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SuperPort Action Plan Delivering Economic Growth 2011-2020
Contents SuperPort Executive
Committee Members Summary
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 03 The Liverpool City Region SuperPort Committee is a private sector led The opportunities for Built on its history as a great maritime trading stimulate economic growth and job
group established to drive forward SuperPort to deliver business growth centre; Liverpool City Region’s ports, airport, creation and raise the profile of the
CREATING A SUPERPORT IN 04 and job creation.
SuperPort are global road, rail and logistics assets, together provide City Region as a gateway of international
LIVERPOOL CITY REGION and can transform an established economic driver. stature. These projects include the
development of a deep-water
the economy of New, lucrative markets are emerging from Post Panamax in-river terminal at the
EXISTING ASSETS & CAPABILITIES 06
Liverpool City Region. Brazil to China and from Russia to India. Port of Liverpool and the expansion of
LIVERPOOL CITY REGION’S 12 Technological advances such as widening 3MG, the Multimodal Gateway operated
POTENTIAL the Panama Canal to accommodate the as a partnership between Stobart Group,
world’s largest vessels are opening up Prologis and Halton Borough Council.
WHERE GROWTH WILL COME FROM 14 new trade routes.
Economic analysis by AMION Consulting
Peter Nears Steve O’Connor Joe Przeworski Jim Teasdale
POTENTIAL CHALLENGES 16 SuperPort Committee SuperPort Committee Ineos Chlor Limited Mersey Maritime Businesses are placing increasing emphasis (p14), based on available trend and
TO OVERCOME Chair Deputy Chair Group on moving people and freight both at the capital investment project intelligence,
Peel Holdings Stobart Ports lowest possible cost and at the lowest has forecast the potential for over 21,000
(Management) Ltd
ACTIONS TO MEET THE TARGETS 18 possible carbon output. new jobs and an additional £6.1bn of GVA
to be created through SuperPort by 2020
APPENDIX 1: 26 Retailers and manufacturers are increasingly and nearly 30,000 new jobs and an
SUPERPORT EVIDENCE BASE seeking port centric locations close to large additional £18.3bn of GVA by 2030.
APPENDIX 2:
SUPERPORT PANEL MEMBERS
28 £1.8bn
New infrastructure
centres of population to base value-adding
activities and distribution, reducing freight
costs and duplication in the handling of
Alongside the physical infrastructure,
the Action Plan sets out the operational
developments goods and reducing the time goods take programme for engaging ports, carriers,
to reach the customer. importers, exporters, manufacturers and
Barry Flynn Gary Hodgson Andy Wallis Kevin Adderley retailers and their current and prospective
Ernst & Young Peel Ports (MDHC) Sefton Council Wirral Council
Liverpool City Region, with its central position supply chains with SuperPort, creating
in the UK, and situated in the largest economic new markets and transforming existing
TMP – Executive Team (SuperPort)
£18.3bn
Additional GVA by 2030
region in the UK outside of London, is an ideal
location to take advantage of these trends,
offering a cost-efficient, low carbon SuperPort
ones, for their benefit and that of the
Liverpool City Region.
delivering compelling, competitive advantages The plan will be driven forward by the
for business. SuperPort Committee and Panel which
comprises leading figures from the port,
The opportunities for SuperPort are global logistics and wider business community
Lorraine Rogers Mark Basnett Mark Butchard
30,000
Potential new jobs
in scale and have the potential to transform
the Liverpool City Region economy.
This SuperPort Action Plan contains over
and public sector, working with the
Executive Team from The Mersey
Partnership.
Chief Executive Director of Strategic created by 2030 £1.8bn of new infrastructure developments
Investment Development Manager that will build upon existing assets to SUPERPORT COMMITTEE
02 03
Creating a SuperPort
in Liverpool City Region
New and expanding Liverpool City Region has a unique maritime To achieve this SuperPort will focus on RENEWABLE ENERGY COST/CARBON/CONGESTION REDUCTION
history stretching over 500 years and reaching a number of highly significant trends
international markets, out across the world. and schemes that collectively make a Proposed investment in wind farms around In the face of increasing fuel and road freight
and the drive to develop compelling case for SuperPort. the coast of the UK supported by major costs and carbon reduction targets, businesses
New and expanding international markets, corporate giants such as Centrica and E.ON are actively scrutinizing how to reduce their
cost-effective means to and the drive to develop innovative and WIDENING OF PANAMA CANAL offer high value opportunities in manufacturing road mileage and with it their costs and carbon
serve them, present cost-effective means to serve them, and logistics across Liverpool City Region. impact. Movement of goods by water and rail is
In 2015 the Panama Canal will have been These investments are estimated to be worth much more cost and carbon efficient per mile
exciting new present exciting new opportunities.
widened to allow much larger vessels to over £100bn in economic value for the UK and than by road.
opportunities. The Port is handling more cargo than at any cross from the Pacific to the Atlantic and £15bn3 for the Irish Sea Zone alone. The City
time in its history, Liverpool John Lennon vice versa. This will open up new highly Region is also well-placed to develop a Given Liverpool City Region’s central location
Airport continues its impressive performance lucrative markets for Atlantic facing ports servicing role for this emerging sector. for UK and Ireland, and the connectivity of
and the logistics industry across the region with the right infrastructure to handle the Port, Ship Canal and rail/road hubs to
is flourishing. them. The Mersey ports are ideally PORT CENTRIC LOGISTICS - RETAILERS the strategic transport network, it provides
positioned to exploit this opportunity. a highly competitive position for the onward
The growing importance of ports in supply distribution of goods, enhanced further by
Major capital investment, led largely by the chains is likely to generate more demand for
private sector, is at the core of developing CONTAINER GROWTH being easily within one truck day of the largest
warehousing linked to Port Centric Logistics economic catchment area outside of London.
