Tilbury and London Gateway in Joint Freeport Bid

7th August 2020

Logistics BusinessTilbury and London Gateway in Joint Freeport Bid

Two of the UK’s largest port businesses – Forth Ports Group and DP World – are to submit a joint freeport bid incorporating the Port of Tilbury and DP World London Gateway. Vivid Economics will provide expert advice and economic analysis during the process.

The partnership brings together the two major ports on the Thames. Together the two port businesses make Thurrock one of the UK’s strongest port and distribution clusters.

Both operations in Tilbury and at London Gateway have the scale, global connectivity and the ability to expand and develop land at scale as the market demands, claim the partners. The digitally connected multi-site free trade zone will focus on clean growth while seeking to act as an innovation hub across a range of sectors.

Details of the bid will be developed with Vivid over the coming months with the policy statement by the UK Government expected to be published in the autumn. The timescale for submission of a bid is expected to be towards the end of 2020/early 2021.