Tilbury Commodities and Facilities

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Paper

Tilbury is the UK’s leading port for handling paper products and is the major entry port for the London print houses and publishers in the south-east.

  • Volumes of over 3 million tonnes per annum
  • Major customer storage and distribution facilities available
  • All major trade routes served: Europe including Scandinavia, Russia and Baltic States, North America and South America
  • Full range of products: newsprint, magazine print, reeled and baled pulp, KLB and palletised cut paper
  • Specialist handling equipment and highly skilled workforce
  • Latest paper handling technology with I.T. support including fully automated warehousing
  • All major modes of transport including Lo Lo, Ro Ro, side-port, containerised and rail

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Forest Products

Tilbury is a significant port for forest products with excellent links throughout the supply chain including Shipping Lines, Importers, Merchants and Distributors.

The Port can offer:

  • A wide range of trade area served: Baltic, South America, North America, Far Eastern and Africa
  • Over 25 acres of dedicated undercover storage: transit sheds and distribution facilities
  • A full range of commodities handled from sheet materials to specialist timber products, doors and mouldings
  • De-vanning facilities for containerised product
  • On-site Wood Treatment Plant for sheet materials and timber
  • Facilities to handle domestically produced products
  • Value added services available

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Containers

For cargo owners transporting containerised cargo between continental Europe and the UK, the port’s Short-Sea Container Terminal can offer them a dedicated service with fast throughput and ready access to major consumer markets in London and the south-east.

  • Major UK short-sea hub

  • Throughput of over 300,000 TEU per annum

  • Daily sailings between Tilbury and Rotterdam, Bilbao, Duisburg and Baltic Ports

  • Bespoke logistics packages available combining expertise in warehouse and distribution services
Tilbury is also a 33% shareholder in Tilbury Container Services Limited (www.tcsonline.co.uk), the port’s deep-sea container facility situated on the riverside. A second deep-sea vessel facility is located inside the dock at 40 Berth which also caters for Ro-Ro and general cargo.

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General Cargo and Ro-Ro

The Port is able to offer a selection of diverse cargo handling facilities for all types of general cargo and it has a reputation for being the principal port of choice for general cargo handling in London and the South-east.

  • Types of service: Car carriers, ferries, combi-ships, heavy lifts

  • Dedicated Vehicle Handling Centre for secure car storage

  • Daily ferry services to Europe

  • Facilities for second hand vehicles: wheeled, tracked and agricultural plant
  • Specialists in all general cargoes ranging from pallets and bags to project and heavy lifts
  • Maximum lifts up to 100 Tonnes (with POTLL equipment) with scope for up to 300 Tonnes utilising specialist equipment
  • Deep Sea, Ro Ro and Riverside berths available

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Grain and Animal Feed

The Port's Grain Terminal facility handles between 1.3 and 1.4 million tonnes per year, making it one of the biggest in the UK.

The Port of Tilbury is ideally positioned for the grain trade. Products can be loaded for export to destinations worldwide, while imports are discharged in the heart of South East England, with its huge consumer market and excellent road links for distribution to local and regional flour mills.

  • Fully computerised operation with full traceability for all products
  • High speed loading for coasters and panamax vessels with loading spout and trimming equipment
  • Draft 12.5 metres on outer berth will accommodate largest panamax vessels for loading / unloading
  • High speed unloading via two marine bucket unloaders
  • Specialists in handling sensitive grain cargoes
  • AIB approved for high standards of hygiene
  • TASCC Approved for handling of combinable crops
  • Approved by the Organic Food Federation for handling organic products
  • High speed tipping facilities for road vehicles
  • BS EN ISO 9001 : 2000 certified
  • Superb location in South-east England with excellent road links
  • 120,000 m/t of storage with over 200 separate silos for product segregation
  • Blending facilities available

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Bulk Products

The handling of dry bulks has become a significant business in its own right, which has dedicated handling and storage facilities. One of the most important products is animal feed, which is imported and stored for use by farmers in the UK.

The port has a purpose built bulks warehouse, capable of storing up to 60,000 tonnes of animal feed and other compatible agribulks.

  • 2 berths for bulk handling operations
  • 78,000 m/t of flat storage
  • Discharge using two state of the art harbour mobile cranes
  • Panamax berth max 10.5 metre
  • Direct to road from barge/vessel facility
  • Efficient turnaround of road vehicles with large capacity plant
  • Flexible operation in types of bulk product handled
  • BS EN ISO 9001 : 2000 certified

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The London Cruise Terminal

Tilbury’s London Cruise Terminal offers customers regular sailings to mainland Europe and Baltic region in the cruise season with two major cruise companies.

  • Closest deepwater cruise terminal to London

  • Unique 256 metres long floating landing stage

  • No depth, beam or air draft restrictions

  • Two powered covered passenger walkways giving easy access to vessels at all times

  • Ancillary services available

  • Large memorial hall and lounge available for conferences and private functions

  • Excellent car parking facilities

  • Full ISPS security for passenger cruise liners

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