr. Carsten Hinne, Managing Director for DB Schenker Rail UK, spoke about the rail services on offer to shippers to inland terminals. Marc Wynne, Operations Manager, for Roadways Container Logistics, also explained how they see London Gateway benefitting shippers across the UK.
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