Common-User Facility at London Gateway to Open

6th May 2015

#LondonGateway - The Logistics Park's first warehouse at the London Gateway, the UK's newest deep-sea hub port is to begin operating this week.

The Common User Facility is set to be 60% allocated within the next few months according to the Gateway owner DP World.

Graeme Clark, implementation director for London Gateway, told delegates at last week's Multimodal exhibition event in Birmingham that the multi-year project to build the port and its logistics infrastructure had entered a new phase of its implementation, urging supply chain companies and retailers to buy into the facility before their competitors do.

Phase 1 of the 386,000 sq ft multipurpose cargo-handling centre sees the opening of 185,000 sq ft complete with 15,000 rack positions.

Operated on DP World's behalf by Southampton-based Import Services, it will provide logistics services and activities on a 'pay-as-you-go' basis, ranging from basic devanning to cross-docking, storage and value-added activities such as pick-and-pack, labelling, pre-retail and distribution.

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