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First project cargo for Liverpool-Manchester Ship Canal "Green Highway"...
seagull Apr 20, 12:21
First project cargo for Liverpool-Manchester Ship Canal "Green Highway" barge service
Until now the Liverpool to Manchester service has carried only an increasing level of containers, but this week's transporting of a giant chemicals tank to the Ineos facility at Runcorn saw the start of non-containerised traffic, Port of Liverpool & the Machester Ship Canal reported.
The 30 metre high 20 tonne tank arrived at the Port of Liverpool from Holland on the ACL vessel Atlantic Concert on Monday, and made the onward journey on the Ship Canal to Runcorn by barge on Tuesday.
The journey from Liverpool to Runcorn took just over three hours.
Stephen Carr, Peel Ports Mersey's head of business development for the Port of Liverpool and Manchester Ship Canal, said: "This is the latest development in our objective to increase usage of the Ship Canal as a logistics hub that drives down cost and CO2 emissions.
"The Port of Liverpool has seen a significant increase in container volumes over the last few months, much of which has continued the journey via our barge service to end-users – driven by supply chains looking for a lower cost solution to serve Northern and Central Britain.
"Today's delivery of this project cargo from the Port of Liverpool to Runcorn is a departure in that is the first non-container cargo to use our barge service, and we are keen to expand and further develop that side of the business.
"This further increase in the use of the Ship Canal demonstrates the desire of many companies to use water to get their product as close to their customer as possible."
Andrew Wormald, senior sales & operations manager at Abnormal Load Services Ltd, Peel Ports' customer on this project, said: "The sheer size of this cargo made the use of road transport problematic, and the use of Peel's barge service was the perfect solution. It also saved us on costs and carbon emissions for this leg of the journey from Holland."
About Port and Ship Canal together
The Ship Canal was built by the merchants of Manchester to establish their own direct route to the open sea and oceans of the world, rather than using the Port of Liverpool.
Today, the two are owned for the first time by the same organisation, the Peel Ports Group. The Port at the mouth of the Mersey and the "big ship" waterway running from the river to the heart of Manchester and the North West Region, are forging a new and exciting synergy that benefits the maritime industry, the makers and movers of imports and exports and the immediate and wider environment.
Together, the Port of Liverpool and Manchester Ship Canal offer a comprehensive range of port facilities, handling more than 40 million tonnes of cargo and 15,000 ship movements a year – making the River Mersey Britain's third busiest estuary.
The Port and Canal form the "green" gateway to an economy of more than 120,000 industrial and commercial enterprises and a population equal to that of greater London.
Initiatives have been taken to combine the diversity of the deepsea Port of Liverpool with the bespoke and general port facilities of the Manchester Ship Canal, creating a unique all-water route for international trade. The volumes of cargo handled by both are growing as opportunities are taken to maximise their individual and combined merits.
Containers and bulk cargoes are being transhipped from Liverpool up the Canal – pioneering a strategy to increase efficiency, reduce cost and safeguard the environment by the waterborne movement of more and more international trade.
Peel Ports' planned investment amounting to more than £500 million, will further enhance the potential of the Port and Canal as hubs for international trade and a unique environment friendly waterborne alternative to inland road haulage.
About the Liverpool-Manchester barge service
The barge service operates between Liverpool and Manchester, a "Green Highway" alternative to using the motorway network which will reduce traffic congestion on the M62.
Each journey equates to a saving of 180kgs of CO2 emissions, creating the potential to save an additional 2,000 tonnes of CO2 per annum and further demonstrates Peel Ports' position as a deep sea hub port with genuine environmental credentials.
The growth in container volumes being handled on the Ship Canal comes from a variety of sources including: shipping lines such as Hapag Lloyd and CMA taking advantage of utilising the barge to save on road miles and reduce CO2 emissions; imports from Ireland being barged to Ellesmere Port for Quality Freight; and, continued usage from Kingsland Wine and Media City, the latter relating to stone being delivered on site for the BBC development at Media City.
More than 300,000 containers per annum still travel between Southern ports and the North West of England, a number that increases to over a million road journeys per annum when the area is expanded to include the rest of Northern Britain and Ireland. From both cost and environmental angles, these numbers are simply not sustainable and cannot continue.