SuperPort. It will create an infrastructure Long-term forecasts suggest that national which, in turn, is likely to lead to more demand
with the capacity to handle significantly SuperPort can enable business to exploit these
container volumes will continue to grow for warehouses at, or close to, major ports competitive advantages themselves and for
higher volumes of freight and passengers significantly over the next 20 years with and/or at multi-modal inland port locations.
and support thousands of new and the benefit of Liverpool City Region.
the continued migration of production of Existing evidence suggests that a Port Centric
existing jobs. consumables to low cost economies1. Logistics model involving a National BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
China will continue to dominate the market Distribution Centre (NDC) at the port of import
The cost and carbon efficiency of operating for consumables imported into the UK by can significantly reduce total transport SuperPort is far more than simply a collection
within SuperPort will stimulate demand major retailers, coupled with the increasing distances and costs compared with a traditional of port, airport and logistics infrastructure.
across national and international markets, economic impact on the world of all the NDC model, where imported products are It is a facilitator for growth for the wider
with investment in infrastructure being BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India and transported from port to a centrally located business community and an agent for improved
driven by the potential to secure significant China). Liverpool City Region has an NDC before onward distribution to retail stores.4 business competitiveness. Liverpool remains a
business growth and expansion. This growth opportunity through SuperPort to develop centre for shipping services from legal services
will contribute to the rebalancing of the new and lucrative trading relationships in Liverpool City Region already has a sizeable to freight forwarding and as international trade
Liverpool City Region economy from public these markets. (BRIC forecast GDP growth array of national brand retailers such as Shop grows there are significant opportunities to
sector dependency to private sector driven for 2010 was buoyant, with Brazil 6.5%, Direct, Home Bargains, Matalan and B&M that build upon these traditional strengths.
investment. SuperPort can also play a role Russia 5.5%, India 8.2%, China 11.1% have major distribution centres close by, taking
in rebalancing the national economy by compared to UK at 3%)2. advantage of the benefits of the location.
encouraging growth within the North.
UK GDP: - Bank of England)
(1) King Sturge – Property Supply & Demand Audit for Liverpool SuperPort (2010) (3) ARUP – Liverpool City Region Offshore Wind Energy Study (2010)
04 (2) BRIC GDP Growth projections 2010: OECD (Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development) (4) King Sturge – Property Supply & Demand Audit for Liverpool SuperPort (2010) 05
Existing assets
&capabilities
Liverpool City Region already has a a GVA of about £1.1 billion per annum5. cargo from both the Irish Sea Roll-on/Roll-off The port facilities include the dock system in Liverpool Port is
formidable portfolio of port, airport This contributes over 5% of the City and the traditional deep sea Load-on/Load-off Liverpool itself, Birkenhead Docks, Tranmere
and logistics related infrastructure and Region’s GVA and provides higher average markets. Based on inland road and rail costs, Oil Terminal and the Bromborough riverside ranked 7th in the UK in
core capabilities, providing a firm foundation GVA per employee at £34,600 compared to for the inland distribution of deep sea berth, the latter owned by the Victoria Group. terms of total tonnage
for the future development of SuperPort. a Liverpool City Region average of £26,0006. containers Liverpool provides the most It is a major unitised port, with high value and
competitive location of any of the UK deep sea historically high growth Load-on/Load-off and
ECONOMIC IMPACT SHORT SEA SERVICES - NATIONAL container ports because of its central location Roll-on/Roll-off traffic accounting for 37% of
HINTERLAND for the major UK markets and particularly so its total traffic in tonnes, as compared with
The existing maritime and logistics sectors
across the Liverpool City Region support
approximately 34,000 jobs and generate
Uniquely in the North of England, the Port
of Liverpool serves a national catchment for
for the North.
PORT OF LIVERPOOL
28% for ports nationally.
The Twelve Quays Ferry Terminal, located
30million
Tonnes of cargo
on the Wirral in Birkenhead, is used for handled per annum
The Port of Liverpool, part of the Peel Ports transporting passengers and freight between
EXISTING SUPERPORT PORT, AIRPORT AND LOGISTICS INFRASTRUCTURE Group, is the most important UK deep sea Liverpool City Region and Belfast. The terminal
container port for container services between has a floating landing stage in the river that
Great Britain and North America. It is ranked can accommodate two Roll-on/Roll-off ferries
7th in the UK in terms of total tonnage, with
30 million tonnes per annum, and 4th largest
for container traffic with a growth rate of 35%
at the same time.
LIVERPOOL JOHN LENNON AIRPORT
4th
Largest in the UK
MANCHESTER since 20027 to nearly 700,000 TEUs8 per annum. (LJLA) for container traffic
£1.1bn
GVA currently generated
A Integrated into the activities of the Port, the
Manchester Ship Canal is ranked 19th in the
UK in terms of traffic volumes, handling
LJLA is one of the UK’s busiest and fastest
growing airports, serving almost 5.4m
passengers10 in 2009. Passenger numbers
Liverpool John Lennon
per annum by the Maritime B LIVERPOOL 8 million tonnes per annum. The canal almost have increased seven fold since 1995, with
Airport is one of the UK’s
and Logistics sectors
C F exclusively serves short sea shipping and the airport moving from 20th to 10th busiest busiest and fastest
E
D provides inland waterway access for short sea airport in the UK. During 2010 Vancouver growing airports,
and coastal vessels towards Manchester. Plans Airport Services acquired a 65% share in
KEY are in place for logistics developments at Peel Airports Limited. serving almost 5.4m
G A: Port of Liverpool - Sefton various sites along the canal. passengers in 2009
34,000
Jobs currently supported
B: Port of Liverpool - Wirral
C: Port of Garston
D: Liverpool John Lennon Airport
E: 3MG Mersey Multimodal Gateway
Liverpool has a critical mass of shipping
services (mainline or feeder) including a
by the Maritime and F: Mersey Gateway Port number of major shipping lines/carriers
Logistics sectors across G: Manchester Ship Canal making regular calls including ACL,
Liverpool City Region CMA CGM and MSC9.
