Roadways reducing road miles via London Gateway
Roadways Container Logistics, a transportation, container storage and handling company, says London Gateway will reduce road miles for thousands of shippers when Britain’s new port opens in Q4 2013, saving fuel and emissions for importers and exporters throughout the UK.
Announcing services to Britain’s new port, which is located on the north bank of the Thames in Thurrock, Essex, Nick Matthews, managing director of Roadways Container Logistics, said the future of logistics and shipping in the UK was at London Gateway.
“The supply chain only needs to look at a map on the internet to see the location benefits that London Gateway offers shippers who are moving boxes to and from deep-sea ports,” Matthews said.
“Britain’s new gateway port is closer to Birmingham, Daventry and Manchester than other ports in the UK that can handle the world’s largest ships, so this can only be a good thing for supply chain managers who are looking to reduce road miles and improve their carbon impact.”
Roadways Container Logistics will also provide rail terminals to train operators serving London Gateway Port and the Logistics Park, which offers over nine million square feet of distribution and warehousing space.
Roadways Container Logistics is one of the UK's leading multimodal transport and container handling specialists. The company currently operates a range of port operation, storage, and road and rail haulage services across the UK.
Key to its partnership with London Gateway are Roadway Container Logistics’ two rail terminals; the Birmingham Intermodal Freight terminal (BIFT) and the Manchester Container Terminal.
Charles Meaby, commercial director for DP World London Gateway, said the location advantage of London Gateway was “well understood” in the transport industry.
“Being able to ship closer to Birmingham, Manchester and London means less cost for supply chains, less truck miles and fewer emissions.
Meaby said shipping consultancy Drewry had indicated that shippers would be able to reduce round-trip transport costs by £59 pounds per container (US$94) to the Midlands and the North-West by choosing London Gateway, which is where some 30 percent of UK deep-sea volumes are destined.
Drewry also indicates that for the London and the South-East, which is also over 30 percent of the UK deep-sea market, savings of up to $310 per container can be made from choosing to ship to London Gateway.
“This is exactly what we mean by ship closer, save money,” Meaby said.