According to Professor Kevin Cullinane of Napier University 's Transport Research Institute , the largest ports will be forced to react purely because of the market influence of large firms such as Maersk . ` Thames Gateway is a new deep water container port on the Thames estuary near London . The giant port will be able to cater for the world 's largest ships . Many existing ports are being forced to adapt their facilities to cope with the ever increasing size of container ships .
Thames Gateway is a new deep water container port on the Thames estuary near London . The giant port will be able to cater for the world 's largest ships . Many existing ports are being forced to adapt their facilities to cope with the ever increasing size of container ships .