Head of business development at Peel Ports Mersey explained the progress with the Liverpool2 in-river container terminal and asked if property developers were ready for its arrival in 2015.
3. Whatâs Already Completed
⢠Principal Contractor
⢠Project office set-up
⢠Quay Wall Contractor
⢠Mobilisation of core team
⢠Orders Placed for key quay wall equipment
⢠Site established
⢠Steel Piles â arrived on site
⢠www.Liverpool2.com live
⢠As of last week commencement on the quay wall base (dredging)
4. Key Dates
⢠April 2013 â Demolish S7 Steel transit shed
⢠Mid May â First tranche steel piles arrive in Liverpool
⢠June 2013 â Commence piling operation
⢠Q1 2014 â Launch of Liverpool2 Club
⢠Q3 2014 â Surface terminal complete
⢠Q4 2014 â Commence installation of equipment
⢠Q1 2015 â Install IT systems and technology
⢠Q2 2015 â Training & commissioning
⢠Q3 2015 â Open for business
8. The collaboration delivers
⢠Iberia / Ireland exports need just 6 UK road miles each.
⢠7,000 pallets import / export portside warehousing eliminating
⢠40,000 miles UK road transport saved
⢠61,000 KGâs CO2
emissions removed from the supply chain each year
⢠Supply chain simplification
⢠Irradiation of inefficient journeyâs
⢠Improved responsiveness
9. Source of carbon saving
Mode of Transport KG CO2
per
tonne.KM
Reduction
Vâs Road
Road 0.08381
Water (canal service) 0.03630 56%
Water (feeder service) 0.02000 75%
Source: DEFRA, 2012
greenhouse gas conversion factors for company reporting
11. The Typhoo benefit
⢠250,000 road freight miles saved per annum
⢠350,000KGâs CO2
saved per annum
⢠âLong-stayâ container park
⢠Simplified inbound logistics
⢠Overspill storage
12. Flexible quayside storage for
Heinz and B&M
⢠Eliminate shunts
⢠Close to DC
⢠Supports flexible procurement
⢠Avoids overspill warehousing
⢠Just-in-time to production line
14. To Summarise
⢠Liverpool2 will once again enable Liverpool to connect globally
⢠Major exporters and importers can benefit from port-centric developments
⢠Will the region be ready?