(7) MDS Transmodal – Liverpool SuperPort Economic Trends Study (2009)
(8) TEU – Twenty Foot Equivalent Unit (standard container size)
(5) MDS Transmodal – Liverpool SuperPort Economic Trends Study (2009) (9) King Sturge – Property Supply & Demand Audit for Liverpool SuperPort (2010)
06 (6) Fisher Associates - The Maritime Sector on Merseyside, Economic Impact Study (2007) (10) MDS Transmodal – Liverpool SuperPort Economic Trends Study (2009) 07
MERSEY MULTIMODAL GATEWAY (3MG) FREIGHTLINER FACILITY DIVERSE CARGO MIX PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
Major rail freight distribution park located Freightliner’s Terminal at Garston is an As deep-water ports that are located close to Liverpool City Region has a professional
in Widnes, which provides rail connected intermodal rail freight terminal that receives major conurbations, the Mersey ports have a services sector built on the existing and
distribution centres and an on-site and dispatches maritime container trains to diverse but balanced mix of commodity types11: historic strengths that Liverpool City
intermodal rail freight terminal. The terminal and from major deep sea container ports such Region has in maritime professional
handles approximately 60,000 containers per as Felixstowe and Southampton. Containers • Roll-on/Roll-off – 6.53m tonnes and business services markets. As it
annum between road and rail and currently are loaded and unloaded at the terminal, (6.9% of UK traffic) progresses SuperPort will require a highly
there are 75,000 sq metres of existing sometimes stored for a short period of time, skilled technical workforce that will exploit
warehousing facilities, with outline consent and then transported by road to/from their • Containers – 4.2m tonnes these high growth sectors.
for a total of 180,000 sq metres of new origin/destination in Liverpool City Region. (7.8% share of UK traffic)
buildings, rising eventually to a total provision • Dry bulks (steel, animal feeds, grain, fresh Currently 14% of jobs associated with
of 350,000 sq metres. KNOWSLEY RAIL FREIGHT TERMINAL produce, general bulk and salt) – 8.14m SuperPort are in financial intermediation13.
tonnes (8.2% share of UK traffic) It is anticipated that SuperPort, through the
CAMMELL LAIRD The Potter Group’s Knowsley Rail Freight major project developments, will provide a
Terminal provides 15,500 sq metres of • Liquid bulks (edible oils, chemicals, stimulus to the professional services sector.
Since 2005 Cammell Laird Shiprepairers & insulated warehouse space with an on-site petroleum and fuel) – 17.6m tonnes This will have an additional impact in the
Shipbuilders Ltd has significantly expanded intermodal rail freight terminal located in (7.3% share of UK traffic) real estate market and boost the
with extensive ship repair and construction close proximity to the junction of the M57 construction sector.
contracts in place, including construction of and East Lancashire Road (A580). This mix means the port is not reliant on one
sections of the Royal Navy’s aircraft carrier commodity type and can ride dips in some Liverpool City Region’s extensive ICT
Queen Elizabeth. It is looking to diversify its SPEKE AUTOMOTIVE FREIGHT TERMINAL markets if others remain buoyant. sector is already developing innovative
activity into nuclear and offshore wind energy digital infrastructure and achieving
fabrications and installation and is set for The Speke Automotive Freight Terminal,
a major car distribution site leased by the FERRY PASSENGERS greater integration in logistics services.
substantial further growth. The resulting process efficiencies will
Ford Motor company, is the only distribution Albeit the fact that the passenger market is
hub for the company servicing Northern make SuperPort more cost effective for
PORT OF GARSTON now dominated by low cost airline services, the end customer.
England and Scotland by road and rail. This the Port of Liverpool handles some 0.65 million
Located to the south of the city, the Port of site handles cars from Jaguar Land Rover for passengers and 160,000 cars per annum on
Garston handles some 0.5 million tonnes export to continental Europe and as a North the ferry services between UK and Ireland14.
of cargo per annum composed of a variety West distribution site for cars imported into In addition Liverpool is a well established route
of short sea and coastal bulk cargoes. the UK. to the Isle of Man.
(11) Fisher Associates - Assets & Capabilities Audit for Liverpool SuperPort (2010) – data for 2009
(12) MDS Transmodal – Liverpool SuperPort Economic Trends Study ( 2009)
(13) MDS Transmodal – Liverpool SuperPort Economic Trends Study ( 2009)
08 (14) King Sturge – Property Supply & Demand Audit for Liverpool SuperPort (2010) 09
A 4 hour HGV journey WAREHOUSING SPACE WORKFORCE SUITABLE FOR LOGISTICS SKILLS/TRAINING CAPABILITIES SUPERPORT CLUSTER
OPERATIONS
from the Port of According to 2010 estimates there is 4.4 million Maritime education and training is a distinctive Some of the most prominent brands in
Liverpool can reach sq metres of warehousing floor-space already Liverpool City Region has some major capability of Liverpool City Region and existing the maritime and logistics industries are
in existence in Liverpool City Region and close advantages for the location of logistics provision gives it a strong platform for located in, or close to, Liverpool City Region.
