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Authority/Operator:
Associated British Ports
UK Ports Association
The UK Major Ports Group
https://www.ukmajorports.org.uk
Ownership:
Company owned
Contact
Port Office
Dock Road
Garston
Liverpool
LI9 2JW
Tel: 0151 427 5971
Email:[email protected]
Website: www.abports.co.uk
Pilotage
Vessels under 82m LOA or vessels up to 95m Provided the beam does not exceed 12m, Carrying non-hazardous cargo are not Compulsory for pilotage
Approx annual tonnage
750,000
Principal traffic
Imports:
Steel Products, Minerals, Chemicals, Fertilisers, Bagged and palletised products, Grain, Milling Wheat, Rice, AFS, Salt, Aggregates, Project cargoes
Exports:
Coal, Scrap
F Armitt & Son operates a 1,022m2 steel handling terminal and a dry bulk handling terminal
Access/Accommodation
Enclosed Docks
Max size of vessel accepted:
beam: 19.2m; LOA: 152.4m; draft: 8.3m;
DWT: 10,000
Berth total length: 2380m
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Location
Lat: 50⁰ 21’ N; Long: 02⁰ 54’ W
North bank of River Mersey, 10km upstream of Liverpool City Centre
Port contacts
Harbour Master: Steve Gallimore Email:[email protected]
Port Office,
Dock Road,
Garston,
Liverpool, LI9 2JW
Tel: 0151 949 6132
Email: [email protected]
Storage
Data to follow
Transport connections
Road: A561 dual, links via A562 and A5300 to M56, M57 and M62
Rail: Freightliner terminal adjacent to Port
Nearest passenger rail: Garston Station 1 km
Nearest int’l airport: Speke, Liverpool 3km
Commercial cargo handling facilities
Stevedoring provided by private operators
Cranes
60t Mobile Harbour Crane
Various Mobile Excavators
Other ro-ro capabilities
Facilities & services
Fresh Water Available; Bunkering; Seamen’s Mission
ABP Waste Management Plan available on request.
Garbage receptacles available at all berths.
Contractors available for all other waste disposal arrangements.
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VESSELS IN AND AROUND THE PORT
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