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SUPERPORT Mersey Gateway Bridge Manchester Ship Canal PORT OF LIVERPOOL MANCHESTER DAILY CONNECTIONS TO BELFAST AND DUBLIN KNOWSLEY LIVERPOOL WIRRAL SUPER Liverpool City Region SUPERPORT is hub to service Northern UK and Ireland advantages to retailers and manufacturers alike. Its central position, with excellent connection to the national motorway and rail network, enables logistics operators to service both Scotland and the South with same day delivery. This position also allows ready access to large centres of population – with 35 million people within 150 miles, making this the largest centre of population outside London. In May 2013 Peel Ports began building Liverpool2; a £300 million project which will deliver a new deep water in-river container terminal at the Port of Liverpool. This will allow cargo to be shipped from all over the world directly into Liverpool at the geographic heart of the UK. When its status as a global container port, Britain, enhancing business opportunities and bringing prosperity. 6 history, the Port of Liverpool and the Manchester Ship Canal are owned by one company and operated as a single integrated service. cost effectively along this new ‘green’ corridor to the major distribution hubs around the North West, is increasingly appealing. It offers a cheaper, carbonfriendly, congestion-free alternative to the motorway network. Liverpool City Region has developed expertise in the movement of goods with companies such as Stobart Group and Bibby Distribution based here. Excellent multimodal facilities are available, most notably at the Mersey Multimodal Gateway (3MG) in Halton, Knowsley Intermodal Rail Freight Terminal and Garston Rail Freight Terminal. Additionally, there is a wealth of development sites across the City Region that owners, developers and the City Region’s local authorities are making available for logistics operations – many in outstanding locations in close proximity to the Port, multimodal facilities and motorway junctions. 35 million people within 150 miles £1 billion investment in deep water port, road and rail infrastructure Closest port to the UK’s manufacturing heartland Cutting cost and carbon from logistics chains Ideal port for Panama Canal and Latin American freight Same day deliveries to Scotland and southern UK 50% of the UK container market closer to Liverpool than the south Excellent connections to national rail and motorway network New deepwater container facility enhancing global connectivity Up to 9 sailings a day to Ireland Ship Canal offering ‘Green Corridor’ Wealth of excellent multimodal facilities and development sites Cammell Laird – largest heavy fabrication, marine engineering and ship repair facility on the West Coast of the UK
Liverpool City Region SUPERPORT is already home to some of the world’s leading shipping, retail, manufacturing and logistics operations, with Bibby Distribution, Stobart Group, Potter Logistics and Stena Line. Liverpool is the UK’s leading maritime centre with headquarters of major maritime organisations such as Maersk, ACL, Bibby Group, Cammell Laird, ICL, CMA/CGM, Stena Line and others. It has a wealth of supporting maritime professional, legal cluster organisation in Mersey Maritime. The Stena Line Liverpool Port is located at Twelve Quays Terminal, Birkenhead, offering easy access to Liverpool and beyond. It offers daily RORO services to Belfast. Stena Line operates three vessels out of Liverpool accommodating freight, cars, and passengers. The Stena Line Freight route network is one of Europe’s largest, linking key ports and road connections across Northern Europe with the widest choice of routes between Britain and Ireland. For further information call 0870 850 3535 or visit www.stenalinefreight.com. The City Region is home to a thriving automotive cluster. Currently Jaguar Land Rover, General Motors, Getrag Ford, the Ford Motor Company and Briggs Automotive are the main companies with an extensive and growing locally based global supply chain. Nearby is Bentley Motors in Crewe, Leyland Trucks in Lancashire, Airbus and Toyota’s engine plant in Deeside. Other leading manufacturers in the region include, Unilever, Bristol Myers Squibb, NSG Pilkington, Ineos Chlor and Novartis. National and international retailers are well represented. Shop Direct Group, Home Bargains, Matalan, QVC and B&M are operations for Tesco, Co-operative Retail and Sainsbury’s amongst others. WORKFORCE Liverpool City Region has a very large catchment population available to service and skill levels compare favourably with other logistics centres by virtue of the large population base and the extensive training and support available through local colleges. Workforce costs are highly competitive offering potential savings on more expensive locations with lower skills availability. Current wage levels for warehouse staff and management are typically 10% more expensive in Northampton and 20% more expensive in Southampton. Source: East West Locations. Liverpool City Region is the leading centre for marine energy on the UK’s West Coast. It offers a globally connected port, world renowned marine fabrication facilities and a large engineering talent pool. Within close proximity to the Irish Sea Round 3 offshore wind sites which ensures reduced transport costs and quick turnaround times. Key assets include: RWE based in Wirral for the technical support of Irish Sea offshore wind farms A centre for companies such as ABB, Siemens and DONG Energy Largest West Coast port complex alongside two international airports with direct shipping and air services to key European and global centres Extensive supply chain Highly skilled workforce - engineering and manufacturing expertise Integrated Marine Engineering Campus including Liverpool John Moores University and the North West Maritime and Engineering College Regional Growth Fund to offer direct companies locating to the Wirral 7
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