London Thamesport

1 LondonThamesportThe UK s Only Automated PortLondon Thamesport , owned and operated by HutchisonPorts (UK) Limited ( HPUK ), is situated in the South East of England, approximately 35 miles East of Central the only automated container port in the UK, LondonThamesport and its workforce of skilled and dedicatedprofessionals is proud of the highly efficient service levelsprovided to all port the size of vessels serving the UK continues to increase,HPUK will continue to develop London Thamesport , thusallowing its customers to more efficiently make use of theavailable capacity at the Thamesport is equipped with a650-metre quay and seven quay cranes,across two berths, dredged to 15 metresalongside.

2 The redevelopment work nowunderway at the Port will allow LondonThamesport to continue to provide vesseloperators with the required deep waterand flexibility necessary to be able to berthlarger vessels without delay. ContainersAmple storage areas are available atLondon Thamesport for shipping linesplying their trade in the UK. The nineautomated laden container-stacking areasand additional laden container parks offerlines and their customers a safe andsecure storage facility, whilst large emptycontainer storage parks are also Thamesport has a repair andmaintenance depot operated by MaritimeContainer Services (MCS), a division ofLondon Thamesport , providing shippinglines with the opportunity to carry out on-site inspections and effect repairs toany containers that become damaged in transit.

3 Temperature Controlled CargoMCS are tasked with the preparatory workinvolved for the loading of temperature-controlled containers and the monitoring ofthose import containers that are landed atLondon Thamesport and stored in therefrigerated container storage Thamesport has enhanced itsmodern Border Inspection Post ( BIP ) a facility designed to allow a speedyinspection service for those statutoryorganisations empowered to examinecontainers holding foodstuffs that enter theUK through the Port. As a result ofsignificant investment, the facilities atLondon Thamesport comfortably exceedthe current EU guidelines for a BIP. Whether a cargo is ambient ortemperature-controlled, the facilitiesavailable allow cargo to pass through thePort with the minimum of disruption to thesupply chain.

4 Typically, containers passthrough the inspection process at LondonThamesport within 24 hours of are again able to prepare containersso that they are ready and suitable for thehandling of foodstuffs (to a clean, dry andodour-free standard).TrucksThe main motorway network (A2/M25) liesapproximately 25 minutes from the Portgate. Traffic control on the main accessroad allows steady progress for hauliersjourneying to the Port for the collection ofimport containers, or, when deliveringexports to the hauliers using the main routes to or from London Thamesport are now ableto benefit from significant infrastructureupgrades. A modern dual carriageway isavailable to drivers for much of the journeyto and from the Thamesport has a highly efficient,dedicated rail terminal, handling a numberof daily intermodal rail services connectingthe Port to the industrial North, North-Westand Midlands of the UK.

5 The three train-operating companies involved at LondonThamesport provide opportunities for allPort users to transport containers to andfrom the Port on frequent and reliable rail rail services operating out of LondonThamesport link the Port to Birmingham,Tamworth, Daventry, Manchester,Doncaster, Leeds and Glasgow. The three train-operating companiesworking at London Thamesport are EWSN etwork, Fastline Freight Limited andFreightliner Thamesport is committed topromoting the use of sustainable modes of transport for freight, and, as part of thecontinued development of the Port, hasplans to improve its rail facilities still late 2008, the Port intends to create anadditional working area between the rail-mounted gantry cranes, which willallow efficient working of trains with a 24-wagon length.

6 NLiberty House WarehouseMedwayPowerStationDrivers ReceptionContainerFreightStationEmptyCon tainerStorageRail Mounted CranesAutomated Container StacksEmpty Container Storage (South)Bonded WarehousesShed 2 Shed 3 Shed 4 Shed 5 WorkshopBerth Box Dredged to milesto A2/M2to Londonto GrainA228A228 MCSD epotRail TerminalShip Working Container MagazinesReefer GantryTransfer AreaContainer StorageFumigationand VentingLadenStorageRTGsX-Ray InspectionBorderInspectionPostEngineerin gWorkshopMain OfficeVisitor ReceptionMain Car ParkTruck WaitingLadenStorageRTGsDevelopment SiteMain EntranceRailway HouseTruck WaitingSilosRIVER MEDWAYGate 1 Gate 23rd BridgePlan of the Port Port-centric Logistics London Thamesport s entire port operationsare geared towards ensuring that thewhole cargo-handling experience is assmooth, swift and efficient as possible.

7 Port-centric services at London Thamesport include: Clearance and Freight Forwarding services End-to-end supply chain management Origin consolidation and warehousing services Global sea freight management service Inland delivery by road and rail Fully-bonded warehousing/product reworking/cross-docking/delivery State-of-the-art IT systems Modern HM Revenue and Customs inspection facilities Transhipment DevanningInformation TechnologyLondon Thamesport remains at theforefront of the port industry with itsapplication of information Port s computerised Customsclearance system, Destin8 , has beendeveloped in close co-operation with thePort s customers and HM Revenue andCustoms. The system is regularlyupgraded and enhanced to meet theneeds of increasing global trade is used for import and exportcontainers, transhipment of containers and Dangerous Goods Thamesport will continue to invest in IT over the coming years in order to maintain its pre-eminent position in the Thamesport s website at updated with interesting newsand developments.

8 Other importantinformation is also available online,including, a directory of haulagecompanies serving the Port, commercialand operational documents and updatesand the Port Thamesport Isle of Grain, Rochester, Kent, ME3 0EP, United KingdomTel: +44 (0)1634 271511 Fax: +44 (0)1634