HYUNDAI
The UK’s only import centre for Hyundai vehicles is operated by Hyundai Motor UK (HMUK) in the Port of Tilbury.
At the import centre, vehicles are prepared for delivery to the UK dealer network.
The Hyundai Import Centre opened in March 1999 with a purpose-built berth. This dedicated quayside facility allows cars to be discharged directly into the HMUK compound.
In 2014 a total of 65,000 Hyundai vehicles were handed over to the specialist transport company ECM Ltd for dealer delivery. In addition, the company prepares 25,000 cars for delivery to Hyundai fleet customers.
Hyundai vehicles arrive at Tilbury by both short and deep sea vessels. The Port provides a flexible storage arrangement to meet the seasonal peaks.
Services at the Hyundai Import Centre include a fuel cell vehicle technical centre, fitting of port of entry accessories and preparation and storage of HMUK used cars. The centre
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also includes HMUK’s technical and product quality department and its press demonstrator operation. In the new vehicle preparation process, cars are unloaded from the ships by port stevedores to first point of rest. Cars are surveyed for claimable transit damage by Sevatas and HMFI agents. There is a second survey by the Tilbury quality control (QC) team for minor transit damage. The new vehicle preparation team fits port of entry equipment. Tilbury QC carries out a third survey and rectifies any problems. The density of stored units per acre has been increased from 185 to 250 by working in partnership with the port authorities using the latest CAD technology. This has reduced land requirement from 100 to 77 acres to handle more than 100,000 units per year.
FORTH PORTS / PORT OF TILBURY (LONDON) HANDBOOK 2016/17
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