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London Gateway Berth 5 quay and automated yard

Port of London Authority chart marking the London Gateway Berth 5 and Berth 6 piling work area

Port of London Authority; exact navigation chart attached to Notice L6-26

DP World is expanding London Gateway with two additional all-electric berths. McLaughlin & Harvey is the confirmed contractor for the fifth-berth quay works, where Port of London Authority notices trace a 430-metre extension, steel tubular piling and named marine plant. Gobion separately reports a GBP 52 million contract for ten automated-stacking-crane yard modules. The quay-wall milestone does not establish completion of the yard, cranes, automation or commercial opening.

Project signal

Construction in United Kingdom

Current status Port of London Authority reported the 430-metre Berth 5 quay extension complete by 1 August 2026 while further retaining-wall piling continued toward the Berth 6 interface; the separately contracted ten-module automated yard remains on a contractor-reported programme to March 2027 Source confidence Confirmed

Location

United Kingdom / Europe

Segment

Deep-water ports and automated container terminals

Status

Port of London Authority reported the 430-metre Berth 5 quay extension complete by 1 August 2026 while further retaining-wall piling continued toward the Berth 6 interface; the separately contracted ten-module automated yard remains on a contractor-reported programme to March 2027 / Confirmed

Last checked

1 August 2026

Coverage

Related sectors

Deep-water ports and automated container terminals is the primary work classification. Related sectors connect this record to adjacent marine delivery and market coverage.

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Project anatomy

Contract scope and delivery roles

Client / authority
DP World London Gateway, owner and operator of the Thames deep-water container terminal
Delivery parties
McLaughlin & Harvey - confirmed contractor for the Berth 5 quay works and steel tubular pile installation, Gobion - contractor-reported award for the separate ten-module automated container yard, including pavements, ASC rails and foundations, reefer plinths, drainage, utilities, substations, 11kV distribution and SCADA, Neptune 585 Eurobarge, Neptune NP674 barge, mult-cat Felix or similar, WSB Resolute and associated support craft - plant named in Port of London Authority notices; the notices do not convert every plant owner or operator into a confirmed subcontractor, No reviewed primary record allocates the Berth 5 quay cranes, automation systems, equipment commissioning or all downstream electrical and marine subcontracts to named suppliers
Contract route
DP World is funding a wider GBP 1 billion two-berth expansion. McLaughlin & Harvey is delivering the marine quay works for Berth 5. An official Find a Tender notice separately described the automated yard as a ten-module civil and electrical package with an estimated GBP 60 million value; Gobion later reported securing that package for GBP 52 million.
Execution window
DP World announced construction from May 2025 within a four-year two-berth programme. Marine piling was expected from August 2025 for about 18 months. The PLA stated on 1 August 2026 that the 430-metre Berth 5 extension was complete while a further 75 metres of retaining-wall piling continued into the Berth 6 formation. Gobion reports its yard programme running from late March 2026 to March 2027.
Works package
Extend the quay for Berth 5 and deliver a separate automated container yard with ten ASC modules, heavy-duty pavement, ASC rails and foundations, reefer and container plinths, drainage, utilities, substations, 11kV distribution, SCADA and live-terminal tie-ins. The wider DP World programme adds two 400-metre all-electric berths and a second rail terminal.
Marine interfaces
The tubular-pile quay and retaining wall must be released into a separate yard, crane, power, automation and operating-terminal integration sequence. PLA notices establish the marine geometry and plant window; they do not evidence yard acceptance, crane commissioning, terminal operating-system readiness or commercial service.
Commercial evidence boundary
The top-tier marine and yard packages are visible, but the interface ledger below them remains incomplete. The strongest current milestone is physical completion of the 430-metre Berth 5 extension. The yard award value is supplier-reported, while integrated handover and a Berth 5 opening date remain unconfirmed.

Project timeline

Material developments

Dated events that changed scope, counterparties, delivery, commissioning or operating status.

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The 430-metre Berth 5 extension was reported complete

PLA moved the marine quay record beyond mobilisation while explicitly showing further piling continuing into the Berth 6 formation.

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Gobion reported the automated-yard award

The contractor separated ten yard modules and associated civil, power and controls work from the quay package, with a reported March 2027 completion target.

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Marine plant mobilised for the quay extension

The PLA notice identified the main barge, crawler crane and support-vessel spread assigned to the 430-metre marine workfront.

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Evidence gap

What remains unverified

Outstanding evidence

  • Gobion yard mobilisation and March 2027 programme
  • ASC rail, foundations, substations and 11kV acceptance
  • Quay-crane supplier and delivery allocation
  • Automation, SCADA and terminal-system commissioning
  • Further 75-metre retaining wall at the Berth 6 interface
  • Downstream marine and electrical subcontract disclosures
  • Integrated Berth 5 handover and commercial opening

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Reporting status

Construction, confirmed confidence

Last checked 1 August 2026 across 8 cited sources. The dated timeline above carries the project events.

Last checked 1 August 2026 Cited sources 8

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