14.1 million households to ports/airport or along the Manchester Ship operations, including15: - delivering the skills and expertise needed In addition to major port operators such as
and a 34 million Canal corridor. Of this, 0.5 million sq metres for the future development of SuperPort. Peel Ports and Associated British Ports,
is currently available and suitable for logistics • A 4 hour HGV journey the 14.1m Liverpool City Region is the UK home to some
catchment population use in 40 units of 5,000 sq metres and over. households and 34m catchment population In addition to offering maritime and logistics of the world’s largest shipping lines such as
For future SuperPort development there is is highly competitive with Felixstowe (12.7m related qualifications the University of Maersk, ACL and CMA CGM.
723.9ha of land potentially available for households, 30.1m population) and Liverpool and Liverpool John Moores
logistics use14. Southampton (15.0m households, 36m University both offer advice and expertise Mersey Maritime is the organisation which
population) across the world to countries developing acts as an advocate for the maritime
Around 7% (51.4 ha) of the identified land in port and logistics operations. companies on Merseyside to support business
the planning pipeline in Liverpool City Region • Distribution sector salaries are highly growth, improved profile and skills brokerage.
is of the highest quality and is unconstrained competitive for Management (£28k) and The Maritime and Engineering College North
and capable of being brought forward for Core Warehouse Staff (£15k) compared to: West, part of Mersey Maritime Group, has From a logistics perspective, operators such
development in the short-term, whilst a a very successful record of delivering high as Stobart Group, Prologis and The Potter
further 19.2% (138.9 ha) is good quality Southampton (£33K/£19k) quality training services for both learners Group are among those involved in
and developable over the medium term. Thames Gateway (£32k/£18k) and employers including Apprenticeships, developments connected to SuperPort.
Felixstowe (£30k/£14.5k) Workforce Development and other associated
Only a small proportion of the existing available training and skills programmes.
warehouse stock is in high quality large units
Northampton (£31k/£16k) Liverpool City Region is theUK
(over 20,000 sq metres) and this needs to be Liverpool Chamber of Commerce, in
addressed if demand is to be effectively met
The City Region offers a large labour market
suitable for port, distribution and logistics
partnership with Learning World, is also home to some of the world’s
in the future. supporting the training needs of the logistics
activity, providing investing companies with
excellent workforce availability.
industry through Apprenticeships and NVQs, largest shipping lines such as
As speculative warehouse development locally whilst Merseytravel through its Merseylearn
(and nationally) is very limited, work will be initiative supports the skills development of Maersk, ACL and CMA CGM.
necessary to ensure suitable sites are available transport sector workers.
for development and can be progressed rapidly
to meet demand.
10 (15) East West Locations – Assessment for logistics operations report (2010) 11
Liverpool City Region’s
potential
By 2020 the Port The opportunities for SuperPort are global INCREASE IN TONNAGE MERSEY MULTIMODAL GATEWAY (3MG) Develop the Langton River Terminal as an
in scale and can transform the Liverpool City additional Roll-on/Roll-off facility for the
of Liverpool will be Region economy, creating 21,000 new jobs The Post Panamax Terminal, and other Expand the existing Mersey Multimodal Mersey creating 150 new jobs and generating
handling 2.7 million and £6.1bn in GVA by 2020 and nearly 30,000 improvements, will increase cargo handled by Gateway (3MG), creating an additional 4,000 £43m of GVA in total by 2020.
and £18.3bn in GVA by 2030. the Port of Liverpool from its current levels of jobs and generating an additional £190m of
TEUs per annum. nearly 700,000 TEUs per annum. By 2020 it will GVA per annum by 2020. Redevelop the Mersey Gateway Port (Port
This is an ambitious programme for Liverpool be handling 2.7 million TEUs per annum and by Weston) on the Manchester Ship Canal creating
By 2030 this will City Region and the goals set reflect this desire 2030 this will have increased up to 3.7 million PASSENGER TRAFFIC – CRUISE 1,400 new jobs and generating £450m of GVA in
to put the City Region back among the most TEUs per annum. TERMINAL / AIRPORT total by 2020.
have increased up productive gateways for international trade Ensure the conversion of the Liverpool Cruise
to 3.7 million TEUs The planned World Cargo Centre at Liverpool
per annum.
in Europe.
John Lennon Airport and associated runway Terminal into a facility capable of embarking
and disembarking passengers, complementing
SuperPort will create 21,000
SuperPort aims to achieve the following: extension will increase the cargo tonnage
handled by over 100,000 tonnes16 per annum the existing day-call market. new jobs and contribute
POST PANAMAX TERMINAL by 2020.
Develop a £300m in-river berth at the Port of
Secure an increase of 3.8 million additional
passengers per annum passing through
£6.1bn in GVA to the Liverpool
PORT CENTRIC LOGISTICS
Liverpool to accommodate Post Panamax, and
larger vessels, increasing volume from 700,000
PRIME DISTRIBUTION Liverpool John Lennon Airport by 2020, and
7.2 million additional passengers by 2030.
City Region economy by 2020
containers per annum in 2002 to 2 million by Create an outstanding stock of high quality
2020. This will create 4,300 jobs and deliver distribution facilities and warehousing OTHER SUPERPORT DEVELOPMENTS
an average of £113m per annum of economic space for Port Centric Logistics operations
at sites across Liverpool City Region. Ensure the construction of the Mersey Gateway
benefit to 2020. bridge, creating 1,300 direct jobs to 2020 and
Increase the stock of high quality floor
space by 4.4 million sq metres in 2010, releasing intense road pressure on connectivity
The Post Panamax will strengthen SuperPort’s in the south of the City Region.
positioning for trade with Atlantic and Pacific creating an additional 0.9 million sq metres
ports, and will have a significant collateral of space by 2020 and up to a further
1.2 million sq metres by 2030. Secure upgrades to the rail line between
effect on trade with Dublin and Belfast through Liverpool and Manchester (including
short sea and coastal services. It will also open electrification and gauge enhancements)
up trade routes currently unavailable to the to allow greater economic agglomeration
Port of Liverpool due to current capacity between the two cities and free up existing
constraints. capacity for additional freight traffic.
