Multi-million-pound project to be delivered for new Tilbury2 port

The Port of Tilbury has appointed GRAHAM to deliver its new multi-million-pound port terminal, Tilbury2.

The port received development consent from the Secretary of State for Transport to build the new port last week and will now work with GRAHAM to begin construction of the port immediately.

The contract will involve the creation of a new port terminal and associated facilities on land at the former Tilbury Power Station on the north bank of the River Thames at Tilbury.

When operational in Spring 2020, Tilbury2 will be the UK’s largest unaccompanied freight ferry port, the country’s biggest construction processing hub and the creation of a new, larger rail head which can accommodate the longest freight trains of 775 m.

Charles Hammond, chief executive of Forth Ports Group, said: “Tilbury2 is a significant project for our business and our customers. We are very pleased to have the expertise of GRAHAM to help us create this new port for London and the South East.

“GRAHAM are experts in what they do and have demonstrated this in their recent maritime projects in Hull, Grimsby and in Folkestone. There is a great deal to do over the next 12months and we look forward to opening our new port in 2020.”

GRAHAM has been awarded the contract for both the Terrestrial and the Marine Package.

The Terrestrial contract incorporates a Roll-On/Roll-Off (RoRo), highway works, the relocation of the existing railhead, and a fixed structural steel bridge to the linkspan.

Michael Graham, GRAHAM’s executive chairman, added: “The Tilbury2 project is a complex scheme that will facilitate the expansion of the Port of Tilbury and support its continued local, regional and national economic growth.

“We look forward to working collaboratively with The Port of Tilbury and local stakeholders to deliver this transformational scheme.”

Tilbury2 is said to be central to the Port of Tilbury’s £1bn investment programme during 2012-20.

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