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Mersey milestone

Construction of the Port of Liverpool's new £300 million container terminal has passed a major milestone. Phase 1 of infilling to reclaim 12 hectares of intertidal area has been completed, with further infilling due to take place over the summer. Most of the 296 steel piles have now been driven into the seabed, allowing the infilling of 1.43 million tonnes of sand and silts taken from the Mersey estuary and ... [+]

Peel Ports signs India infomation deal

Peel Ports has signed a letter of intent with Indian container terminal operator Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) to foster the exchange of information and expertise on port operations, port management and hinterland connections. They will also develop a series of modules in education and training of port operators, IT ... [+]

Six days before the MAST

Six Peel Ports Group will find their sea legs this month as they embark on this year’s Apprentice Ship Cup challenge, spending six days and seven nights learning to sail the tall ship Pelican of London from Dublin on 14 June to Greenock via Whitehaven. Apprentices from all over the UK ... [+]

Public back us, says Sheerness

Peel Ports says that public reaction to its 20-year master plan for Sheerness has been overwhelmingly positive, according to the results of a community and stakeholder consultation programme for its proposals to expand the port estate. Nearly 300 people attended a series of consultation events in November and feedback forms ... [+]

Apprentices go countrywide

Peel Ports has launched a UK-wide apprenticeship programme and has announced plans to take on five new apprentice recruits at the Port of Liverpool. In preparation for the opening of the £300m Liverpool2 deep-water container terminal aims to recruit 50 new apprentices within the next five years. The new scheme is ... [+]

Liverpool powers up

The port of Liverpool turned on one of the largest private electricity connections in the UK of recent years, on 27 February. Teams from Peel Ports and SP Energy Networks have been working together to create a new power network for the Liverpool2 container terminal development which is under construction. The ... [+]

Minister sees Liverpool work

Secretary of State for Transport Patrick McLoughlin (right, with Mark Whitworth, chief executive of Peel Ports, left) and the Mayor of Liverpool, Joe Anderson visited the Port of Liverpool to view progress on the Port’s £300 million expansion project. Construction is well underway on the new Liverpool2 terminal. [+]

Record for Runcorn

Peel Ports’ Runcorn Docks near Liverpool has handled its highest ever monthly freight volume for a quarter of a Century, with 50,126 tonnes shipped in December. In the same month, the port also handled its biggest ever single shipment of cargo in its history, with the arrival of vessel Kristin ... [+]

Apprentice honoured

Peel Ports apprentice Tom Price won two awards at the Maritime and Engineering College North West’s annual award ceremony in Birkenhead on 11 December. The second year mechanical engineering apprentice was named as the Institute of Mechanical Engineers apprentice of the year and he was also named Peel Ports Apprentice ... [+]

Captain of Indian industry visits Liverpool2

Maharashtra Chamber of Commerce's Ram Bhogal recently toured the port of Liverpool as part of a two-day visit to the city. Maharashtra Chamber of Commerce is one of India’s largest and most active business organisations and Mr Bhogale is also chairman of leading manufacturer AITG, which manufactures a range of ... [+]

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