A consortium comprising shipping line MSC’s Terminal Investment Limited (Til) arm and US investment fund BlackRock-TiL is to acquire an 80% stake in a clutch of 43 ports worldwide from Hong Kong’s CK Hutchison, including Felixstowe, the UK’s main container hub. 

 

The $22.8 billion deal covers CK Hutchison’s entire 80% stake in Hutchison Port Holdings including ports and terminals in 23 countries worldwide. In the UK, the ports of Felixstowe, Harwich and Thamesport are included in the deal, along with Hutchison’s major terminal operations in Europe including Rotterdam. 

 

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https://bifa.org/2025/03/06/hutchison-to-sell-port-of-felixstowe/ 

 

The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, set out the government’s commitment to delivering the Lower Thames Crossing. 

 

She said: “We will work with a private sector to deliver the infrastructure that our country desperately needs. This includes the Lower Thames Crossing which will improve connectivity at Dover, Felixstowe and Harwich, alleviating severe congestion as goods destined to export come from the North, and the Midlands and across the country to markets overseas. 

 

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https://nationalhighways.co.uk/our-roads/lower-thames-crossing/news-and-media/chancellor-backs-lower-thames-crossing/ 

 

The range of short sea container services available from Hutchison Ports London Thamesport is to be increased following the announcement by Viasea Shipping of a new service from the South East UK port. 

 

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https://www.multimodal.org.uk/article/short-sea-boost-for-london-thamesport?utm_source=feedotter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=FO-01-20-2023&utm_content=httpswwwmultimodalorgukarticleshortseaboostforlondonthamesport