WELCOME TO
Thames Freeport is a revolutionary venture that represents London’s most significant opportunity in a generation. It is a unique and transformative initiative that aims to stimulate trade, foster innovation, support energy transition, and improve people’s lives in London and the surrounding boroughs to the east.
Thames Freeport is closer to Europe’s largest and most economically important consumer market than any other enterprise zone. With 18 million people on its doorstep, it is the perfect place to grow your business.
Thames Freeport is committed to decarbonisation and the circular economy. With its intermodal capabilities across river, rail and road, it is the cleaner choice for logistics, manufacturing and investment in innovation.
A world-class industrial cluster is taking shape on the banks of the River Thames. Thames Freeport is a beacon for clean energy technologies, added-value manufacturing, and advanced logistics, with unrivalled global connectivity to over 130 ports in over 65 countries.
Benefits
With a range of financial incentives, Thames Freeport is one of the most attractive destinations for businesses.
Work with us
It’s the power of our ports plus our land, location and local partnerships that makes Thames Freeport unique.
Our impact
A unique opportunity to help reduce the carbon footprint of logistics in London and the boroughs to its east.
OUR PARTNERS
DP World London Gateway is the UK’s largest and most integrated logistics facility, with a container port handling over 2 million units per year, a rail terminal with over 60 weekly services and a 9.25 million square foot, well connected, logistics park.
The Port of Tilbury is the largest of the Thames ports. Tilbury handles 16m tonnes of cargo per annum across 31 independent working terminals including the UK’s largest grain terminal and paper hub.
Home to Ford Dagenham, the largest manufacturing site in London, this unique location gives access to regional manufacturing clusters, proximity to suppliers, and brings key production closer to the end market.
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Easy access to Europe’s largest consumer market connecting over 130 ports in over 65 international markets
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Thames Freeport offers 1,700 acres (689 Hectares) of development land in close proximity to the largest consumer market in Europe.
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Thames Freeport will provide around 21,000+ new jobs, with significant investment in training and skills.
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London is the largest port in the UK, handling over 52 million tonnes of cargo each year.
UNRIVALLED CONNECTIVITY
With 18 million people on its doorstep, Thames Freeport is closer than any other enterprise zone to Europe’s largest and most economically important consumer market. With unrivalled global connectivity to over 130 ports in over 65 countries, Thames Freeport is the perfect place to grow your business.
LEADING THE WAY
TO NET-ZERO
Environmental responsibility is at the core of Thames Freeport’s objectives, and we are determined to play a leading role in the journey to net-zero emissions. By leveraging river and rail networks and facilitating greater operational efficiency, Thames Freeport actively supports its partners reduce their emissions.