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London’s first Kerbside cross-docking road-river project at Bankside Pier, Southwark. A first-of-its-kind deployment, using technology to facilitate the onward delivery of freight goods via greener last-mile modes into the city.
Urban freight is essential to keeping London moving, but its reliance on road-based deliveries contributes to congestion, poor air quality and pressure on already constrained kerbside space. Kerb-Dock was initiated to explore whether greater use of the River Thames could provide a cleaner, more sustainable alternative for moving goods into and across the city, while addressing a key challenge at the end of the river journey: how goods are safely and efficiently transferred to last-mile delivery modes.
The project set out to test London’s first kerbside cross-docking road-river solution at Bankside Pier, creating dedicated, bookable loading space for electric vans and cargo bikes. The goal was to demonstrate how technology, better management of kerbside space and collaboration between authorities, operators and local stakeholders could enable river freight to integrate with greener last-mile delivery, while generating practical evidence and recommendations to support its future expansion across London.
Two new bookable loading bays were introduced at Bankside Pier, to accommodate river freight activity. The advanced booking technology for the bays was delivered by Grid's Kerb Delivery platform. This prioritised space for electric vans and cargo bikes to have a safe and accessible space for longer dwelling times for cross-docking activities outside of peak hours.
By engaging with a wide range of stakeholders on a regular basis from the local authorities, logistics operators and local businesses to the public and industry experts, we were able to achieve a holistic understanding of the project’s requirements.
Working in collaboration with Impact on Urban Health, Southwark Borough Council, Steer, EMSOL and MP Smarter Travel, the Kerb-Dock project included a range of diverse perspectives, expertise, and experiences. This kind of collaborative environment fostered innovation, and efficient problem-solving, resulting in higher quality project outcomes that met the needs of all involved parties.
