Deep-water terminal at Liverpool takes next hurdle
The building and civil engineering company McLaughlin & Harvey, located close to Belfast (Northern Ireland, UK), has been awarded the contract to deliver the next phase of development at the Liverpool2 deep-water container terminal.
The multi-million project will significantly increase the footprint of the site and see the addition of ten cantilever rail mounted gantry cranes (CRMGs) and three ship-to-shore cranes (STS). The STS cranes are scheduled to arrive in November 2019 with the overall project expected to be completed during 2021.
Amongst others, there will be additional reefer points installed to allow the terminal to handle even greater quantities of refrigerated containers at the port of Liverpool. Opened in November 2016, Liverpool 2 is a GBP 400 million investment that provides an ocean gateway for international trade to and from the UK. (fd)