February 2019

B&M, one of the UK’s leading variety retailers, has announced it is increasing its cargo into the Port of Liverpool by 30 per cent following frustrations with delay-struck southern ports. After completing a successful trial at the port, the company, which has 600 stores and employs over 28,000 staff across the UK, will now ship …

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Growing amounts of UK shippers are substituting their container import location from the congestion of Southampton and Felixstowe to Liverpool. Liverpool2 was a £400 million investment by Peel Ports to create a deep-water container terminal capable of handling all vessels in the global fleet. It currently has: 70% yard capacity to support incoming containers; Berth capacity …

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