12 (16) Liverpool John Lennon Airport Masterplan - Nov2007 13
Where growth
will come from
Major infrastructure developments are at the compiled by Amion Consulting, forecasts
heart of SuperPort. However it is the supply the direct economic impacts of the core
chains to these schemes where most economic SuperPort developments but also includes
growth, and particularly job creation, will be in its net forecasts the indirect contribution
found. The SuperPort Economic Impact Model, from the associated supply chains.
OTHER IMPACT SUMMARY
ECONOMIC IMPACT SUMMARY
NET ADDITIONAL EMPLOYMENT IMPACT 2011-2020 2021-2030 TOTAL FLOORSPACE (Sq metres) 2011-2020 2021-2030 TOTAL
(figures are cumulative for each period) (figures are cumulative for each period)
Post Panamax in-river berth 4,270 1,586 5,856 Post Panamax in-river berth 226,333 88,667 315,000
3MG expansion 4,027 0 4,027 3MG expansion 185,799 0 185,799
Liverpool Airport expansion 4,148 1,497 5,645 Prime distribution 298,000 298,000 596,000
Prime distribution 4,495 4,984 9,479 Mersey Gateway bridge 52,500 0 52,500
Mersey Gateway bridge 1,267 0 1,267 Manchester Ship Canal (logistic sites) 92,900 0 92,900
Langton River Terminal 147 0 147 Mersey Gateway Port 10,500 0 10,500
Manchester Ship Canal (logistic sites) 1,689 0 1,689
TOTAL 866,032 386,667 1,252,699
Mersey Gateway Port 1,356 0 1,356
Source: AMION Consulting 2011
TOTAL 21,399 8,067 29,466
Source: AMION Consulting 2011
FREIGHT & PASSENGERS 2011-2020 2021-2030 TOTAL
(figures are cumulative for each period)
NET ADDITIONAL GVA 2011-2020 2021-2030 TOTAL Liverpool Airport expansion (tonnes) 676,500 1,691,250 2,367,750
(figures are cumulative for each period) £ million £ million £ million Post Panamax in-river berth (TEUs) 10,500,000 25,500,000 36,000,000
Post Panamax in-river berth 1,128 2,451 3,579 Mersey Gateway Port (TEUs) 840,000 1,200,000 2,040,000
3MG expansion 1,328 1,893 3,221 Liverpool Airport expansion (passengers) 22,770,000 56,925,000 79,695,000
Liverpool Airport expansion 1,491 2,358 3,848 Source: AMION Consulting 2011
Prime distribution 1,065 3,421 4,485
Mersey Gateway bridge 206 596 802
Langton River Terminal 43 70 113
Manchester Ship Canal (logistic sites) 432 805 1,237
Mersey Gateway Port 449 637 1,086
TOTAL 6,141 12,231 18,371
Source: AMION Consulting 2011
14 15
Potential challenges
to overcome
SuperPort has the potential to transform the LACK OF TURNAROUND CAPABILITY AT ROLE OF NORTHERN PORTS IN
Liverpool City Region economy. It is ambitious LIVERPOOL CRUISE LINER TERMINAL REBALANCING THE UK ECONOMY
and achievable, but it is being developed
against a backdrop that involves overcoming Currently customers are unable to embark and To date, the Northern ports have not been
some potential challenges. disembark from the Cruise Liner facility. This utilised effectively in reducing the economic
needs to be overcome to generate new income disparities which exist between Southern and
INTENSE COMPETITION for the City Region and enhance the potential of Northern Britain and have not received the
the Visitor Economy. level of public investment that Southern ports
SuperPort will make the Port of Liverpool have enjoyed over recent years. This trend
highly competitive with other UK and European GLOBAL RECESSION needs to be reversed in order to rebalance the
ports such as Rotterdam, Antwerp, Felixstowe UK economy and realise the potential of the
and Southampton, which already have the The global recession has resulted in a Northern ports.
capabilities for handling large (Post Panamax) downturn in the market for the movement of
vessels. freight. Total containerised traffic through UK Northern ports also bring advantages in
major ports in 2009 was 20.9m units, a fall of reducing congestion in the South East of
The Mersey ports can compensate for their 9% on 2008. Inbound traffic fell by 8.1% to England, and by association the infrastructure
remoteness from the North Sea markets in 10.9m units and outbound traffic fell by 9.9% costs needed to deal with it. The carbon
developing new and existing ones across the to 10.1m units. This market is recovering but reduction benefits of reducing long distance
Atlantic and with the Middle and Far East. is subject to the performance of the major haulage of goods by road can be realised by
The ports also need to exploit their position consumer markets where confidence making maximum use of water and rail modes.
as a feeder port for the Irish Sea and remains fragile18.
Northern Europe. FINANCING OF MAJOR INFRASTRUCTURE
CONNECTIVITY SCHEMES
AVAILABILITY OF LAND / QUALITY Investment is vital in effective road and rail
WAREHOUSING SPACE Investment in the major infrastructure projects
access for the development of SuperPort to will not all come from within Liverpool City
The lack of warehousing and available land counter current (and future) capacity Region. SuperPort’s compelling and ambitious
for development across Liverpool City Region constraints. Enhanced surface access to the goals will need to entice investment from
which is suitable for logistics operations, Port of Liverpool, the electrification of the line across the world.
both close to ports and near major road and between Liverpool and Manchester, rail gauge
rail infrastructure needs addressing with enhancements, and the new Mersey Gateway
currently only three available properties bridge are the projects that are likely to have
ranked as top grade17. the most prominent impact on SuperPort’s
ability to influence economic growth.
