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CMA CGM is introducing a new APEX service between Liverpool, Bristol, Dublin, connecting directly to its West African services in Algeciras in southern Spain. it will offer a much quicker routing for cargo bound for West Africa, says the carrier.
At the same time, CMA CGM’s Nemo service to Reunion and Australia will switch its UK port of loading from Tilbury to London Gateway from 4 January.
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The new Liverpool2 container terminal will be officially opened today (Friday 4 November) by the Secretary of State for International Trade, Dr Liam Fox MP.
The £400 million investment by Peel Ports, one of the UK’s biggest port operators, will provide a state-of-the-art ocean gateway for a catchment area of over ...
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Port of Liverpool owner Peel Ports has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) to promote trade routes between Liverpool and the west coast of South America ahead of the opening of its Liverpool2 container terminal in early November.
The agreement was signed on 24 October by ...
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Senior figures from Panama’s Government, maritime, logistics, education and wider business community are visiting Liverpool next week to promote trade and investment relationships with the region.
The visit, organised jointly by Liverpool City Region LEP, Liverpool John Moore’s University and the Department for International Trade features a free to attend “Panama ...
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Atlantic Container Line (ACL) officially launched its new fleet of transatlantic con ro ships when Princess Anne christened the Atlantic Sea in Liverpool on 20 October.
Crowds lined Liverpool’s waterfront to witness the first royal christening on the Mersey since 1960, followed by a fireworks display and departure of the vessel.
ACL’s ...
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A further six cantilever rail-mounted gantry cranes arrived in the River Mersey on 6 October, the final major piece in the jigsaw for the Liverpool2 deep-water container terminal. They complete the set of 12 required for phase 1 of the terminal. Ultimately the site will have eight STS and 22 ...
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New Secretary of State for Transport, Chris Grayling, visited the port of Liverpool on 5 August to see the latest developments.
He met Peel Ports’ chief executive Mark Whitworth to discuss the importance of investment in the north and measures to improve connectivity between the port and major logistics centres. Mark ...
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The port of Liverpool has taken delivery of 33 new tractor units worth £2.6 million for its existing Royal Seaforth Container Terminal and the new Liverpool2 development. It is expected that the port will take an additional 15 tractors and trailers as throughput at L2 increases.
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Maersk subsidiary Seago Line has replace the 1,100teu Antwerp on its new Algeciras-Liverpool-Dublin, introduced in April, with a larger vessel, the 1,432teu Independent Accord.
The service provides direct connections to and from the north west of England, Ireland and the Mediterranean, with a six-day transit time between Algeciras and Liverpool.
Introduction of ...
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Five MSC vessels of between 2,668 and 4,355teu operating the North West Continent feeder service to Antwerp and Le Havre and the Montreal Express to Canada are helping the Port of Liverpool carry out marine trials of its new Liverpool2 terminal. These will be followed by a variety of cargo ...
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