Why did the london docklands decline?

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The London docklands declined due to an increase in ship size meaning they found it difficult to come down the river as far as the Isle of Dogs where the river wasn't as deep. Containerization meant few dockers were needed with large cranes used to lift containers from ships and the decline of portside industries and manufacturing also led to the decline.
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Why did the London Docks go into decline? 1. An increase in ship size meant they found it difficult to come down the river as far as the Isle of Dogs where the river wasn't as deep.
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In the 1980's.
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Over a hundred years old.
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