Mersey Docks and Harbour Company is one of the prime Liverpool Companies that deals with dock operations in United Kingdom.
Mersey Docks and Harbour Company is a part of the Peel Port Group, the second biggest company related to maritime industry in United Kingdom. Mersey Docks and Harbour Company was initially referred to as the Mersey Docks and the Harbour Board. Mersey Docks and the Harbour Board had primarily substituted the Liverpool Dock Trustees, in the year 1858, that had administered the dock operations since 1780.
Mersey Docks and Harbour Company: Field of Operation
Mersey Docks and Harbour Company has the joint ventures with companies that serve in:
- Shipping lines that serve the Irish Sea and the European Sea
- Dock terminal operations in the United Kingdom, Ireland and overseas
- Stevedoring services
- Port management consultancy
- Logistics activities
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Mersey Docks and Harbour Company Services
Some of the other Mersey Docks and Harbour Company services include:
- Operational activities of port facilities on Medway, Rivers Mersey and at Heysham,
- Cargo handling
- The conservancy of the Liverpool ports. Apart from Liverpool, it also serves the ports in Heysham and Medway.
- Free zone operations with Liverpool Freeport. These services are also provided in the ports at Medway in Kent.
The docks that are owned by Mersey Docks and the Harbour Company include the Cammell Laird Dock and the Tranmere Oil Terminal. The Cammell Laird Dock was constructed at the dawn of the 20th century as an extension of the Cammell Laird shipyard. This extension also covered the Tranmere Pools. Owned by Mersey Docks and Harbour Company, it is presently under lease to Northwestern Shiprepairers and Shipbuilders.
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