Hilton Foods Solutions, a UK importer-exporter of fresh and frozen products, has signed a three-year contract with Ceva Logistics covering handling and customs clearance of imported goods at the operator’s multi-temperature warehouse inside DP World London Gateway Logistics Park, on the Thames estuary about 40 km from central London.
A Multi-Temperature Hub on London Gateway
Ceva will run the work from its Chill Hub site, opened in late 2019 and covering 10,000 sqm. The facility offers temperature zones ranging from -25°C to +16°C and supports a broad range of value-added services, from storage and co-packing to price labelling and order picking. For Hilton Foods Solutions, the deal extends a single-site arrangement that combines port-side handling with downstream prep activities, limiting touchpoints between vessel discharge and onward distribution.
Strategic Fit With UK Cold-Chain Flows
London Gateway is the UK’s leading reefer port and one of the main entry points for refrigerated cargo arriving from the Southern Hemisphere, including services operated by CMA CGM. Concentrating operations close to the quay reduces road mileage on temperature-sensitive flows, an increasingly important factor as importers tighten cold-chain integrity standards and look to compress lead times on perishable inbound freight.
What the Contract Brings
For Ceva, the three-year scope strengthens its anchor position at the London Gateway logistics park and reinforces its UK contract logistics pipeline in food and grocery, a segment where multi-temperature capability and customs expertise have become competitive differentiators. For Hilton Foods Solutions, the partnership locks in dedicated capacity at the country’s busiest reefer gateway, with the bandwidth to absorb seasonal peaks across both chilled and frozen ranges.
The agreement underlines how port-adjacent multi-temperature platforms continue to gain ground as operators bundle handling, customs and value-added services into single integrated offers for food importers.
