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The Port of Tilbury, the largest multimodal port in the South East and third largest port in the UK, has secured high-quality End Point Assessments (EPAs) for its Supply Chain Warehouse Operative apprentices with the support of RTITB’s EPA service. With operations supporting a range of different sectors and cargoes, …

Nusrat Ghani MP, Maritime Minister, has visited the Port of Tilbury – London’s major port –  for an overview of the Forth Ports Group’s flagship investment – the new 160 acre port terminal, Tilbury2 – alongside the community outreach, employment and re-training programmes to support former armed forces personnel and …

Port of Tilbury, London’s major port, this month marks the 50th anniversary of its grain terminal, the UK’s largest terminal for the import and export of grain. Built at a cost of £53.5 million in today’s money, the grain terminal has processed over 35 million tonnes of product since opening …

Customers can now track the status of their containers at London and Grangemouth Container Terminals online Forth Ports Limited has launched a new online, real-time, container tracking system for customers using the busy ports of London Container Terminal (Port of Tilbury) and Grangemouth in Scotland. The bespoke container tracking system …

Forth Ports has announced that, in partnership with Direct Rail Services (DRS) and Eddie Stobart, the rail service which provides a regular weekend link between the Port of Tilbury and the Port of Grangemouth, Scotland’s largest port, is to be made permanent. Following a successful trial, the new regular two-way …

The concrete pour of the first slab of the Tilbury2 roll on /roll off terminal took place this week by main contractor GRAHAM civils and Gill Civil Engineering supporting with the concrete project. When operational in Spring 2020, Tilbury2 will be the UK’s largest unaccompanied freight ferry port, the country’s …

Forth Ports in partnership with Eddie Stobart and Direct Rail Services have announced a new weekend service linking, for the first time by rail, the ports of Tilbury and Grangemouth, Scotland’s largest port. The new two-way rail service will commence on Friday 28th June and has been launched on the …

Maritime Transport Ltd (Maritime) have opened their new rail connected distribution terminal at the Port of Tilbury. Maritime have been on site at Tilbury for 15 years and have relocated to a new facility with rail connectivity near London Container Terminal. Handling mostly steel for distribution to Europe and rest …

The Port of Tilbury, London’s major port, has announced a long-term agreement with leading industrial gas company Nippon Gases Europe to import CO2 to the Thames port. The agreement will see weekly shipments arriving at the port, with Nippon Gases Europe investing in a permanent storage terminal at the port …

Port of Tilbury, London’s major port, has completed its new major storage expansion at the port’s Grain Terminal as part of the growth strategy. The new flat store increases the capacity by an additional 16,000 metric tonnes of both import and export wheat. The grain terminal is one of the …