Tilbury’s New 70-acre London Distribution Park Completes Infrastructure Work / Seago Line launches new service at Tilbury

Owners of London Distribution Park (LDP) – Forth Ports Ltd and Roxhill Developments Ltd – announce today (17 April 2014) the completion of the infrastructure works for their bespoke 70-acre warehousing development located beside the Port of Tilbury.

LDP is the largest industrial development site closest to the M25 and the completion of the infrastructure works, which includes a new entrance road, drainage system, reservation of utilities and landscaping, now allows the building phase of the high quality distribution facilities to get underway.

The strategically located development, which will provide up to 900,000 sq ft of high quality warehousing and 11 acres of haulage facilities, takes advantage of Tilbury’s prime location to the UK’s transport network and is on the doorstep of the M25 (J30/31).

Charles Hammond, Group Chief Executive of Forth Ports, owners of the Port of Tilbury said: “We are delighted that the first stage of the development is complete and we can now focus on delivering the bespoke buildings for our customers. This multi-million pound development represents a significant opportunity to create jobs in the area and this investment in the infrastructure work brings that a stage closer. LDP is a great asset for our national and international customers who can take advantage of the Port’s excellent Portcentric experience and connections in logistics and distribution. We would hope to see customers operating from the site later this year.”

Jason Dalby, Managing Director at Roxhill Developments, said: “This is excellent progress for the development which offers occupiers such great benefits. LDP is currently the largest ready to go industrial development site closest to the M25 on the market and, coupled with the connectivity of the port, businesses will have a unique advantage being located here. We look forward to progressing with the next phase of the development during 2014.”

LDP is a 70-acre development which received outline planning permission in 2012 and will bring more than 900,000 sq. ft. of new high quality distribution facilities to the area. These will include high quality warehousing from 60,000 sq.ft. upwards and 11 acres of haulage facilities complementing the Port of Tilbury’s exclusive multimodal connectivity, including rail, port and barge services. The development is expected to bring up to 1100 jobs and secure the long term prosperity of the port. For more about The London Distribution Park please go to www.londondistributionpark.com.

Seago Line launches new service at Tilbury

New route will deliver fruits of the season from Morocco

Seago Line, the short-sea haul specialist which is part of the Maersk Group, is to launch a new service calling at Tilbury’s London Container Terminal from 1stMay.

The arrival of the WES Carina this week with her cargo of fresh tomatoes and citrus fruits from Morocco marks the start of the service call which will see ships arriving at LCT on a weekly basis each Thursday, bringing tonnes of fresh produce for the UK market.

Commenting on the new service, Perry Glading, Chief Operating Officer at Forth Ports (owners of Port of Tilbury and LCT) said: “We are delighted to welcome Seago Line to Tilbury with this new service call. Tilbury is a reefer handling specialist and coupled with our unrivalled infrastructure and connectivity to the UK market this fresh seasonal produce will reach the market quickly.”

Robert Clegg, UK and Ireland general manager for Seago Line, said “It’s important that fresh produce reaches the UK market as fast as possible. We’ve chosen Tilbury for its key location and efficiency in handling the specialist product. We look forward to working with the team at LCT over the coming months.”