`` This will be a world class port that the UK will be proud of , a national asset , `` said London Gateway CEO , Simon Moore . London Gateway is a new deep water container port on the Thames Estuary near London . It will be able to handle up to 10 million tonnes of cargo per year and has been designed by Foster + Partners as part of their £1bn investment in the area. Many existing ports are being forced to adapt their facilities to cope with the ever increasing size of container ships .
London Gateway is a new deep water container port on the Thames Estuary near London . It will be able to handle up to 10 million tonnes of cargo per year and has been designed by Foster + Partners as part of their £1bn investment in the area. Many existing ports are being forced to adapt their facilities to cope with the ever increasing size of container ships .