Atlantic Container Line (ACL), a Grimaldi Group Company, has agreed a new 15-year contract extension for container and roll-on/roll-off operations at the Port of Liverpool until 2035. ACL is already the largest ocean carrier operating at Liverpool’s Royal Seaforth Container Terminal (RSCT) and the port’s longest serving container carrier. This… Read more »
Peel Ports hits record container throughput
Peel Ports is celebrating a record-breaking month for its container operations at the Port of Liverpool. Quayside and landside throughput in October at its Liverpool container terminals exceeded all previous figures on record with year on year growth of 12%. The cargoes were connected with a total of 16 shipping… Read more »
UK’s largest grain shipment at Bristol Port
The largest shipment of grain to be exported from the UK this season will set sail this month from Royal Portbury Dock, furthering Bristol’s reputation as the port of choice for South West farmers and a key global gateway for the agricultural trade. Up to 64,000 tonnes of barley is… Read more »
Peel Ports Runcorn Docks fully open for business
Peel Ports Group has marked the full reopening of Runcorn Docks on the Manchester Ship Canal, following a £4million programme of works. Over the last 14 months, Peel Ports has worked with McLaughlin and Harvey to reinstate and upgrade two of its 4 berths one of which was closed in… Read more »
Ports ready to roll to save UK from trade traffic
The ports of Liverpool, Heysham and Sheerness (London Medway) have the capability to limit the impact the UK’s expected departure from the EU on 31 October is expected to have on trading, according to their operator, Peel Ports. With a combined capacity to handle 1 million RORO (roll on, roll… Read more »
Quality Freight UK swings into action for North Wales wind farm scheme
A leading logistics company has played a vital part in the development of a major new wind farm in North Wales. Quality Freight UK, part of the Peel Ports Group, partnered with client heavy transport specialist Collett to move 27 wind turbines to the Clocaenog Forest near Denbigh. The turbines,… Read more »
Brexit – What will happen at the Port of Gothenburg?
According to the current timetable, the UK is due to leave the EU on 31 October. But what does withdrawal mean for those who ship freight between Sweden and the UK via the Port of Gothenburg? And will it affect those handling non-UK bound freight at the port? Although the… Read more »
Peel Ports confirms details of Government Brexit Funding
The ports of Liverpool, Heysham and Sheerness (London Medway) have received funding to enhance measures they have already taken to improve resilience ahead of the UK’s expected departure from the EU on 31 October. The funding was announced yesterday (26 September) by Transport Secretary Grant Shapps. The funds will go… Read more »
Contract awarded for phase 2 of Liverpool2 container terminal expansion
McLaughlin & Harvey has been awarded the contract to deliver the next phase of development at the Liverpool2 deep-water container terminal. The multi-million 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). The… Read more »
Major Merseyside investment in twelve quays nears completion
Merseyside is set to benefit from a £17m port modernisation project that will help grow the region’s import and export capabilities significantly. Carried out by Peel Ports and Stena Line at Twelve Quays terminal in Birkenhead, the project will see the dock expand to service next-generation RoRo (Roll-on/Roll-off) ferry vessels… Read more »
