Thamesport celebrates links to the UK’s capital

Thamesport (London) Limited has announced that it will be changing its trading name to ‘London Thamesport’, with effect from 19th June 2008. 

Chris Lewis, Chief Executive Officer of Hutchison Ports (UK) Limited, which owns Thamesport, said:

This change highlights London Thamesport’s strategic links with the important markets of the UK’s capital, and to strengthen the Port’s brand globally.

Thamesport has long been established as one of the country’s major deep-water container ports, and its strategic location at the heart of the South East means that it is situated where the major shipping lines want to call. 

As well as being close to London, the Port has good connections to the rest of the UK by road and rail. Road hauliers are able to benefit from significant infrastructure upgrades to the main motorway network (A2/M25), and a modern dual carriageway is available to drivers for much of the journey to and from the Port.

London Thamesport has a highly efficient, dedicated rail terminal, handling a number of daily intermodal rail services which connect the Port to the industrial North, North West and Midlands. The three train-operating companies at London Thamesport - Freightliner Limited, EWS Network and  Fastline Freight Limited - link the Port to Birmingham, Tamworth, Daventry, Manchester, Doncaster, Leeds and Glasgow.

Source: Transportweekly