October 2024
Welcome to the new edition of the Port Direct newsletter, we hope you enjoy reading our latest containerised cargo news and updates.
Northern ports, Northern cargo, Southern ports, Southern cargo.
Peel Ports Group COO, David Huck, argues that the UK's reliance on southern ports is hindering growth and increasing trade costs.
In a recent interview with The Telegraph, David discussed how promoting northern ports like Liverpool could alleviate congestion and reduce carbon emissions, saving billions in UK infrastructure spending.
David's message calls for a strategic shift to balance cargo flows between the south and the north, emphasising that moving cargo closer to consumption points would benefit both the economy and environment.
Welcoming Emma, Head of Business Development.
With over 12 years of experience, Emma is an accomplished and respected professional within the shipping industry, with extensive expertise in maritime logistics, supply chain management and global and international trade. Throughout Emma’s career, she has demonstrated a robust understanding and appreciation for the shipping industry, having successfully led multiple key trade lanes throughout the global pandemic.
Emma focuses on innovative solutions to drive operational excellence and puts the customer at the very heart of everything we do. As an influential voice in the industry, Emma looks to continue to drive transformation by leveraging a forward-looking perspective that addresses both current demands and future challenges within the global shipping industry.
Please join us in welcoming Emma to our team.
Enabling Supply Chain Efficiencies
TK Maxx are the latest in a number of retailers who are now bringing cargo from Asia into the port of Liverpool thereby benefiting from a 2 PUK strategy where stock is arriving into both the North and South of the UK
By spreading their risk of bringing cargo into Liverpool they improve their stock accessibility and availability.
As an example, a recent challenge saw a number of TK Maxx containers that were in Felixstowe failing to deliver the next day. A quick call to our dedicated Port of Liverpool customer service team saw booking slots that would have been missed fulfilled by cargo that was in Liverpool.
This is what the Port of Liverpool port can do - fast and responsive service, with quick accessibility of containers allowing for improved stock availability
“We managed to fill some of our failures from Felixstowe with containers that were at Liverpool port, this incident opened our eyes even further to the 2PUK Strategy of having stock available in both the South and North” - TK Maxx representative.
HGV vehicle turnaround times The Port of Liverpool.
Daily Status Report.
View our truck turnaround times at Terminal 1 and Terminal 2 for the last 60 minutes, as well as our hourly vehicle arrivals at The Port of Liverpool.
"T1” information refers to T1 Empty Park, Rail Terminal, Depot and PAD.
“T2” information refers to T2 Empty Park and Stacks.
“T1 & T2” displays timings for combined visits to both terminals.
*Please note, data is refreshed every 30 minutes and reflects up to a four container transaction*
Our 2024 ESG & Sustainability Report
We are delighted to publish our latest annual ESG & Sustainability report, which showcases the achievements we've made in delivering our overall ESG strategy and provides updates on the ongoing projects we have in the pipeline.
From reducing our carbon footprint and promoting diversity and inclusion within our workforce to fostering transparent governance structures, we aim to help enable a more sustainable future for all with every action we take.