The continued growth of the barge service is such a positive example of the capability and potential of the Port of Liverpool and the Manchester Ship Canal and its very important benefits to businesses and the environment.
en.portnews.ru
First project cargo for Liverpool-Manchester Ship Canal "Green Highway" barge service
Until now the Liverpool to Manchester service has carried only an increasing level of containers, but this week's transporting of a giant chemicals tank to the Ineos facility at Runcorn saw the start of non-containerised traffic, Port of Liverpool & the Machester Ship Canal reported.
The 30 metre high 20 tonne tank arrived at the Port of Liverpool from Holland on the ACL vessel Atlantic Concert on Monday, and made the onward journey on the Ship Canal to Runcorn by barge on Tuesday.
The journey from Liverpool to Runcorn took just over three hours.
Stephen Carr, Peel Ports Mersey's head of business development for the Port of Liverpool and Manchester Ship Canal, said: "This is the latest development in our objective to increase usage of the Ship Canal as a logistics hub that drives down cost and CO2 emissions.
"The Port of Liverpool has seen a significant increase in container volumes over the last few months, much of which has continued the journey via our barge service to end-users – driven by supply chains looking for a lower cost solution to serve Northern and Central Britain.
"Today's delivery of this project cargo from the Port of Liverpool to Runcorn is a departure in that is the first non-container cargo to use our barge service, and we are keen to expand and further develop that side of the business.
"This further increase in the use of the Ship Canal demonstrates the desire of many companies to use water to get their product as close to their customer as possible."
Andrew Wormald, senior sales & operations manager at Abnormal Load Services Ltd, Peel Ports' customer on this project, said: "The sheer size of this cargo made the use of road transport problematic, and the use of Peel's barge service was the perfect solution. It also saved us on costs and carbon emissions for this leg of the journey from Holland."
About Port and Ship Canal together
The Ship Canal was built by the merchants of Manchester to establish their own direct route to the open sea and oceans of the world, rather than using the Port of Liverpool.
Today, the two are owned for the first time by the same organisation, the Peel Ports Group. The Port at the mouth of the Mersey and the "big ship" waterway running from the river to the heart of Manchester and the North West Region, are forging a new and exciting synergy that benefits the maritime industry, the makers and movers of imports and exports and the immediate and wider environment.
Together, the Port of Liverpool and Manchester Ship Canal offer a comprehensive range of port facilities, handling more than 40 million tonnes of cargo and 15,000 ship movements a year – making the River Mersey Britain's third busiest estuary.
The Port and Canal form the "green" gateway to an economy of more than 120,000 industrial and commercial enterprises and a population equal to that of greater London.
Initiatives have been taken to combine the diversity of the deepsea Port of Liverpool with the bespoke and general port facilities of the Manchester Ship Canal, creating a unique all-water route for international trade. The volumes of cargo handled by both are growing as opportunities are taken to maximise their individual and combined merits.
Containers and bulk cargoes are being transhipped from Liverpool up the Canal – pioneering a strategy to increase efficiency, reduce cost and safeguard the environment by the waterborne movement of more and more international trade.
Peel Ports' planned investment amounting to more than £500 million, will further enhance the potential of the Port and Canal as hubs for international trade and a unique environment friendly waterborne alternative to inland road haulage.
About the Liverpool-Manchester barge service
The barge service operates between Liverpool and Manchester, a "Green Highway" alternative to using the motorway network which will reduce traffic congestion on the M62.
Each journey equates to a saving of 180kgs of CO2 emissions, creating the potential to save an additional 2,000 tonnes of CO2 per annum and further demonstrates Peel Ports' position as a deep sea hub port with genuine environmental credentials.
The growth in container volumes being handled on the Ship Canal comes from a variety of sources including: shipping lines such as Hapag Lloyd and CMA taking advantage of utilising the barge to save on road miles and reduce CO2 emissions; imports from Ireland being barged to Ellesmere Port for Quality Freight; and, continued usage from Kingsland Wine and Media City, the latter relating to stone being delivered on site for the BBC development at Media City.
