New dry discharge system opens on the Thames

摘要

A NEW £3.8 million dry discharge system at CEMEX's Northfleet Wharf, in Kent, was officially opened last month. CEMEX partnered with the Port of London Authority (PLA) on the investment, which will ensure a more sustainable and flexible operation. As a result of the investment, CEMEX's marine dredgers, which bring sand and gravel into Northfleet from licensed offshore locations in the North Sea and the English Channel, will be able to arrive fully laden for the first time, increasing the capacity of the site by approximately 350,000 tonnes per year to between 800,000 and 850,000 tonnes. This will allow CEMEX to provide more material to their on-site building products plant, reducing the need for aggregates to be transported in from other locations. It will also deliver considerable sustainability benefits, as every dredger load will reduce the need for 250 lorries on the region's busy roads.