Thames Freeport - Britain's Trading Future

[ 11 ] The Thames Freeport will be a centre of excellence for the UK as it electrifies, decarbonises, automates and digitises its future. The Port of Tilbury has a long pedigree of delivering high- value employment and significant business growth at speed. Businesses looking to expand are being urged to take advantage of the tax benefits of locating or onshoring their activities to the freeport and being part of a customs zone, which will enable the businesses to continue to have low friction trade processes with the EU and global markets. After declaring that Thames Freeport is “open for business” to fast forward the economic recovery from the pandemic, enquiries at the Port of Tilbury have ranged from fresh space for industrial processes, manufacturing and logistics centres to electrification hubs, innovation incubators and support services, as businesses look to utilise the development-ready, low tax and pro-trade platform. In the coming months and years ahead, Tilbury’s sizeable development footprint will be turbocharged by major upgrades to the port’s digital, road, rail and marine infrastructure, as part of the freeport programme. Port of Tilbury