Peel Ports Group, owner of the Port of Liverpool, has welcomed four new operational cantilever rail-mounted gantry (CRMG) cranes, opening up an additional 15 acres of yard capacity as part of the GB£400m Liverpool2 project.
David Huck, managing director at Peel Ports, said: “This significant project milestone demonstrates our continued investment in our customers and response to the Port of Liverpool’s growth trajectory as we increase our capacity and market share further.”
The multi-million expansion of Liverpool2, the UK’s only west-facing deep-sea terminal, is in partnership with Terminal Investment Limited. Once completed it will provide global shipping companies reliable access to major import and export centres, to further increase capabilities and support increased demand.
Intended to help increase throughput and productivity at the port, the new cranes join 12 existing CRMGs and eight ship-to-shore (STS) cranes at Liverpool2, all of which were supplied by Zhenhua Heavy Industries Co (ZPMC) and delivered in phase one of the project.
From mid-September 2021, work on the third and final phase of the landside project is expected to be fully commissioned.
This will see an additional five acres of yard capacity and another six CRMG’s be utilised.