Description
London Gateway Port Limited (LGPL) which is part of DP World is developing a major new port on the site of the old Shell Haven oil refinery at Coryton, Essex. This fully developed port will consist of a new 7 berth fully automated container terminal, a 3 berth Ro-Ro terminal and a new Shell jetty.
Works include;
- 30 million m3 of dredging over approximately 100km of channel
- 2240m of container quay
- Reclamation, ground improvement and paving of 175 ha
- Buildings, services
- A 3 berth Ro-Ro terminal
- New Shell jetty able to handle aviation fuel and bitumen vessels
- Twinning of the existing branch line
- Major highway works to the A13 and M25
The work undertaken to date by CGR include:
- Assistance as part of the public inquiry into the no alternatives case
- Secondment of CGR staff into the London Gateway Port team
- Masterplanning of the port including assessment of different handling options, layouts and associated terminal capacities
- Concept design for the dredging, reclamation and container terminal construction
- Overall technical assistance and advice