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Authority/Operator
Manchester Ship Canal Company Limited
Peel Ports Mersey Part of the Peel Ports Group
Operator: The Manchester Ship Canal Company Limited
Ownership
Peel Ports Ltd
Contact
Engineering Workshops,
Percival Lane,
Runcorn Docks,
Runcorn, Cheshire WA7 4UY
Website: https://peelports.co.uk/port-authorities/manchester-ship-canal
Pilotage
Compulsory for vessels over 50m LOA
VTS Channel 7 in Mersey Estuary/14 in Canal
Approx annual tonnage
7,500,000
Principal traffic
Agricultural products
Construction Materials
Forest products
Liquid Cargoes
Metals
Project cargo
Multi-user Port centric warehousing and logistics
Access/Accommodation
Varies with location
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Location
Lat: 53⁰ 19.5’ N; Long: 02⁰ 57.0’ W Entrance to canal in Mersey Estuary.
Port contacts
General Manager: Dean Hammond
Tel: 07801 248523
E.mail: [email protected]
Harbour Master: Alan Feast
Tel: 07718366041
E.mail: [email protected]
Port Operations Manager John Rutherford
Tel: 07718366050
E.mail: [email protected]
Asset Manager Ryan Slater
Tel: 07918768881
E.mail: [email protected]
24-hr Tel: Port Control 0151 327 4638
Storage
Open: Available
Covered: Available
Refrigerate: Development sites – up to 60 acres available.
Transport connections
Roads: M56, M6,M60
Berths close to motorway connections.
Rail freight terminals to dry bulks, bulk liquids and containers
Nearest passenger rail: Manchester, Runcorn,Chester
Nearest int’l airport: Manchester ,Liverpool
Commercial cargo handling facilities
A complete range of facilities covering:
Bulk Liquids,
Dry Bulks ,
Project Cargoes,
Heavy Lift Capabilities,
Containers.
Facilities & services
Tug services, marine pilotage and pilot transfer service to hydrographic surveying, maintenance dredging, navigation aid provision and mooring service
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VESSELS IN AND AROUND THE PORT
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