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London Gateway Port and Park will be built on the former Shell Haven oil refinery site, a 607-hectare site along the River Thames, in Thurrock, Essex.
Land will also be reclaimed from the Thames estuary for the port.
DP World inherited the London Gateway plan as part of its $6.8 billion acquisition of British ports group P&O in February. The issue of redeveloping the industrial site has been hanging fire for several years and has faced objections from civic groups over possible adverse environmental impact.
Since the oil refinery ceased production in 1999, Shell has embarked on a £50 million clearance of the site. P&O and Shell have been talking since then to develop the logistics and business park on a separate part of the site.
A liaison committee with the local community participation will be formed by DP World to look into environmental concerns during the construction phase, a person familiar with the company's plans told Gulf News.
The first container berths will be operational by 2010 and the first business units occupied by the end of 2007, the company said in a statement.
"DP World believes the cost of development on the site is likely to be approximately £1.5 billion, to be invested over a 10- to 15-year development timeframe," chairman Sultan Ahmad Bin Sulayem said.
DP World's plan includes a 2,300-metre container quay with a capacity of 3.5 million TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent unit) a year. "London Gateway was a compelling factor in our acquisition of P&O, as we had already identified the potential of these projects in the heart of one of Europe's largest consumer economies," said Mohammad Sharaf, DP World's chief executive officer.
Simon Moore, who was DP World's senior vice-president, has been named chief executive of London Gateway.
Up to 16,500 new jobs are expected to be created as a result of the industrial site's redevelopment plan.
DP World said it received a favourable response on Tuesday from the Department of Transport and the Department for Communities and Local Government confirming that the UK government "remains minded to approve the London Gateway projects."
"In the communication the government has restated the national need for the additional port capacity that would be provided by London Gateway and makes clear its desire to arrive at a final decision 'as swiftly as possible'," it said.
The next stage will be the final approval. It will be given when DP World submits, within 10 weeks, its formal response to certain clarifications sought by the government.
By Shakir Hussain
08/10/2006 Gulnews
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London Gateway Port and Park will be built on the former Shell Haven oil refinery site, a 607-hectare site along the River Thames, in Thurrock, Essex.
Land will also be reclaimed from the Thames estuary for the port.
DP World inherited the London Gateway plan as part of its $6.8 billion acquisition of British ports group P&O in February. The issue of redeveloping the industrial site has been hanging fire for several years and has faced objections from civic groups over possible adverse environmental impact.
Since the oil refinery ceased production in 1999, Shell has embarked on a £50 million clearance of the site. P&O and Shell have been talking since then to develop the logistics and business park on a separate part of the site.
A liaison committee with the local community participation will be formed by DP World to look into environmental concerns during the construction phase, a person familiar with the company's plans told Gulf News.
The first container berths will be operational by 2010 and the first business units occupied by the end of 2007, the company said in a statement.
"DP World believes the cost of development on the site is likely to be approximately £1.5 billion, to be invested over a 10- to 15-year development timeframe," chairman Sultan Ahmad Bin Sulayem said.
DP World's plan includes a 2,300-metre container quay with a capacity of 3.5 million TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent unit) a year. "London Gateway was a compelling factor in our acquisition of P&O, as we had already identified the potential of these projects in the heart of one of Europe's largest consumer economies," said Mohammad Sharaf, DP World's chief executive officer.
Simon Moore, who was DP World's senior vice-president, has been named chief executive of London Gateway.
Up to 16,500 new jobs are expected to be created as a result of the industrial site's redevelopment plan.
DP World said it received a favourable response on Tuesday from the Department of Transport and the Department for Communities and Local Government confirming that the UK government "remains minded to approve the London Gateway projects."
"In the communication the government has restated the national need for the additional port capacity that would be provided by London Gateway and makes clear its desire to arrive at a final decision 'as swiftly as possible'," it said.
The next stage will be the final approval. It will be given when DP World submits, within 10 weeks, its formal response to certain clarifications sought by the government.
By Shakir Hussain
08/10/2006 Gulnews
Dubais DP World eyes investing in Greek ports report
http://www.forbes.com/business/feeds...fx2937565.html
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http://www.tradearabia.com/tanews/ne...cle108050.html
DP World plans $430m Peru investment
http://www.tradearabia.com/tanews/ne...cle108795.html
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