London container terminal appoints industry expert

London Container Terminal, the UK’s third largest container terminal based in Tilbury, has announced the appointment of Jamie Frater as its new senior asset manager. 

Jamie, an experienced international port expert, will join the business in March and will oversee the operations of LCT which handles over 850,000 TEU’s each year and offers short sea, deep sea and feeder port facilities for customers around the world. 

Jamie has worked in the Port industry for over 40 years and is currently the chief executive officer at Eastport UK in Great Yarmouth and also sits as a non-Executive Board Member of The Dublin Port Company. Jamie has a wealth of international experience working for a number of JV’s and projects. 

He has worked in Egypt as the CEO of Hutchison Port Holdings responsible for the Alexandria Port and previously as CEO of the Oman International Container Terminal (OICT). Jamie has also worked for P&O Ports in India and London; in Hong Kong for COSCO/HIT; and at The Port of Felixstowe in a variety of roles. 

Commenting on Jamie’s appointment, Perry Glading, chief operating officer at Forth Ports (owners of LCT) said: “I am delighted to welcome Jamie to the management team at LCT. 

"His international expertise is essential for our business as we continue our programme of significant investment in the terminal. 

"Jamie also has particular experience in the growing short-sea, feeder and niche markets where we see a great deal of opportunity for Tilbury. 

"We have a successful business and we work hard to offer our customers an efficient and quality service whether they are operating in short sea or deep sea operations. Jamie is a great addition to the team.” 

Jamie Frater said: “I am excited about starting my new position at LCT. 

"The team at LCT are committed to delivering the continuous improvement that customers expect from a container terminal and I am looking forward to being a key part of this delivery.”