Record-breaking month for container operations at the Port of Liverpool.
Quayside and landside throughput in October at Liverpool container terminals exceeded all previous figures, with year on year growth of 12%.
The cargoes were connected with a total of 16 shipping lines.
David Huck, Peel Ports Managing Director. Ports, said: “More businesses are realizing that it makes more sense to ship products closer to their end destinations. For much of the UK container market Liverpool is the port that offers the shortest supply chain, helping to reduce costs, congestion and carbon emissions.”
Peel Ports recently entered into an agreement with Terminal Investment Limited Sarl (TiL). The proposed joint venture involves the development of the Liverpool2 container terminal.
Work has already commenced on the second phase of the Liverpool2 project development to provide additional capacity for the expected increase in volumes. The next phase of development at the Liverpool2 deep-water container terminal will see the arrival of STS cranes before the end of the year, with the overall project expected to be completed during 2021.
The multi-million pound project will significantly increase the footprint of the site and see the addition of ten cantilever rail mounted gantry cranes (CRMGs) and three ship-to-shore cranes (STS).