Birkenhead

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Authority and Operator

Mersey Docks & Harbour Company Limited
Stena Line

Ownership

Peel Ports Limited

Contact

Maritime Centre
Port of Liverpool
Liverpool L21 1LA

Tel: 0151 949 6000
Fax: 0151 949 6090
Email:
[email protected]
Website:  www.peelports.co.uk

Stena Line

12 Quays Terminal, Tower Road, Birkenhead, CH41 1FE

Pilotage

Compulsory for vessels over 82m LOA or over

Approx annual tonnage

1, 086, 600 tonnes excl Tranmere Oil Terminal

Principal traffic

Data to followDry bulks;
Grain/feedstuffs;
Hazardous cargoes;
Forest products;
Oil/petroleum;
Other liquid bulk;
General cargo;
Steel, Project cargo (heavy lift);
Fish

Access/Accommodation

Enclosed Docks
Max depth: 8.6m
Max size of vessel accepted
Beam: 26.5m; LOA: 192m; draft: 8.6m
No of berths: 18
Berths total length: 4000m
River/tidal berths
Max depth: 14m Tranmere Oil Terminal
Maximum size vessel accepted

Beam: 57.4m; LOA: 347m;
DWT: 322, 912
No of berths: 2

12 Quays RoRo Berths North and South
Max depth: 7m

Maximum size vessel accepted
LOA: 180m;
No of berths: 2
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Location

Lat: 53⁰ 24’ N; Long: 03⁰ 00.2’ W Northwest coast England

Port contacts

Peel Ports

MD: Gary Hodgson
Head of Business Development: Stephen Carr
Senior Manager Marine Operations: Jonathan Cowdry
Head of Port Operations: David Huck Email:[email protected]
Normal hours: 24hrs/7 days 24-hr

Tel: 0151 949 6135

Storage

Open: Unlimited.
100, 000 sq m plus

Transport connections

Roads: M53, A41
Rail-connected/no rail freight terminal
Nearest passenger rail: Birkenhead Park 1km
Nearest int’l airport: Liverpool 13km
Other connections: Manchester Ship Canal, River Mersey, River Weaver

Commercial cargo handling facilities

Stevedoring provided by port authority and by Private operators.
Cranes
Rail mounted: 4 max 10T; 2 max 20T
Mobile: 2 max 30T
Floating: one max 250
Other ro-ro: heavy lift

Other Handling Equipment
Forklifts: as required max 42T
Tugmaster: as required

Facilities & services

Moorings for leisure craft; Shiprepair/graving docks; Lay up berths; Chandlers; Bunkering; Towage
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