More than 300,000 containers per annum still travel between Southern ports and the North West of England, a number that increases to over a million road journeys per annum when the area is expanded to include the rest of Northern Britain and Ireland. From both cost and environmental angles, these numbers are simply not sustainable and cannot continue.
The continued growth of the barge service is such a positive example of the capability and potential of the Port of Liverpool and the Manchester Ship Canal and its very important benefits to businesses and the environment.
en.portnews.ru
Mar 9, 9:53
Peel Ports seeks bids for Liverpool terminal
Peel Ports has begun the search fo...
seagull Mar 9, 9:53
Peel Ports seeks bids for Liverpool terminal
Peel Ports has begun the search for contractors to build a new US$471.85 million deep-water container terminal at the Port of Liverpool, reported Construction News.
Procurement is underway to find a principal contractor for the terminal development and a contractor to carry out dredging, infilling and quay wall construction work.
The project, named Liverpool 2, is the key part of the 20-year Mersey Ports Master Plan for growth and future developments at the Port of Liverpool and on the Manchester Ship Canal.
The construction programme comprises of a new 854m quay wall, the in-filling of the newly created land-mass, the dredging of a new 16.5m deep berthing pocket adjacent to the quay wall, the installation of ship-to-shore quay cranes and modern cantilever rail mounted gantry cranes and associated supporting infrastructure works.
Liverpool 2 programme head Douglas Coleman said: “The commencement of the procurement process is a landmark stage in the development of the Liverpool 2 container terminal, and we anticipate massive interest from companies throughout the ports construction industry. This is a technically complex project, but eminently achievable."
The quay wall will require 30,000 cu/m of concrete, 15,000 m of steel piles and 6,100 m of new crane rails.
Dredging of the berthing pocket will remove around one million cu/m of material from the Mersey; and almost three million cu/m of infill material will be required to create the new container area.
Associated infrastructure will require the construction of 3,500m of new road, 230,000 sq m of surfacing and 2,500m of fencing.
en.portnews.ru
Peel Ports seeks bids for Liverpool terminal
Peel Ports has begun the search for contractors to build a new US$471.85 million deep-water container terminal at the Port of Liverpool, reported Construction News.
Procurement is underway to find a principal contractor for the terminal development and a contractor to carry out dredging, infilling and quay wall construction work.
The project, named Liverpool 2, is the key part of the 20-year Mersey Ports Master Plan for growth and future developments at the Port of Liverpool and on the Manchester Ship Canal.
The construction programme comprises of a new 854m quay wall, the in-filling of the newly created land-mass, the dredging of a new 16.5m deep berthing pocket adjacent to the quay wall, the installation of ship-to-shore quay cranes and modern cantilever rail mounted gantry cranes and associated supporting infrastructure works.
Liverpool 2 programme head Douglas Coleman said: “The commencement of the procurement process is a landmark stage in the development of the Liverpool 2 container terminal, and we anticipate massive interest from companies throughout the ports construction industry. This is a technically complex project, but eminently achievable."
The quay wall will require 30,000 cu/m of concrete, 15,000 m of steel piles and 6,100 m of new crane rails.
Dredging of the berthing pocket will remove around one million cu/m of material from the Mersey; and almost three million cu/m of infill material will be required to create the new container area.
Associated infrastructure will require the construction of 3,500m of new road, 230,000 sq m of surfacing and 2,500m of fencing.
en.portnews.ru
Nov 17, 9:50
Liverpool to get new Mersey river terminal
Liverpool’s new £210m river ter...
seagull Nov 17, 9:50
Liverpool to get new Mersey river terminal
Liverpool’s new £210m river terminal is set to go ahead after port bosses secured vital investment to dredge the Mersey. Sefton Council has won conditional backing from the Government’s regional growth fund (RGF) to pay for the deepening of the river bed by 52ft. The multi-million pound award – believed to be in the region of £30m – will pave the way for Peel Ports to build its new “in river” termina, Liverpool Echo reportsl.
The development will allow huge post-Panamax vessels to berth, which are currently unable to access the river or the lock system at Seaforth due to a lack of depth.
It is hoped the new terminal will be operational from 2014.
Dredging work is expected to get under way once a due diligence process is complete.
