V isible from miles around against the flat expanse of the Thames Estuary, on the north bank of the river close to Thurrock, the monumental lifting cranes of the DP World London Gateway rise 138 metres. The tallest quay cranes in the world are needed to load and unload some of the world’s largest deep-hulled container ships, which can stretch 400 metres long, 60 metres wide and rise up to five storeys high.
Each of these mega-ships can transport over 18,000 shipping containers in one trip. They are carefully guided up the busy waterway of the River Thames by the Port of London Authority to unload their cargo, which includes foodstuffs, medicines, and manufactured goods such as electronics and clothing, at London Gateway, which has been developed largely by investment from Dubai.
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