First ship for London Gateway - The National

London Gateway is to open in the fourth quarter of next year and is designed to handle the world's largest container ships. Stephen Lock for The National

A first ship has berthed in the deep-water quay of London Gateway, the container port being developed by DP World on the Thames Estuary in the United Kingdom.

The Wieniawski, a cargo vessel that began its journey in China several weeks ago, was carrying four new automatic stacking cranes for the port's container handling area.

The 170-metre-long ship was safely guided from the piloting station in the Prince's Channel to London Gateway on Friday by a Port of London Authority pilot.

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