Lord Heseltine confirmed that the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills’ (BIS) has made a conditional offer to support the transformation of the port through the RGF on his latest visit to the city. His recent report into the regional economy, co-authored by Sir Terry Leahy, outlined the importance of the Port of Liverpool on a local and national level.
Today a Peel Ports Mersey spokesman said the company was unable to comment at this stage as the bid was still subject to full approval.
The company will now work with the government and Sefton to turn it into an unconditional offer. This due diligence process with BIS will ensure the project can be delivered.
The dredging of the outer channel of the river by 52ft will be put out to tender and the construction of the terminal will be done by Peel. The developer itself will pay for any more work to dredge the river if the government grant runs out.
Around 6,000 jobs are expected to be created in the Merseyside maritime community as a direct result of the project.
Hundreds of specialised marine construction workers will be drafted in to carry out the dredging at Seaforth. Other jobs likely to be created include forklift truck drivers, dockers positions and pilot boat drivers.
Sefton Council leader Cllr Peter Dowd, said: “We welcome Peel Ports’ plans for the port.
“We believe there could be significant job prospects for the area and we look forward to working with Peel over the coming months and years to advance the economy partly based on their plans.”
The post-Panamax ships will arrive in Liverpool following the widening of the Panama canal, the crucial trade route which links the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
Seaforth’s lock will remain open during the work to allow container ships to continue to enter the port.
Once the dredging and terminal are complete smaller ships and barges will be used to ferry cargo up the Mersey to smaller ports at Ince, Warrington and Salford.
Cargo will also be transported out of Seaforth via trains.
The planned river terminal will offer shipping companies a different entry point into mainland Britain. It is expected to take around 90% of the containers destined for the north of England which currently enter through the south.
seanews.ru/event
Liverpool to get new Mersey river terminal
Liverpool’s new £210m river terminal is set to go ahead after port bosses secured vital investment to dredge the Mersey. Sefton Council has won conditional backing from the Government’s regional growth fund (RGF) to pay for the deepening of the river bed by 52ft. The multi-million pound award – believed to be in the region of £30m – will pave the way for Peel Ports to build its new “in river” termina, Liverpool Echo reportsl.
The development will allow huge post-Panamax vessels to berth, which are currently unable to access the river or the lock system at Seaforth due to a lack of depth.
It is hoped the new terminal will be operational from 2014.
Dredging work is expected to get under way once a due diligence process is complete.
Lord Heseltine confirmed that the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills’ (BIS) has made a conditional offer to support the transformation of the port through the RGF on his latest visit to the city. His recent report into the regional economy, co-authored by Sir Terry Leahy, outlined the importance of the Port of Liverpool on a local and national level.
Today a Peel Ports Mersey spokesman said the company was unable to comment at this stage as the bid was still subject to full approval.
The company will now work with the government and Sefton to turn it into an unconditional offer. This due diligence process with BIS will ensure the project can be delivered.
The dredging of the outer channel of the river by 52ft will be put out to tender and the construction of the terminal will be done by Peel. The developer itself will pay for any more work to dredge the river if the government grant runs out.
Around 6,000 jobs are expected to be created in the Merseyside maritime community as a direct result of the project.
Hundreds of specialised marine construction workers will be drafted in to carry out the dredging at Seaforth. Other jobs likely to be created include forklift truck drivers, dockers positions and pilot boat drivers.
Sefton Council leader Cllr Peter Dowd, said: “We welcome Peel Ports’ plans for the port.
“We believe there could be significant job prospects for the area and we look forward to working with Peel over the coming months and years to advance the economy partly based on their plans.”
The post-Panamax ships will arrive in Liverpool following the widening of the Panama canal, the crucial trade route which links the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
Seaforth’s lock will remain open during the work to allow container ships to continue to enter the port.
Once the dredging and terminal are complete smaller ships and barges will be used to ferry cargo up the Mersey to smaller ports at Ince, Warrington and Salford.
Cargo will also be transported out of Seaforth via trains.
The planned river terminal will offer shipping companies a different entry point into mainland Britain. It is expected to take around 90% of the containers destined for the north of England which currently enter through the south.
seanews.ru/event
Sep 16, 10:22
Southampton objects to Liverpool cruise terminal plan
Campaigners aiming to pre...
seagull Sep 16, 10:22
Southampton objects to Liverpool cruise terminal plan
Campaigners aiming to prevent Liverpool rivalling Southampton as a cruise port have handed in a petition to 10 Downing Street, BBC reports.
