Extract from an article in Maritime Journal
15 October 2010
Spectacular progress at London Gateway
by Jack Gaston
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Just a few days before the Ministerial visit, DP World’s London Gateway was awarded the prestigious Environmental Protection prize in the Lloyd’s List Global Awards ceremony in London. The award was received by CEO Simon Moore, who said that the award was recognition of the outstanding hard work that has been put into the environmental management programme at London Gateway.
The London Gateway development is in an area designated as being of international environmental importance. As a result, DP World’s work is underpinned by its Site Environmental Policy, that focuses on preserving the marine environment and protection against impacts from construction of the new port, in addition to managing and protecting all terrestrial wildlife on the massive site.
A highly precautionary approach to the dredging process has been adopted, using what is believed to be the most sophisticated environmental programme of its type in the world to constantly manage and mitigate the potential impacts of dredging 29 million cubic/m of material from the Thames Estuary and North Sea. A network of real-time monitoring buoys along the course of the dredged channel supplies real-time information to marine experts who have direct links to the dredgers. Should there be an issue, work can be immediately halted or precautionary steps taken to ensure stringent water quality thresholds are not exceeded
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