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Liverpool2
Issue 1 2014
Welcome to Peel Ports Liverpool2 News.The purpose of this newsletter is to keep you updated on the exciting development of Liverpool2; the UK’s new deep water container terminal. We will regularly share with you the construction progress, key milestones, commercial activity and other news.news.
IntroductionLiverpool2 is Peel Ports new deep water container terminal. When it opens for business in Q4 2015, Liverpool2 will be the UK’s most centrally located deep water container terminal. It will offer shipping lines a unique opportunity to connect larger vessels closer to the UK’s industrial, manufacturing and consumer heartland than any other UK port.
Accommodating 90% of the global container vessel fleet, Liverpool2 will enable the Port of Liverpool to berth two 13,500 TEU new Panamax vessels simultaneously. This creates the capacity to handle the next generation of container ships and empowers the Port of Liverpool to be the UK’s national gateway and transhipment hub for Ireland. The development will reaffirm Liverpool as the UK’s leading transatlantic port, whilst enabling direct market connections to the Americas, India, Far East, Caribbean, Mediterranean and the Baltics.
Key MilestonesCRANESPeel Ports have signed a multimillion pound deal with Shanghai based Zhenhua Heavy Industries Co. (ZPMC) for its cranes requirements. ZPMC will initially supply five ship-to-shore (STS) megamax quay cranes and 12 cantilever rail-mounted gantry cranes (CRMGs) in phase 1 of the project and a further 3 three STS cranes and 10 CRMGs in phase 2. The contract is a major step forward in the construction of what will be one of Europe’s most advanced container facilities.
AUTOGATE TECHNOLOGY Our commitment to providing a fast and reliable service across the Port of Liverpool’s container offer is evidenced by our investment in advanced infrastructure and Kalmar SmartLane automation technology. The new technology will reduce waiting times and administration for hauliers, resulting in faster turnaround times.
David Huck, Port Director for Peel Ports Liverpool, said: “We operate in an increasingly competitive market and our customers require logistics solutions that reduce costs, carbon emissions and congestion. The continuing success of our company has always been driven by its ability to be forward-thinking, operating at the centre of the supply chain and offering flexible, agile and cost-effective solutions to our customers.”
Liverpool2 News
Liverpool is at the heart of the UK, with 35 million consumers within 150 miles of the port.
Prime Minister’s Seal of ApprovalThe UK’s Prime Minister David Cameron made his first visit to the Liverpool2 site in June 2014. The Prime Minister had a tour of the construction site, and met with Peel Ports CEO Mark Whitworth to discuss the plans. Liverpool2 got the thumbs up with Mr Cameron saying:
“Liverpool2 will allow the biggest container ships in the world to unload their cargo via Merseyside. So many of the big containers ships come into southern ports such as Southampton and Tilbury. Yet so much of that freight is destined for the north of the country. This new terminal in Liverpool will ensure that freight can come directly to the North of England.”
Liverpool2 will be the most centrally located deep water container terminal in the UK and will allow global services to connect with Liverpool
“Liverpool2 creates the opportunity to transform UK container logistics”Mark WhitworthChief Executive Officer - Peel Ports Group
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L-R: Mark Whitworth CEO Peel Ports Group, David Cameron Prime Minister UK, David Huck Port Director Peel Ports Group
Boosting Chinese and UK Relations
Our CEO; Mark Whitworth and Group Asset & Supply Chain Director; Gary Parkinson, recently visited Shanghai to formally sign the multi million pound contract for Liverpool2’s cranes with engineering firm Zhenhua Heavy Industries Co. (ZPMC). ZPMC are supplying eight ship-to-shore (STS) megamax quay cranes and 22 cantilever rail-mounted gantry cranes (CRMGs).
The combined handling capacity of the STS cranes and CRMGs will dramatically increase the ports’ productivity and efficiency, delivering major benefits and cost savings for customers using the Port of Liverpool as their UK gateway.
Mr Whitworth said: This signing represents a significant investment for the long term and the most important investment at Port of Liverpool in the last 20 years. It will help position Liverpool2 as one of the fastest most efficient container ports in the world, allowing over 90% of the global fleet to be handled at Liverpool, making it a real game changer for shipping lines.