(17)King Sturge – Property Supply & Demand Audit for Liverpool SuperPort (2010)
16 (18)Department for Transport Provisional Port Statistics (2009) 17
Actions to meet
the targets
The activities that will be undertaken in These investments will be supported by many
developing and promoting SuperPort are other activities that create a strong competitive
interrelated and connect back to the overall product for global markets. Together they will
objective of delivering a transformational form the complete Action Plan that will be FREIGHT
economic benefit for Liverpool City Region. delivered by a wider variety of partners with MARKETS
the support of the SuperPort Committee. TARGET
At the heart will be the development of the core CARRIERS / PORTS
PASSENGER
capital infrastructure, the major projects that MARKETS
will be delivered by a relatively small number
of major investors. GOVERNMENT
BODIES
LOBBY
PROMOTE RELEVANT BODIES CITY REGION
SUPERPORT STAKEHOLDERS
RETAILERS
(NDC/RDC)
MARKET TARGET IMPORTERS 3RD PARTY LOGISTICS
SUPERPORT & EXPORTERS OPERATORS (3PLS)
MANUFACTURERS
COMPILE THE
SUPPORTING EVIDENCE
• POST PANAMAX TERMINAL
• 3MG
SUPERPORT • LJLA EXPANSION
• LANGTON ROLL-ON/ROLL-OFF
• MANCHESTER SHIP CANAL SITES
BUILD THE MAJOR
SUPERPORT PROJECTS • CRUISE LINER FACILITY
• MERSEY GATEWAY BRIDGE
• MERSEY GATEWAY PORT
• PORT ROAD ACCESS
• LIVERPOOL TO MANCHESTER
RAIL UPGRADE
INCORPORATION INTO
SUPERPORT SECTOR
ESTABLISH A GROW EXISTING
STRONG PRODUCT BUSINESSES (SME) BUSINESS SUPPORT
(JOB CREATION ACTIVITY)
CONNECTIVITY
LAND ASSEMBLY
STRENGTHEN SECURE SUITABLE
THE SUPPLY CHAIN SITES & PREMISES
WAREHOUSING
SKILLS & TRAINING
DEVELOPMENT
LEAD GENERATION
PROSPECTING
SECURE NEW
BUSINESS INVESTMENT
PROJECT & COMPLETION
18 19The SuperPort Action Plan, sets out the internationally. It will: In addition to the capital infrastructure • Secure upgrades to the rail line between
activities undertaken by TMP, the SuperPort schemes other major developments will impact Liverpool and Manchester, including
• Support the build of the major projects
Committee and its partners. Activities that will on SuperPort and will require input, at varying electrification and gauge enhancements
directly and indirectly contribute to the growth • Strengthen the Supply Chain levels, from TMP and the SuperPort (Being led by Network Rail / Dept.
of the Liverpool City Region’s economy and • Promote SuperPort Committee. for Transport)
create jobs.
• Compile supporting evidence • Resolution of Liverpool Cruise Liner • Deliver proposed SuperPort related rail
It focuses on those activities that will establish Terminal issues to deliver turnaround access schemes such as Canada Dock Rail
SuperPort as a world class product and market services (Being led by Peel Ports / Liverpool Branch, Birkenhead Dock Rail Branch and
it to target customer groups nationally and City Council) Halton Curve (being lead by Local
Authorities, Network Rail, Peel Ports)
• Delivery of enhanced surface access to Port
of Liverpool (Being led by Peel Ports / Dept.
for Transport)
ESTABLISH A STRONG PRODUCT
STRENGTHEN community is well connected
BUILD THE MAJOR These long-term strategic projects have the THE SUPPLY CHAIN to both the SuperPort core
SUPERPORT PROJECTS potential to transform the ports, airport and infrastructure and the wider
logistics sectors across the Liverpool City Maximise the economic potential of consumer marketplace.
Create a portfolio of world class physical Region, contributing to the creation SuperPort by strengthening the supply
infrastructure at the heart of SuperPort. of SuperPort. chains into the core infrastructure • Secure Suitable Sites & Premises
developments. Ensure land is available across the
ACTIVITIES OWNER ESTIMATED ESTIMATED ECONOMIC Liverpool City Region for the
DELIVERY COST BENEFITS Develop the existing business base, inject development of sites suitable for
DATE TO 202019 new business investments from outside the Port Centric Logistics activities
Liverpool City Region and work with partners and warehousing.
Delivery of Liverpool Post Peel Ports 2014 £300M 4,300 jobs to ensure that outstanding quality sites and
Panamax facility in-river premises are available when required.
berth at Seaforth (Sefton) £1.1bn GVA • Skills & Training Development
Develop and implement a strategy
Expansion of Mersey Stobart 2013 £92M 4,000 jobs • Grow Existing Businesses (SME) that will accommodate the
Multimodal Gateway (3MG) Halton BC Identify and target existing SME long-term skills and training needs
major logistic operation at Prologis £1,3bn GVA businesses across the Liverpool City of the SuperPort business community.
Ditton, Widnes Region with opportunities for material
growth from SuperPort. • Secure New Business Investment
Delivery of Liverpool John Peel Airport 2030 £600M 4,100 jobs
Lennon Airport expansion Limited (to 2030) Supplement the stock of businesses
Ensure that these businesses have the
plans as per Airport £1.5bn GVA within the SuperPort community
Masterplan appropriate resources, networks and
with new investments (corporate and
structures in place to maximise their
SME) that add strength to known gaps
subsequent returns.