It comes at the end of the government consultation over whether cruises can start and end in Merseyside.
Southampton's Chamber of Trade gathered nearly 12,000 signatures, claiming public funding of Liverpool's terminal is an unfair advantage.
It says each cruise visit generates £2m for Southampton's economy.
Port officials, MPs, business and council leaders in Southampton have objected to the development of cruise turnaround facilities in Liverpool.
Public funding of Liverpool's Pier Head development, including the cruise terminal, which opened in 2007, was made under the condition that it was only used for cruise stop-offs, not turnarounds.
In return for lifting the restrictions, Liverpool council has said it would pay back £5m of the £21m of state and EU grants used to build the terminal.
Associated British Ports (ABP), which owns Southampton Docks, argues that if the plans are approved, it would be a misuse of state funds.
'Level playing field'
Jimmy Chestnutt chairman of Southampton Chamber of Trade, who led the delegation to Downing Street, said: "We have no objection, providing Liverpool pay back that subsidy, if they want to go into the cruise industry and operate turnaround cruises.
"We are not concerned about competition. Southampton will fight on a level playing field - this is about subsidising a competitor.
"Any trade that goes from here [southampton] will have an impact on the income of the florists, the taxi drivers, the restaurants and the people who work on and around the port. Let's not forget the real impact on people's livelihoods," he added.
A decision following the Department of Transport consultation on Liverpool's plans is expected by the end of the year.
Source: cruiseindustrynews.com
Southampton objects to Liverpool cruise terminal plan
Campaigners aiming to prevent Liverpool rivalling Southampton as a cruise port have handed in a petition to 10 Downing Street, BBC reports.
It comes at the end of the government consultation over whether cruises can start and end in Merseyside.
Southampton's Chamber of Trade gathered nearly 12,000 signatures, claiming public funding of Liverpool's terminal is an unfair advantage.
It says each cruise visit generates £2m for Southampton's economy.
Port officials, MPs, business and council leaders in Southampton have objected to the development of cruise turnaround facilities in Liverpool.
Public funding of Liverpool's Pier Head development, including the cruise terminal, which opened in 2007, was made under the condition that it was only used for cruise stop-offs, not turnarounds.
In return for lifting the restrictions, Liverpool council has said it would pay back £5m of the £21m of state and EU grants used to build the terminal.
Associated British Ports (ABP), which owns Southampton Docks, argues that if the plans are approved, it would be a misuse of state funds.
'Level playing field'
Jimmy Chestnutt chairman of Southampton Chamber of Trade, who led the delegation to Downing Street, said: "We have no objection, providing Liverpool pay back that subsidy, if they want to go into the cruise industry and operate turnaround cruises.
"We are not concerned about competition. Southampton will fight on a level playing field - this is about subsidising a competitor.
"Any trade that goes from here [southampton] will have an impact on the income of the florists, the taxi drivers, the restaurants and the people who work on and around the port. Let's not forget the real impact on people's livelihoods," he added.
A decision following the Department of Transport consultation on Liverpool's plans is expected by the end of the year.
Source: cruiseindustrynews.com
Jul 3, 13:24
BMT takes two seawork awards
BMT Nigel Gee Ltd, a subsidiary of BMT Group Ltd, ...
seagull Jul 3, 13:24
BMT takes two seawork awards
BMT Nigel Gee Ltd, a subsidiary of BMT Group Ltd, has enjoyed double success at the 2011 Seawork International Innovations Showcase, MarineLink reported.
The Turbine Access System (TAS), developed in conjunction with marine engineers Houlder, has won both the Marine Renewables Category and overall Spirit of Innovation award. The lightweight motion compensated gangway provides access from workboats onto turbine structures.
The TAS's damped roller system was designed to allow the vessel a degree of vertical movement at the foundation and to execute crew transfer via a lightweight, motion-compensated gangway. It does not require dynamic positioning (DP) and neither the TAS nor the vessel is connected to the turbine.
