London Gateway 'super-port' welcomes first vessel
Discussion
They had a ship in a few weeks back.
It had a problem of some kind, and diverted and was offloaded at gateway!
Certainly going to get alot busier on the roads over the next few years as it gets up and running!
I'm sure the authorities will do nothing to accommodate this influx, by providing no extra parking areas, trucks stops etc, in an area that is already lacking facilities.
It had a problem of some kind, and diverted and was offloaded at gateway!
Certainly going to get alot busier on the roads over the next few years as it gets up and running!
I'm sure the authorities will do nothing to accommodate this influx, by providing no extra parking areas, trucks stops etc, in an area that is already lacking facilities.
robinessex said:
I previously calculated that 1 lorry will leave the port every 4 seconds !!! We have us a convoy !!!!!
Does that include the thousand of containers that will get off one boat and get on another?But how you get 1 every 4 seconds when it takes more then 30 seconds to actually get a container off a boat i haven't a fecking clue
And i used to work on container ships
McWigglebum4th said:
Does that include the thousand of containers that will get off one boat and get on another?
But how you get 1 every 4 seconds when it takes more then 30 seconds to actually get a container off a boat i haven't a fecking clue
And i used to work on container ships
More than one crane per ship, more than one ship in port at the same time?But how you get 1 every 4 seconds when it takes more then 30 seconds to actually get a container off a boat i haven't a fecking clue
And i used to work on container ships
My attempt. Others welcome.
How much lorry traffic is this going to generate on the A13, M25 & Dartford crossing? 3.5 million containers per year ! No idea on the split between road and train shipping, but assume 75% go by lorry, 5 days a week, 12 hrs per day. That's 14,000 lorries per day, 15 lorries every minute. One evry 4 seconds. Most of which will have to negociate the A13/M25 junction, a roundabout controlled by traffic lights! Throw that lot into the present conjestion, and chaos ensues.
How much lorry traffic is this going to generate on the A13, M25 & Dartford crossing? 3.5 million containers per year ! No idea on the split between road and train shipping, but assume 75% go by lorry, 5 days a week, 12 hrs per day. That's 14,000 lorries per day, 15 lorries every minute. One evry 4 seconds. Most of which will have to negociate the A13/M25 junction, a roundabout controlled by traffic lights! Throw that lot into the present conjestion, and chaos ensues.
robinessex said:
My attempt. Others welcome.
How much lorry traffic is this going to generate on the A13, M25 & Dartford crossing? 3.5 million containers per year ! No idea on the split between road and train shipping, but assume 75% go by lorry, 5 days a week, 12 hrs per day. That's 14,000 lorries per day, 15 lorries every minute. One evry 4 seconds. Most of which will have to negociate the A13/M25 junction, a roundabout controlled by traffic lights! Throw that lot into the present conjestion, and chaos ensues.
My assumption is that the majority would leave/arrive by train, but as I don't even know whether there is a rail terminal there, let alone its capacity, I am but guessing.How much lorry traffic is this going to generate on the A13, M25 & Dartford crossing? 3.5 million containers per year ! No idea on the split between road and train shipping, but assume 75% go by lorry, 5 days a week, 12 hrs per day. That's 14,000 lorries per day, 15 lorries every minute. One evry 4 seconds. Most of which will have to negociate the A13/M25 junction, a roundabout controlled by traffic lights! Throw that lot into the present conjestion, and chaos ensues.
robinessex said:
My attempt. Others welcome.
How much lorry traffic is this going to generate on the A13, M25 & Dartford crossing? 3.5 million containers per year ! No idea on the split between road and train shipping, but assume 75% go by lorry, 5 days a week, 12 hrs per day. That's 14,000 lorries per day, 15 lorries every minute. One evry 4 seconds. Most of which will have to negociate the A13/M25 junction, a roundabout controlled by traffic lights! Throw that lot into the present conjestion, and chaos ensues.
At least they've upgraded the traffic lights:How much lorry traffic is this going to generate on the A13, M25 & Dartford crossing? 3.5 million containers per year ! No idea on the split between road and train shipping, but assume 75% go by lorry, 5 days a week, 12 hrs per day. That's 14,000 lorries per day, 15 lorries every minute. One evry 4 seconds. Most of which will have to negociate the A13/M25 junction, a roundabout controlled by traffic lights! Throw that lot into the present conjestion, and chaos ensues.
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robinessex said:
My attempt. Others welcome.
How much lorry traffic is this going to generate on the A13, M25 & Dartford crossing? 3.5 million containers per year ! No idea on the split between road and train shipping, but assume 75% go by lorry, 5 days a week, 12 hrs per day. That's 14,000 lorries per day, 15 lorries every minute. One evry 4 seconds. Most of which will have to negociate the A13/M25 junction, a roundabout controlled by traffic lights! Throw that lot into the present conjestion, and chaos ensues.
How much lorry traffic is this going to generate on the A13, M25 & Dartford crossing? 3.5 million containers per year ! No idea on the split between road and train shipping, but assume 75% go by lorry, 5 days a week, 12 hrs per day. That's 14,000 lorries per day, 15 lorries every minute. One evry 4 seconds. Most of which will have to negociate the A13/M25 junction, a roundabout controlled by traffic lights! Throw that lot into the present conjestion, and chaos ensues.
I have been avoiding the whole Kent/Dartford/Essex border area of the M25 for two years now. Looks like that is about to change into a lifetime of avoidance!!
heebeegeetee said:
robinessex said:
So, watch out for the A13 and M25, especially at the Dartford crossing, to become chocked with lorries.
Is the UK suddenly going to start buying a lot more stuff?robinessex said:
Probably. We don't make things, except cars, as much as we used to, so we import chap rubbish. Hence UK balance of payments deficite. And Germany (remember them, they lost WW2 ) have a surplus.
Where is the UK public's extra spending power going to come from though?What I'm getting at is, is more stuff going to come in or is this new port the kiss of death to older, existing ports. (Tilbury, Isle of Grain, etc).
The number of lorries on the road has remained largely unchanged since 1951, why would it suddenly increase now?
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