Latest cranes arrive - but London Gateway stays tight-lipped over first line

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This week saw two more of the largest container cranes in the world delivered to London Gateway, the final two in a fleet of five that will be serving the port’s first ships when it opens in the final quarter of this year.

Although the deadline is fast approaching, chief executive Simon Moore remains confident that all the facility’s handling systems will be fully operational when it opens for business.

However, as is always the case when the opening of new port ...