Construction work to expand London Gateway and establish the facility as the UK’s largest container port will begin in May after DP World was given approval for the £1bn project.
The global logistics giant said it would take just four years to complete the expansion, adding two further 400m-long all-electric berths and a second rail terminal in a major infrastructure project that boosts the UK’s trading capability.
The expanded container port, part of the Thames Freeport,...