Tilbury2 Port Expansion
Tilbury, Essex, UK · 2018–2020 · £250m (Forth Ports investment)
The judgement call
Account-gated at launchStrategic decision to create the UK's largest unaccompanied Ro-Ro terminal to enhance freight efficiency and reduce road congestion. - Integration of a dedicated construction materials terminal to streamline supply chains for major infrastructure projects. - Successful delivery of a nationally significant infrastructure project within a tight timeframe.
Key engineering challenges
Rapid expansion of port capacity to meet national trade demands, including post-Brexit requirements. - Construction on brownfield land, requiring significant remediation and integration with existing infrastructure. - Development of a large-scale Ro-Ro terminal and a dedicated construction materials terminal simultaneously. - Extensive dredging and jetty extension works in a busy tidal river environment.
Project facts
- Client / owner
- Forth Ports Group
- Lead contractor
- Graham Construction (main contractor), Tarmac (construction materials terminal)
- Lead designers
- Doran Consulting (Marine Works)
- Project type
- new build
- Scale
- 50-hectare development; 100,000 metric tonnes aggregates capacity; vessels up to 250m length
- Disciplines
- Civil; Structural; Marine; Geotechnical; Logistics
- Standards & frameworks
- UK port development regulations, environmental impact assessments, relevant British Standards.
Sources: Graham Construction: Tilbury2 Port Expansion, London (https://www.graham.co.uk/projects/tilbury2-port-expansion-london/) - National Infrastructure Project: Tilbury2 - Project information (https://national-infrastructure-consenting.planninginspectorate.gov.uk/projects/TR030003) - Doran Consulting: Opening of the UK's Largest Freight Ferry Terminal, Tilbury 2 (https://www.doran.co.uk/opening-of-the-uks-largest-freight-ferry-terminal-tilbury-2) - Tarmac: Tilbury2 (https://www.tarmac.com/tilbury2/) - Currie & Brown: Tilbury2: Expanding UK port capacity under pressure (https://www.curriebrown.com/projects/tilbury2-expanding-uk-port-capacity-under-pressure/)