Authority/Operator
Mersey Docks & Harbour Company Limited
Operator
Several
Ownership
Peel Ports Limited
Contact
Maritime Centre
Port of Liverpool
Liverpool L21 1LA
Tel: 0151 949 6000
Fax: 0151 949 6090
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.peelports.co.uk
Pilotage
Compulsory for vessels of 82m or more LOA. By arrangement with pilotage authority.
Approx annual tonnage
33,400,000
Principal traffic
Containers (lo/lo);
Unit loads (ro-ro);
Vehicles/wheeled cargoes;
Passengers;
Dry bulks;
Grain/feedstuffs;
Fruit/vegetables;
Hazardous cargoes;
Forest products;
Metals And steel;
General cargo;
Project cargo (heavy lift);
Ferry operations
Access/Accommodation
Enclosed Docks
Max depth: 11.6m (all tides 365 days p.a.)
Max size of vessel accepted:
Beam: 36m; LOA: 292m; Draft: 12.8m
No of berths: 50
Berths total length: 7700m
Location
Lat: 53⁰ 24’ M; Long: 03⁰ 00.2’ W
Northwest coast of England
Port contacts
MD: Gary Hodgson
Head of Business Development: Stephen Carr
Harbour Master: Gary Doyle
Email:[email protected]
Tel: 0151 949 6113
Port Director: David Huck
Normal hours: 24hrs/7 days
24-hr Tel: 0151 949 6135
Storage
Open: Unlimited
Covered: In excess of 1 million m2
Transport connections
Roads: M53, M57, M58, A5036, A565
Rail-connected/Rail freight terminal
Nearest passenger rail: Seaforth 1km
Nearest int’l airport: Liverpool 12km
Other int’l airport: Manchester 30km
Other connections: Manchester Ship
Canal; Leeds Liverpool Canal; River Weaver
Commercial cargo handling facilities
Cranes: +30
Container: max 45T
Rail mounted: 20 max 10T; 1 max 30T
Mobile: 25 max 55T
Floating: 1 capacity 250T
Ro-ro: heavy lift, ramp cut outs in enclosed dock system
Other handling equipment
specialist equipment available for all cargo types handled in Port
Facilities & services
Ship repair/Ship building/graving docks; Lay up berths; Chandlers; Bunkering; Towage; Seamen’s Mission
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