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Image: Ceremonial Signing at ZPMC
It’s a great pleasure to be here in Shanghai to sign this important agreement with ZPMC because it is a significant part of the transformation of Port of Liverpool. ZPMC are doing much more than supplying cranes. They are helping us to deliver a project aimed at changing the logistics flows in the UK, where the Port of Liverpool is currently the third largest container port and strategically important to trade with China.
The fleet of STS and CRMG cranes will be supported by state-of-the-art quayside facilities, best in class port and logistics solutions, including a fully integrated Navis N4 terminal operating system, Kalmar AutoGate and ABB equipment controls. Specialist engineers will provide round-the-clock operational support to ensure proactive and real-time service and maintenance, ensuring maximum productivity from the Liverpool2 terminal at all times.
As well as signing the £100million contract, Peel Ports’ Chief Executive Mark Whitworth toured ZPMC’s engineering facilities at Changxing and Nantong as part of a two-day visit to China.
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Image: Ceremonial Signing at ZPMC
Images: Liverpool2, International Coverage
Construction / Project StatusLiverpool2 is a major construction and engineering project and we are on schedule with the construction programme
· With 120 operatives and staff on site the marine pilling operation is well underway with support from the impressive ‘Pauline’ BESIX jack-up barge with her 400 tonne pedestal crane delivering our 40m long 1.8m diameter and 47 tonne steel piles into the workface.
· Van Oord were awarded the dredging contract for the River Mersey and work commenced in July 2014 with the removal of 5 million m“ of dredged sand, silts and clay from the estuary.
· The AutoGate civil construction work is well underway and due to be commissioned in January 2015
· All of the pre-cast concrete works for the quay wall are now complete and stored on site
· Liverpool2 will be fully charged. Peel Ports have confirmed the upgrade and reinforcement of our high voltage electrical network
The Liverpool Debate As part of the International Festival of Business, CONTAINERISATION International and Lloyd’s List hosted a ‘Liverpool Debate’ on June 16, supported by the Peel Ports Group.
The debate was hosted in the newly opened hotel 30 James Street; the former headquarters of the Titanic’s owner White Star Line and was attended by key industry leaders.
Our CEO Mark Whitworth sat on the panel alongside ACL’s Andrew Abbott, MacAndrews’ Mark Copsey and MDS Transmodal’s Mike Garratt. The debate focused on the future of Liverpool, as a port and a maritime hub against the backdrop of a rapidly changing global container shipping market.
Mark Whitworth, answered questions about Liverpool2 and how Liverpool could reestablish itself on a global platform. The Port of Liverpool had strong votes of confidence from existing customers ACL and ICL, with both companies CEO’s praising the port for its efficiency and customer service.
The lively debate also covered developments including the widening of the Panama Canal, increasing ship size, controls on sulphur emissions and vessel-sharing agreements.
The event was followed by a ferry trip on the River Mersey to see
the Liverpool2 development site first hand.
Going Global
Liverpool2 has the potential to change global shipping routes and services; therefore we are ‘Going Global’ with the Liverpool2 message, having just launched our international sales and marketing plan. We have Regional Directors across the globe that are meeting with shipping lines, importers and exporters and attending events.
• You may have recently seen our team at TOC Americas (Columbia) or TOC Europe (London). Peel Ports was a key sponsor at both events and we had a number of speakers discussing key industry issues. If you want to find out more please get in touch [email protected]
Peter FakerSales Director - Containers
Terry BunchRegional Director North America
Ravi GandhiRegional Director India Subcontinent
Meet our Global Team:
Ruth HodgsonGroup Marketing Manager
David HuckPort Director
Patrick WaltersGroup Commercial Director
Mark WhitworthChief Executive Officer
Julia BradleyGroup Marketing Director
Andreas MeyerRegional DirectorCentral & South America
Gary HodgsonChief OperatingOfficer
Ross ThompsonGroup Sales Director
Jeremy MastersRegional Director Asia Pacific
We’ve moved…www.peelports.com/liverpool2 We have recently updated and integrated the Liverpool2 website into our Peel Ports group site. Why not head over to www.peelports.com/liverpool2 to have a look at the new site and to find out more.
If you want to find out more about Liverpool2 contact us on:
Telephone 0151 949 6327Email [email protected] Web www.peelports.com/liverpool2
Images: Liverpool2, International Coverage