Development of Mersey Stobart 2015 £50M 1,400 jobs in the supply chain and grow the large
Gateway Port (Port Weston) business base through supporting
• Connectivity
Port facilities on Manchester £450m GVA
Ship Canal with rail access Ensure SuperPort business reinvestment.
and 30k sq ft warehousing
SPECIFIC FOCUS ACTIONS DELIVERABLES (2011/12)
Langton in-river Peel Ports 2015 £12M 150 jobs
Roll-on/Roll-off terminal £43m GVA INCORPORATION INTO Promote SuperPort to the Online and marketing briefings.
SUPERPORT SECTOR City Region SME business
Delivery of Mersey Halton 2015 £431M 1,300 jobs Ensure that existing businesses community through existing
Gateway bridge Borough
Council £210m GVA of all sizes are aware of the networks.
benefits of being part of the
Development of key logistics Peel Ports 2020 £75M 1,700 jobs SuperPort sector and are Hold seminars for City Region 3 seminars held on
sites along the Manchester effectively incorporated into the businesses on SuperPort SuperPort for local businesses.
Ship Canal £430m GVA developments, benefits and
SuperPort supply chains, where
relevant. opportunities in conjunction
Provision of prime Liverpool City 2030 £244M 4,500 jobs with local partners.
distribution sites and Region Local (to 2030)
premises to meet demand Authorities £1.1bn GVA Help businesses develop 10 companies assisted to benefit
generated by the market effective partnerships under from SuperPort.
the SuperPort umbrella.
20 (19) SuperPort Economic Impact Model - AMION Consulting (Jan 2011) 21BUSINESS SUPPORT Link businesses into SuperPort 10 business connections LEAD GENERATION / Generate a pipeline of 50 leads.
(Job Creation Activity) activities, where appropriate, in achieved. PROSPECTING investment leads and enquiries
Coordinate partners in providing particular connections to the Generate leads in attracting from SuperPort marketing 25 enquiries.
effective support for existing core infrastructure that can new investment and activities and direct targeting.
businesses wanting to expand stimulate growth and job re-investment into the
their operations under the creation. SuperPort supply chain.
SuperPort umbrella.
Seek out appropriate partners to 5 new SuperPort
assist businesses inject partnerships created. PROJECT MANAGEMENT Project manage leads and 5 Completed investments.
innovation and achieve growth & COMPLETION enquiries through to completed
under the SuperPort umbrella. Ensure through the investments. 250 jobs created.
development of effective
Seek out facilities that provide 3 assists with finding relevant partnerships that interest from Support existing investors to 100 safeguarded.
access to funding for SuperPort financing for growth. business in investing in the reinvest to retain and grow their
related businesses. Liverpool City Region through City Region activity.
SuperPort is realised.
CONNECTIVITY Identify the primary issues Portfolio of key access
Ensure SuperPort business affecting the SuperPort business projects documented.
community is well connected community’s connectivity to
to both the SuperPort core SuperPort infrastructure and
infrastructure and the wider key markets.
consumer marketplace. MARKET SUPERPORT
Develop effective partnerships
tasked with ensuring primary
connectivity issues are resolved.
PROMOTE SUPERPORT
LAND ASSEMBLY Liaise with Local Authorities to 30 sites identified as
Work with Local Authorities identify suitable sites. possibilities. Promote SuperPort to a target audience of • Lobby Relevant Bodies
to ensure suitable land is retailers, manufacturers, logistics operators Promote the benefits of SuperPort to
designated for SuperPort use, Assemble a portfolio of “oven- 6 sites prepared for promotion those stakeholders (both private and
and other key stakeholders.
in line with core infrastructure ready” sites available to promote and development. public sectors) that could be influential
development plans. for SuperPort related activities.
• Target Carriers / Ports in its future development.
Promote sites/SuperPort Portfolio developed and Promote SuperPort into key markets to
benefits to agents, advisors promoted. stimulate the growth of Liverpool City • Target Importers & Exporters
developers, end users etc. Region as a primary gateway for the UK. Target key businesses across the Liverpool
City Region (and beyond) involved in import
Target freight and passenger carriers to and export activity whether currently using
WAREHOUSING Liaise with Local Authorities, Portfolio of warehouse consider Liverpool SuperPort as an SuperPort facilities or not.
Increase the stock of suitable agents and property developers buildings developed. alternative or addition to existing routes.
warehousing to meet the to identify current and potential Ensure that target businesses are aware
projected needs of both warehousing space and Portfolio promoted. Build effective relationships with ports and of the opportunities SuperPort can provide
existing businesses in a growth assemble a portfolio of airports across the world to develop new and are given appropriate guidance in how
phase and new businesses warehousing space suitable for linkages. to interact effectively.
looking to invest. SuperPort related activities.
Promote with SuperPort
benefits to agents, advisors, ACTIONS DELIVERABLES (2011/12)
SPECIFIC FOCUS
developers and end users.
FREIGHT Prospect for, and develop new 3 new relationships developed.
SKILLS & TRAINING Produce a medium to long Skills and training strategy Promote SuperPort to the major carrier relationships.
DEVELOPMENT terms strategy for developing for SuperPort developed. national and international
freight carriers in existing and Market SuperPort to potential 8 presentations to providers
Develop and implement a the skills needed for future
developing markets. new route providers. 2 new routes secured.
strategy that will accommodate SuperPort activities.
the long-term skills and training Market SuperPort to 4 presentations to ports
needs of the SuperPort business Develop partnerships for the 10 apprenticeships started. overseas ports. 1 new port relationship.
community. creation of SuperPort
apprenticeships covering Contribute to major shipping Profile at 6 major shipping
maritime, air and logistics. and logistics conferences conferences/exhibitions.
