News / Record first half for London Gateway as carriers avoid congested ports

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Carriers seeking to avoid congestion across North European ports helped spur the UK’s London Gateway to a record performance, as it handled more than 1m teu in the first half of the year.

Surpassing the million teu mark for the first time, Gateway reported a 10% increase in volumes as it bettered its previous half-year performance to continue a pattern of surging growth – having recorded a 15% upturn for full-year 2021 after 23% growth in H1 21.

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