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Authority/Operator
London Thamesport Ltd
Ownership
Hutchinson Ports
Contact
Isle of Grain,
Near Rochester
Kent ME3 0EP
Tel: 01634 271511
Email: [email protected]
Pilotage
Compulsory for all vessels
Approx annual tonnage
4,000,000
Principal traffic
Containers;
Dry bulks;
Hazardous cargoes
Access/Accommodation
River/Tidal Berths
Max depth: 15m at low water
Max size of vessel accepted:
Beam: no limit; LOA: 350m; draft: 13m
DWT: 120,000
No of berths: 2
Berths total length: 655m
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Location
Lat: 51⁰ 26’ N; Long: 0⁰ 42’ E
On Medway River two miles from Thames River at Sheerness.
Port contacts
Director: Mark Taylor
Email: [email protected]
Commercial Director: Alan Murray
Chief Engineer: Chris Hall
Normal hours: 24 hrs – 364 days
Storage
Open: 320,000 sq m
Covered: 18,500 sq m
Container Yard
Stacking capacity 26,000 TEU
Empty Storage – 11,000 TEU
Reefer
435 – operational points
Transport connections
Roads: A2 dual carriageway A289/A228 – dual and single carriageway
Rail connected – Freightliner Terminal
Nearest passenger rail: Strood & Rochester
Nearest int’l airport: London Gatwick 83km London City 45km
Commercial cargo handling facilities
Stevedoring provided by private operators.
Cranes
Container: 5 over 40T 2 x Container – Post Panamax (with multi lift capability)
8 x Fantuzzi machines – 40 Tonnes SWL
Other ro/ro capabilities: Quarter ramp
Rail Terminal Gantry Cranes
2 x RMG cranes – with 30 Tonned SWL + 3 Reach Stacker
3 x 450 metre tracks + 2 storage sidings
Other handling equipment
Forklifts: 30 max 48T
Tugmasters: 30
19 storage area automated cranes
Facilities & services
Towage; Bunkering
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