Liverpool2 will be one of Europe’s most modern and advanced semi-automated terminals.


UK Shipping Minister Robert Goodwill MP has welcomed the investment being made by Peel Ports during a visit (10 March 2016) to the company’s Liverpool2 container terminal. 
Once open later this year, Liverpool2 will be one of Europe’s most modern and advanced semi-automated terminals, able to accommodate virtually all of the world’s deep sea container vessels.
Marine trials are due to begin later this month, with other elements of the build coming online throughout Q2. The Liverpool2 development is part of a £650m investment by Peel Ports in the region and will add to a previous £125m investment in the National Import Centre at Port Salford, the UK’s first tri-modal inland port facility and national distribution park. 
Shipping Minister Robert Goodwill said: “Merseyside has a rich maritime history and the future is looking bright thanks to major projects such as the Maritime Knowledge Hub and the deep water container terminal Liverpool2 at the Port of Liverpool. The Government will continue to offer its full support to the maritime industry, a sector which is vitally important to the UK economy.”
Speaking after the Minister’s visit to Liverpool2, Gary Hodgson, Chief Operating Officer at Peel Ports, said: “It was an honour to host the minister and to show him how construction is progressing at Liverpool2. We very much welcome his interest in how developments at and around the Port of Liverpool are attracting strong backing from cargo owners who are increasingly looking to the North-West gateway as a more efficient route to market.”


Later during his visit to Liverpool the Minister formally opened the first phase of the new Maritime Knowledge Hub in Wirral. Operated jointly by sector development organisation Mersey Maritime and Liverpool John Moores University, the new facility will be a global centre of excellence within the UK, generating knowledge-led growth and innovation.
Targeting an increased share of a global maritime industries market worth more than £3000 billion, the Hub will create a focal point for the Liverpool city region’s strengths and will ultimately include serviced business start-up space and support, an offshore survival centre and marine simulation centre, and a state-of-the-art facility to help manufacturers design, test and build products or services. 
The Port of Liverpool is connected to other parts of the UK by 10 motorways within a 10 mile radius, numerous rail connections and the Manchester Ship Canal. The largest volume and density of large warehousing (over 97k sq ft / 9k sq m) of any UK region is located within a 70 mile radius around Liverpool. The Port provides direct connections to Southampton, Rotterdam, Antwerp and Le Havre via Peel Ports’ own and third party feeder operators. 
All enquiries to Peel Ports Group Limited:
Laura Berry on laura.berry@bigpartnership.co.uk or 0151 600 5126



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