March 2025 Peel Ports Group, the UK’s second largest port operator, has appointed logistics expert Gareth Davies as Sales Director for the Port of Liverpool to drive commercial growth, maximise opportunities,…
Unsworth, a trusted name in freight forwarding and customs brokerage for over 50 years, has started 2025 with a bang, by opening for business in Liverpool. This strategic expansion into…
Peel Ports was pleased to welcome the first call of a new direct container service connecting the UK’s North-West with the Far East this week. MSC’s new Britannia Service creates…
Swedish ferry company, Stena Line has introduced a larger RoRo ship, Bore Song, on the Dublin – Liverpool (Birkenhead) route. The freight only vessel will increase capacity on the route by 30%.…
Mick Lynch, RMT General Secretary said: “P&O Ferries said they unlawfully sacked nearly 800 seafarers to protect jobs elsewhere in their UK operation. “This latest attack on maritime jobs and…
by Steven Jones, founder of Seafarers Happiness Index As we approach a range of significant anniversaries of landmark events throughout the Second World War, and as our veterans inexorably and…
Thursday 27 April 2023 Peel Ports is working with a consortium led by the University of Liverpool to bid for the UK’s flagship national Clean Maritime Research Hub. As part of…
The Liverpool City Region’s maritime industry played host to a senior member of the ministerial team in the Department for Transport, Baroness Vere, during a visit to the area on…
In Mersey Maritime’s 20th anniversary year, the North West and national maritime industry came together on Thursday 10th November 2022 to celebrate the sector at the 8th Annual Mersey Maritime…
The Mersey Maritime Industry Awards (MMIA) which takes place now at the iconic and prestigious Liverpool Cathedral, are the celebration of the hard work in the heart of the British…
Peel Ports Group has partnered with social enterprise Innovate Her to encourage diversity and inclusion across the organisation and promote STEM subjects to hundreds of female studentsacross Liverpool. The national…
Thank you for the Music: Maritime Networking Returns! by Steven Jones, MA, MSc, BSc (Hons), FRSA, MNI It may seem a little frivolous, perhaps even trivial to write an article…
Four new cases on Friday… Good Morning Monaco – Saturday, October 9, 2021 WELCOME to our new Saturday edition of Good Morning Monaco Four new cases on FridayFour Monaco residents tested positive…
Liverpool City Region set to become a global driving force in drone technology Drone Major Group unveils world’s first sustainable pathway for the deployment of commercial autonomous systems [London: 24 March 2021] Today, Drone Major Group* has announced the launch of the first ever drone technology ‘Test and Development Area’ project, to be created…
Stena Line’s newest ship arrives in Belfast Stena Embla is the third new ship to be added to Irish Sea routes Stena Line’s newest addition to its fleet, the brand-new Stena…
Ground-breaking ceremony celebrates maritime links with Liverpool The Isle of Man’s historic maritime links with Liverpool were celebrated on Friday at a ground-breaking ceremony on the site of the Isle…
Propeller Club Liverpool: Charity Casino Night – Friday October 11th 2019, at One Fine Day, Liverpool Steven Jones writes: Tiring of so many lunches, and even the best of speakers, Propeller Club…
PEEL Ports confirms details of government BREXIT funding The ports of Liverpool, Heysham and Sheerness (London Medway) have received funding to enhance measures they have already taken to improve resilience…
RMT protest Monday at Liverpool docks over pay and jobs 16th August 2019 CALLING NOTICE FROM RMT PRESS OFFICE RMT TO HOLD LIVERPOOL DOCKSIDE DEMONSTRATIONS ON MONDAY OVER PAY, RECRUITMENT AND…
RMT to hold Liverpool dockside demonstrations over pay, recruitment and justice on Ferry Crossings Maritime union RMT will be holding demonstrations in Liverpool highlighting the scandal of low pay, recruitment…
The future of one of Liverpool’s most significant historic vessels has been safeguarded for the next three years thanks to a £75,000 donation from Peel Ports. The Daniel Adamson Preservation…
RMT’s campaigning in the Irish Sea will turn to ‘low-cost’ operator Seatruck in Liverpool this Friday with an early morning protest at the company’s depot at Brocklebank Dock as the…
A new initiative has been launched to provide support, training and consultancy services for maritime businesses in the Liverpool area of the UK. The Maritime Group (International) Limited, which is…
Peel Ports has hired 25 full time staff to work at the Port of Liverpool as part of a local recruitment drive. Ten staff started at the port in May,…
The Northern Maritime Powerhouse: Driving global trade post-Brexit The Northern Maritime Powerhouse, digitalisation in ports, coastal shipping, the importance of maritime clusters and the increasingly prominent role of women in…