-
About Us
Related content
DP World in the UK
DP World is the only terminal operator to provide a choice of two deep water ports in the UK – DP World Southampton on the south coast and DP World London Gateway, on the River Thames estuary. Together we provide unrivalled, quick and easy access to the key consumer markets in the UK.
Read MoreThe Definitive Guide to London Gateway
This is your definitive guide to the UK’s most integrated logistics hub; a sustainable, strategically located, trade enabling centre of excellence on the River Thames. We accelerate growth through our market-leading container port and logistics hub.
Read More -
Port
Related content
About the Port
Learn more about the UK’s fastest growing deep-sea container terminal, located on the River Thames just 25 miles from central London.
Read MoreOpening Hours
Want to visit DP World London Gateway? Click here to view our port’s shipside and landside opening hours, including details on our bank holiday operational working hours.
Read More -
Logistics Park
Related content
About the Park
Learn more about our rapidly expanding port-centric logistics park at London Gateway.
Read MoreAvailability
See our current speculative and build-to-suit opportunities at London Gateway logistics park.
Read More -
Supply Chain
Related content
Port-centric warehousing
Find out more about our port-centric warehouse, located right next door to the UK’s newest deepwater port at London Gateway.
Learn moreRail access
Help reduce your CO2 emissions in line with Net Zero targets, with our highly efficient and reliable rail freight solutions in the UK.
Learn more -
Sustainability
Related content
Our World Our Future
We believe that working in a sustainable and responsible way is essential to us building a strong business for our customers, our people and our society. Our World, Our Future is our global programme to bring sustainability into every aspect of our work.
Read MoreCommunity Investment
We are committed to our employees and our community. We run a programme to support local initiatives and activities, raising the aspirations of local youth through education specifically in STEM and related subjects and raising awareness of logistics and the career opportunities it provides
Read More
- About Us nav
- Port nav
- Logistics Park nav
- Supply Chain nav
- Sustainability nav
DP WORLD OPENS NEW £3M STORAGE PARK FOR EMPTY CONTAINERS AT SOUTHAMPTON TO STRENGTHEN RESILIENCE FOR CUSTOMERS
Date: 04/10/2021
DP WORLD has opened an 11.5 acre new empty containers park at Southampton to increase storage capacity and maintain service levels for customers during the peak pre-Christmas season.

The new facility will be able to hold additional empty containers to meet customers’ requirements, a critical factor in keeping supply chains moving at a time when dwell times at terminals across the UK have increased.
Ernst Schulze, UK Chief Executive of DP World, said: “The new £3m empty park is part of DP World’s ongoing £40m investment this year at Britain’s second largest container terminal - designed to take it up to the next level as a smart logistics hub - which will provide customers with speed, security, reliability and flexibility. We now have 25 per cent more storage capacity at Southampton than before which will enable us to maintain productivity and service levels for the vital next few months and beyond.”
“Operating two ports at Southampton and London Gateway means that we offer unrivalled flexibility and choice to customers. Volumes can be switched quickly and easily between locations, giving customers more control over their supply chains and increasing security of supply for critical goods coming into the UK. No other logistics business can offer this level of flexibility and certainty.”
Southampton has already benefitted this year from the dredging and widening of berths to ensure continued accommodation of the world’s biggest ships and a £1.5m extension of a quay crane rail by 120 metres to ensure that the world’s biggest cranes can service the entire terminal. The total investment represents the next step by DP World, the leading global provider of smart logistics, in delivering integrated supply chain solutions for customers.
In the first half of 2021, a record volume of cargo was handled at DP World’s two UK ports, with Southampton seeing throughput between January and June of 995,000 TEU, the second best first half ever, contributing to a combined UK total of 1,883,000 TEU. Southampton and London Gateway have both been awarded freeport status as part of Solent Freeport and Thames Freeport respectively, further cementing the critical role of both logistics hubs in the UK’s international trade.