With
a maritime history dating back almost 300 years, Liverpool and the surrounding
region of Merseyside is home to a thriving maritime community. In fact,
there are more than 500 companies based in the area involved in the maritime
industry, including ship-owners, freight and forwarding agents, ship agents,
shipbuilders, law firms, insurance companies, cargo handlers, communication
providers, engineers and manufacturers. Between them they have a combined
turnover of £1.3 billion and employ more than 6,000 people. In fact,
the top 50 companies alone represent sales of £906m.
Within Liverpool there are two thriving ports - the
Port
of Liverpool, which is the third-largest port in the UK in terms of
tonnage and one of Northern Europe’s top 10 container handling ports,
and the Port of Garston which has dedicated facilities for handling a wide
range of products, and considerable potential for both port- and non-port-related
developments. A new organisation, Mersey Maritime has been established with
the specific aim of maintaining and expanding Merseyside’s maritime
cluster to become a world-class benchmark centre of excellence in every
sector of maritime operations and services.
Location Drivers
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Attractive financial assistance packages available |
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Strategically located development sites and premises adjacent to motorway network |
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On the doorstep of major centres of population |
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Development of 2 new roll on/roll off facilities for Irish sea traffic |
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First class bulk liquid storage and handling facilities |
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Largest speculative development scheme of industrial space in UK, with more than 860,000 sq ft (80,000 sq m) at the Port |
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Modern hi-tech loading facilities, including a rail-linked steel terminal |
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UKs most central port location, with a comprehensive range of railhead facilities |
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Handles 25% of all box traffic between UK and North America |
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Attractive financial assistance packages available |
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UKs premier port for imports of grains and animal feeds, and exports of recycled metal |
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Excellent access to motorway and rail networks |
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One of Northern Europes top 10 container handling ports |
Introduction
Ports Distribution Maritime
