Post by Administrator on Jan 12, 2014 0:13:10 GMT
Largest ship to ever enter the Thames docks at London's newest port (and it's so big it can carry as many as 8,500 lorries)
The 8,500-container Gudrun Maersk arrived last week at the London Gateway port, which opened in November
It was originally bound for Felixstowe, Suffolk, but made a detour to avoid the effects of high winds and rains
The ship could enter because 27million cubic metres of material from the Thames riverbed has been dredged
Operators say the new London Gateway port will protect UK industry, as ships would otherwise dock in Europe
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The 8,500-container Gudrun Maersk arrived last week at the London Gateway port, which opened in November
It was originally bound for Felixstowe, Suffolk, but made a detour to avoid the effects of high winds and rains
The ship could enter because 27million cubic metres of material from the Thames riverbed has been dredged
Operators say the new London Gateway port will protect UK industry, as ships would otherwise dock in Europe
LINK