Making the UK More Competitive

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London Gateway Making the UK more competitive

I am delighted by UAE investment in iconic projects and businesses such as the London Gateway, set to be oneo Europes largest port and logistics complexes. Rt Hon David Cameron, Prime Minister, July 2010


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London Gateway The vision

Summary of key bene ts

Representing 1.5bn o Foreign Direct Investment

(FDI), DP Worlds London Gateway will be the UKs

rst 21st century deep-sea container port and

Europes largest logistics park.

London Gateway is situated 25 miles east o central

London. The project will deliver a vital piece o

national in rastructure which will enhance the UKs

ability to compete globally.

Internationally, London Gateway will substantially

strengthen the UKs ports and logistics o er. It will

provide much needed capacity or the new

generation o Ultra Large Container Ships that serve

the Asia to Europe deep-sea trade routes,

at world-class levels o productivity.

Through its excellent location, London Gateway will

reduce the need or reight transport and take a lead

role in cutting carbon emissions rom the UK logistics

chain.

London Gateway is the single largest job creation

project in the UK today and will deliver 36,000

direct and indirect jobs. The UK will bene t through

signi cant employment and economic growth.

This document provides an overview o the bene ts

this project will bring and we hope you nd it

bene cial and interesting.

Simon Moore

Chie Executive

London Gateway, DP World

INVESTMENT: Represents in excess o 1.5bn o

Foreign Direct Investment.

CATALYST: An economic catalyst or urther Foreign

Direct Investment.

EMPLOYMENT: Will provide major new

employment and skills growth in an area identi ed by

Government as a priority or regeneration. The total o

direct and indirect jobs that will be created by LondonGateway is independently estimated at 36,000.

INFRASTRUCTURE: Provides the UK with much

needed deep sea container port capacity closer to

the key areas o consumption within the UK, thus

reducing national road use. London Gateway will also

provide rail-connected logistics, urther reducing the

need or road travel.

The port and logistics park will set new standards in

productivity and e ciency.

ENVIRONMENT: London Gateways award-winning

environmental strategy underlines our commitment

to develop and deliver the project in a responsible

manner. London Gateway won the Lloyds List Global

Environmental Award 2010.

CARBON REDUCTION:London Gateway will help

the UK to reduce greenhouse gases whilst creating

economic growth.

London Gateway will take 2,000 heavy goods

vehicles per day o the UKs road network, the

equivalent o 148,000 tonnes o CO 2 annually.


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DP World Delivering world-class infrastructure to the UK

Vital infrastructure for the UKs economy

The UK economy depends on the ree fow o goods

into and out o our island nation. Throughout history,shipping has played a crucial role in the national

supply chain. The UK is also a global shipping hub

a vital transit stage in the movement o goods around

the world.

Globalisation and the rise o emerging economies

are driving considerable increases in container reight

movements. Since containerisation started in the

1950s, ships have substantially increased in size.

Our national port capabilities have ailed to keep pace with events and provide su cient uture capacity o

the right type in the best location.

The UK needs more port capacity

The UK needs extra port capacity to remain

competitive and to uture-proo its status as a

world trade hub.

The UKs ability to berth the latest generation of

Ultra Large Container Ships (ULCS) is limited anddoes not meet long-term demand projections.

Length 135m

Draft


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London Gateway Making the UK more ef cient

Today, the majority o shipping containers enter the

UK through ports located in the South East. The

containers are then sent to distribution centres where

they are unpacked and the goods are sorted be ore

being transported to shops.

Distribution centres are o ten located over 100 miles

away rom the ports in the South East, which means

every day many thousands o lorry miles are needed

to transport containers across the country. This

logistics model is ine cient and we can reduce a

great deal o transportation currently taking place in

the UK by building distribution centres next to the port

at London Gateway. Savings in lorry miles, nancial

costs and carbon emissions will be signi cant,

making the UK more e cient, more competitive and

less congested.

The location or London Gateway is excellent. It not

only provides opportunities or major retailers to build

their distribution centres next to the port o entry, it

is also uniquely situated in the heart o the biggest

consumer market in Europe. When goods leave the

distribution centres at London Gateway, they will have

less distance to travel than existing deep-sea ports in

order to reach the consumer.

63% o imports into the UK arrive intoSouth East ports, an area with only 10%

o the UK warehousing capacity.

MDS Transmodal


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The economic bene ts

Importantly, much of the employment created at London Gateway will be new net jobs and will not be

displacement o existing jobs. This is excellent news or UK uture growth.

Government thinking supports and endorses the case for London Gateway as it embodies major investment in

an area identi ed as a regeneration priority and it entails carbon emission reductions.

Beyond the initial 1.5bn FDI, London Gateway will act as a catalyst for substantial further investment by

enhancing the competitiveness o the UKs economy.

Employment

At a challenging time or the

UK employment market,

London Gateway provides a

positive beacon. Substantiallong-term employment will be

created by the development

and operation o the port and

logistics park.

In addition, with

complementary policy

and in rastructure support,

London Gateway has

urther potential to beleveraged as a catalyst or

wider regeneration and

employment opportunities.

it is estimated that a total

of around 36,100 permanent

jobs (including direct, indirect

and induced impacts) will

be supported once the Port

and Logistics Park are fully operational and every year

thereafter.

Source: Ox ord Economics


Employment created by London GatewayOperational phase

Port

Number

of jobs

Logistics parkTotal operational

Key: Direct Indirect Induced

London Gateway is going to deliver massive economic benefts or the long term and is an excellent use o theormer oil refnery site; it will provide many thousandso jobs or local people in Thurrock and I welcome DP Worlds investment. This underlines Thurrocks role as a major logistics hub or the UK. Jackie Doyle-Price, Member of Parliament for Thurrock,

September 2010


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The economic bene ts

Skills

The days when employment in ports was dominated

by manual labour have long gone. London Gateway

will require the application o skills and technology to

create solutions or the global logistics industry.

The skills required will include high-end IT and

management roles together with a broad mix o

pro essional nancial capability as well as highly-

trained operatives using world-leading port and

logistics park technology.

Contribution to GDPWhen complete, London

Gateway will contribute

3.2bn to UK GDP annually.



London Gateways contribution to UK GDPOperational phase

Port

million

Logistics park

Total operational

Key: Direct Indirect Induced

Im delighted to see construction o the port take place and see frst hand the real economic benefts being delivered to South Essex. I hope to ensure that the local

community makes the most o the opportunities this development presents.

Stephen Metcalfe, Member of Parliament for South Basildon and East Thurrock, September 2010


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We are one o the worlds largest marine terminal

operators with 30,000 sta , 50 terminals and a urther

11 under development. Our operations span six

continents and 31 countries.

Our Jebel Ali terminal is the sixth largest port in the

world and is immediately surrounded by over 6,000

businesses. The management o this port and

logistics park combination has allowed DP World to

become global leaders in its eld.

We will bring all of our experience to bear at

London Gateway.

DP World A global service


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This innovative development is changing the landscape along theThames in many ways, bringing world-class trading acilities, new jobs and training opportunities. Bob Neill MP, Minister for the Thames Gateway, September 2010

London Gateway under construction

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