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