Three ‘megamax’ quayside cranes sailed up the River Mersey yesterday (Monday 2 December), destined for the Liverpool2 container terminal, completing the final stage of their voyage from China. The cranes are part of work on the second phase of the Liverpool2 project to provide additional capacity for growing volumes of cargo.
Their arrival follows Peel Ports announcing a record-breaking month for its container operations at the Port of Liverpool. Quayside and landside throughput in October at exceeded all previous figures on record with year on year growth of 12%.
Mark Whitworth, Chief Executive Officer of Peel Ports, said: “An increasing number of businesses are understanding that it makes more sense to ship products closer to their end destinations. The investment we’ve made in these cranes and elsewhere at the port is crucial to providing us with the capacity to meet growing demand, especially with Liverpool handling record container volumes in October.”