London Gateway

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

DP World is expanding its UK port capacity with four giant quay cranes arriving at London Gateway and Southampton

1st October 2026

DP World expands UK port capacity

1st October 2026

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

Construction has begun on a £13m amenities and innovation hub at London Gateway Logistics Park, marking another step in Thames Freeport’s push to anchor skills and training alongside logistics growth.

5th January 2026

Ground broken on London Hive hub

5th January 2026

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

Boxbay, a joint venture between SMS group and DP World, has signed a €91.7 million contract with DP World to implement its high-bay storage (HBS) system at London Gateway.

23rd October 2025

Boxbay revolutionises London Gateway storage

23rd October 2025

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

Construction work to expand London Gateway and establish the facility as the UK’s largest container port will begin in May after DP World was given approval for a £1bn project.

21st March 2025

£1bn London Gateway expansion approved

21st March 2025

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

DP World’s London Gateway Logistics Park is set for continued expansion and job creation after local authority approval of a new 10-year local development order (LDO).

13th March 2025

Planning approval to boost London Gateway

13th March 2025

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

DP World has confirmed it will be going ahead with a £1bn expansion of London Gateway to make it Britain’s largest container port within five years.

14th October 2024

DP World confirms £1bn London Gateway boost

14th October 2024

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

DP World has increased rail capacity at its London Gateway terminal by 50% with the arrival of two new rail-mounted gantry (RMG) cranes.

3rd July 2024

Cranes boost capacity at London Gateway

3rd July 2024

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

Does 2022 performance among North-West Europe containerports evidence the seeds of structural change? Johan-Paul Verschuure, Director, Rebel Group, details the trends and analyses this key issue

11th April 2023

Shake-up scenario?

11th April 2023

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

DP World has increased rail capacity at London Gateway by 50 per cent by introducing two new Rail Mounted Gantry (RMG) cranes.

6th April 2023

RMGs at Gateway

6th April 2023

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

Two new largescale container terminal projects have been announced at key North European ports, but APMTerminals has decided against expanding one of its regional facilities.

15th November 2022

Two green lights, one red light

15th November 2022

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

DP World, the developer of London Gateway, made two recent announcements, signaling the steady development of the London Gateway port business ecosystem.

15th November 2022

Conditions for port business ecosystem development

15th November 2022