The TAS will prominently feature on the BMT stand at RenewableUK Offshore Wind exhibition in Liverpool which starts on the 29th June with Houlder expecting to have a demonstrator model available this autumn.
Source: shippingonline.cn
BMT takes two seawork awards
BMT Nigel Gee Ltd, a subsidiary of BMT Group Ltd, has enjoyed double success at the 2011 Seawork International Innovations Showcase, MarineLink reported.
The Turbine Access System (TAS), developed in conjunction with marine engineers Houlder, has won both the Marine Renewables Category and overall Spirit of Innovation award. The lightweight motion compensated gangway provides access from workboats onto turbine structures.
The TAS's damped roller system was designed to allow the vessel a degree of vertical movement at the foundation and to execute crew transfer via a lightweight, motion-compensated gangway. It does not require dynamic positioning (DP) and neither the TAS nor the vessel is connected to the turbine.
The TAS will prominently feature on the BMT stand at RenewableUK Offshore Wind exhibition in Liverpool which starts on the 29th June with Houlder expecting to have a demonstrator model available this autumn.
Source: shippingonline.cn
Jun 8, 13:35
Peel Group reveals 20-year plan for Manchester Ship Canal
Peel Group has today ...
seagull Jun 8, 13:35
Peel Group reveals 20-year plan for Manchester Ship Canal
Peel Group has today outlined its 20-year plan for the growth and future development of the Manchester Ship Canal and the Port of Liverpool, Menmedia reports.
The draft master plan includes a 70 per cent growth in tonnage handled by Peel Ports Mersey, which manages the Port of Liverpool and the 36 mile Manchester Ship Canal that links it with Salford Quays.
It said its plans will create jobs and contribute to the regional economy.
The plan was launched this morning at Liverpool’s Maritime Centre.
Peel Ports Mersey managing director Gary Hodgson said: “The purpose of the master plan is to clarify our own strategic planning for the medium to long term - and inform all of our stakeholders; from regional and local planning bodies and transport network providers to port users, employees and, very importantly, people living in local communities, as to how they can expect to see the Port and Ship Canal develop over the coming years.
“This will be an extensive consultation, and we are asking people to get involved and tell us what they think.
“All written views will be carefully considered and will help to shape the final version of the master plan.”
Peel is inviting comments on its Mersey Ports Master Plan in a 13 week consultation that will see information events held around the region.
A copy of the Mersey Ports Master Plan and details of how to contribute to the consultation can be downloaded at www.merseydocks.co.uk/masterplan
Public information events will be held at Pyramid, Palmyra Square South, Warrington on June 23, and at the Digital World Centre in Salford Quays on July 14.
All events will take place between 3.30pm and 7.30pm.
seanews.ru/event
Peel Group reveals 20-year plan for Manchester Ship Canal
Peel Group has today outlined its 20-year plan for the growth and future development of the Manchester Ship Canal and the Port of Liverpool, Menmedia reports.
The draft master plan includes a 70 per cent growth in tonnage handled by Peel Ports Mersey, which manages the Port of Liverpool and the 36 mile Manchester Ship Canal that links it with Salford Quays.
It said its plans will create jobs and contribute to the regional economy.
The plan was launched this morning at Liverpool’s Maritime Centre.
Peel Ports Mersey managing director Gary Hodgson said: “The purpose of the master plan is to clarify our own strategic planning for the medium to long term - and inform all of our stakeholders; from regional and local planning bodies and transport network providers to port users, employees and, very importantly, people living in local communities, as to how they can expect to see the Port and Ship Canal develop over the coming years.
“This will be an extensive consultation, and we are asking people to get involved and tell us what they think.
“All written views will be carefully considered and will help to shape the final version of the master plan.”
Peel is inviting comments on its Mersey Ports Master Plan in a 13 week consultation that will see information events held around the region.
A copy of the Mersey Ports Master Plan and details of how to contribute to the consultation can be downloaded at www.merseydocks.co.uk/masterplan
Public information events will be held at Pyramid, Palmyra Square South, Warrington on June 23, and at the Digital World Centre in Salford Quays on July 14.
All events will take place between 3.30pm and 7.30pm.
seanews.ru/event
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