Thanet District Council expands its Port of Ramsgate team

Thanet District Council has

today announced the

appointment of Robert Hardy

of Paradox Consulting to its

Port of Ramsgate team.

Robert has 35 years of

experience in the

European shipping

and transport industry and is a

well-respected expert in the field.

Ramsgate is the second closest

UK port to the continent

with capacity to handle

up to 500,000 road goods

vehicles per annum.

 

Great benefit to the whole area with new jobs created

The Port is ideally situated to

provide multimodal

transport solutions

that will

not only link directly with

France and Belgium but also

connect with

existing rail

and sea networks

both in the

UK and across the whole

of Europe and the Baltic.

The Port has

excellent road

connectivity with a new

dual carriageway

and dedicated

Port access tunnel

linking to the

motorway network

providing a

fast connection to

Dartford and the M25.
Gavin Waite,

Director of Operational Services said:

“Over the last 18 months we have

made a significant

investment in port

infrastructure to ensure we are

open for business.

The delivery of a new cross

channel service remains a

key priority and securing

the services of Rob Hardy is

testament to

this commitment

and will help us

achieve this objective.”
Robert Hardy added;

“delighted to be joining the

Port of Ramsgate team to help

guide it through its next

phase of development.

These are exciting times for

Ramsgate as the need for

interconnected transport

solutions to

meet increasing

demand for leaner

and greener logistics has

never been greater.

A new cross channel

service from

Ramsgate will

create jobs and

benefit the whole

of the local area.”
Officers and Directors will be

exhibiting at the

industry logistics event,

Multimodal 2017,

in Birmingham this week.

The council representatives

will be highlighting

the Port of Ramsgate

and its opportunities to over

9,000 industry

stakeholders who attend

the exhibition.

For more information,

contact Thanet District Council’s Press Office on:

[email protected] or 01843 577034.