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A new era for the Port of Liverpool

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 35 million people, almost 58% of the UK’s population. The new deep water facility will complement the existing Royal Seaforth Container ... [+]

Going with the grain

Peel Ports Sheerness handled its biggest agri-bulk vessel to date in October. The 170m long, 18,000 tonne MV Arki loaded 30,000 tonnes of milling quality wheat from south-east England farms, destined for North Africa on behalf of Glencore Grain. [+]

New berth plan for Heysham as road link opens

Peel Ports is to invest £10m in a new link-span bridge and a fourth berth at Heysham to handle larger ferries. It will also create a new port entrance and improve IT and terminal operating systems. Work will begin in November and is expected to be completed by October 2017. It follows the ... [+]

Peel and Panama to promote new trade routes

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 ... [+]

Sheerness to develop former steel site as logistics hub

Peel Ports has gained planning permission to develop the former Thamesteel site at Sheerness as a logistics hub. The 50-acre site will be developed for the handling, storage and distribution of commodities such as automotive, steel and forest products. It will also allow enable Peel Ports to respond to increasing demand ... [+]

Red letter day for Liverpool

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 ... [+]

All stations go for Liverpool fuel point

A partnership between Certas Energy and Peel Ports Group has gained planning permission for a new 24 hour truck fuel station at the Port of Liverpool. Ground works and construction will begin imminently. [+]

Prescott stresses the importance of lateral thinking in freight

Former transport minister Lord Prescott called for the transpennine corridor from Liverpool to the east coast to be developed as an alternative to sending most freight down to Dover. At a House of Commons event on 13 September to mark the setting up of an association by four of the ... [+]

BG goes for the max to Ireland

Peel Ports’ short-sea shipping arm BG Freight Line is to introduce four ‘Irelandmax’ container vessels onto its Irish Sea routes in 2018. The 13,250-tonne, 153m long ships, with a nominal capacity of 1004teu will be able to carry 488 45ft boxes in all positions. Odd-sized containers can also be stowed ... [+]

Liverpool hosts ministerial visit to Merseyside

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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