Berths
Over 3 kilometres of quay.
Depth of Water
From 10.8 metres to 11.6 metres.
Cargo Accommodation
Over 53 hectares (131 acres) of storage space, of which 23 hectares (58 acres) are undercover.
Specialisation
A wide variety of forest products, break bulk, project, heavy lift, vehicles & rolling cargoes, containers & other unitised traffic is handled at the berths.
All types of vessel can be accommodated from small gearless coasters to specialised bulk carriers and large Ro-Ro vessels.
Equipment
Full range of plant and equipment needed to satisfy the specialised requirements and handling techniques of each product.
Normal Hours of Working
06.00 - 22.00 Monday to Friday.
Overtime working in accordance with customers' requirements.
ISO 9002 accredited.
The Port of Tilbury's cargo handling activities are divided into five operational areas - SSCT / Containers, Conventional, Grain/Bulks, Finnish Terminal and Enterprise Distribution Centre- all equipped with modern facilities to handle the full range of cargo types.
Access
Dual carriageway A1089 connection to A13 trunk road, M25 London Orbital Motorway and Dartford River Crossing, M11 to the North.
Rail access via Port's own Riverside Terminal or Freightliner's domestic terminal.
Tilbury Town railway station is situated adjacent to the Port offering regular passenger services to Central London.
Entrance By Water:
Entrance lock 304.8 metres long and 33.5 metres wide with a depth of water on outer sill of 7.3 metres below Chart Datum.
The largest vessels usually acceptable are 262.1 metres in length, beam up to 32.3 metres and draught of 11.4 metres. Open 24 hours a day, every day, unless advertised otherwise (Notice to Mariners).
Note: The depth of water shown against each entry is the authorised depth, and users will need to confirm the ruling depth with the operator.
Entrance By Road:
Gate No.1, open 24 hours a day, including weekends and public holidays.
Maximum width without headroom restriction is 5.8 metres.
Freeport Status:
Tilbury's Freeport status encompasses the entire 325 hectares (800 acres) of the Port of Tilbury complex.
This allows owners of cargo to defer and, in certain circumstances, avoid payment of import duties, VAT and EU levies. For information on what Tilbury's Freeport can offer contact:
Neil Davis
Port of Tilbury London Ltd.
Leslie Ford House
Tilbury Freeport
Tilbury
Essex RM18 7EH
Tel: (01375) 852302
Fax: (01375) 852299
E-mail: neil.davis@potll.com
Requests for brochures or general enquiries about the Port of Tilbury should be addressed to:
Mrs Caroline Gerrard
Port of Tilbury London Ltd.
Leslie Ford House
Tilbury Freeport
Tilbury
Essex RM18 7EH
Tel: (01375) 852454
Fax: (01375) 855106
E-mail: caroline.gerrard@potll.com
HM Revenue & Customs
There are resident HM Revenue & Customs officers and staff. Customs approval varies from berth to berth, but all have full approval for the commodities and services that they handle.
Full examination facilities are available. |