(e.g. Port Centric Logistics,
Explore the opportunity for Concept document for proposed Short-Sea Shipping).
setting up a SuperPort Skills Skills Academy produced.
Academy through the
development of a concept
document.
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23SPECIFIC FOCUS ACTIONS DELIVERABLES (2011/12) SPECIFIC FOCUS ACTIONS DELIVERABLES (2011/12)
PASSENGERS Promote SuperPort to targeted 2 new routes secured MANUFACTURERS Identify manufacturers to target 10 manufacturers identified
Promote SuperPort as the most airlines and airports in KLM Hub feeder retained. Target manufacturers to ensure, for incorporation into SuperPort as fitting SuperPort profile.
effective and cost/carbon- developing new and retaining where possible, their operations community.
efficient passenger gateway to existing key routes into LJLA. are integrated into SuperPort
the Liverpool City Region / North and the maximum benefits Promote benefits to SuperPort 1 seminar held on SuperPort
West and UK. Promote SuperPort to national New franchise announced possible are realised. to manufacturers through local benefits for manufacturers.
train providers to ensure a high for Liverpool City Region. seminar/briefing.
value service for City Region.
Meet with targeted 10 manufacturers briefed
Promote SuperPort / Liverpool Visitor Economy presentations manufacturers to brief on on SuperPort benefits.
City Region to cruise and ferry to 5 major passenger carriers. SuperPort and benefits of into
operators. the SuperPort community.
GOVERNMENT BODIES Work with Government on Interaction with Government Market benefits of using 5 manufacturers outside City
Create awareness and promote specific SuperPort related on 3 major projects. SuperPort to manufacturers Region briefed on SuperPort.
benefits of Liverpool SuperPort projects. locally and nationally.
to Governmental, and
associated, bodies. Ensure SuperPort recognised in Recognition from Government
national planning frameworks. for Liverpool as “Port of the
North” through influencing key
Brief local MPs and other policies such as: -
relevant political figures • National Planning Policy
briefed as to economic benefits Framework (DCGL) COMPILE THE
of SuperPort for the Liverpool • National Policy Statement (DfT) SUPPORTING EVIDENCE
City Region. • Marine Spatial Plans (DEFRA
and Marine Management Compile a robust market intelligence and evidence base to support the promotion of
Organisation)
SuperPort in its target markets and provide input into relevant policy submissions.
• National Infrastructure Plan
(Treasury)
• High Speed Rail (HS2)
SPECIFIC FOCUS ACTIONS DELIVERABLES (2011/12)
3 political briefings to MPs
and key political influencers. Market intelligence. Identify gaps in market 1 market intelligence report
Evidence base reports. intelligence necessary to target commissioned and delivered.
CITY REGION STAKEHOLDERS Launch SuperPort Action Plan – Launch event. and profile key markets for
Create a strong, credible with associated Press Release. Press Release / Media briefing Obtain /commission market SuperPort.
awareness of SuperPort analysis reports to support
within the Liverpool City Region Hold regular SuperPort 3 stakeholder events held. promotional activities for Identify gaps in evidence base 2 infrastructure evidence base
business community and ensure stakeholder events to update SuperPort. needed to support core reports commissioned.
SuperPort is incorporated into on infrastructure and other infrastructure project plans and
the City Region Governance developments. Compile evidence base commission relevant evidence
arrangements. (where relevant) in support of base reports.
Organise diary of Committee 6 Committee Meetings and the development of capital
and Panel meetings to ensure 3 Panel Meetings. infrastructure projects. Identify policy documents 5 policy documents responded
effective private sector requiring input from SuperPort to by SuperPort Committee.
leadership and governance Provide expert SuperPort input Committee and coordinate
for SuperPort. into relevant Governmental SuperPort Committee response.
policy documents (regional
RETAILERS (NDC/RDC Organise seminars promoting Retailers seminar held. and national).
LOCATION) SuperPort to retailers with
Promote awareness of potential for operating Port
SuperPort to the UK retail Centric Logistics activities.
community extolling the
Meet with targeted retailers 4 major retailers briefed
economic and carbon reducing
on a one to one basis to explore on SuperPort.
benefits of Port Centric Logistics
potential for Port Centric
and basing National and
Logistics activities and/or
Regional Distribution Centres
locating NDC or RDC in the
in the City Region.
City Region.
Profile at 3 conferences.
Promote SuperPort at major
retail and logistics conferences.
3RD PARTY LOGISTICS Prospect for, and develop new 3 new relationships developed.
OPERATORS (3PLS) 3PL relationships.
Target 3PLs to encourage
greater use of the SuperPort Market benefits of using 6 presentations to 3PLs
assets over ports and SuperPort to 3PL community promoting benefits of SuperPort.
distribution facilities in the locally and nationally.
South and Midlands.
24 25Appendix 1: SuperPort
Evidence Base
The SuperPort evidence base has been for historical reasons and we cannot take A.3 PROPERTY SUPPLY & DEMAND AUDIT • Key schemes include - The Port of Liverpool
compiled in support of the development of the existing brands staying located locally for (KING STURGE – 2010) Estate, Parkside Colliery (St.Helens), LJLA
Action Plan. It a comprehensive compendium granted and 3MG
of information, ranging from the overall Core Statistics:
economic benefits that proposed SuperPort • Companies would like to use Mersey ports • Liverpool City Region has 4.4 million sq THREATS TO SUPERPORT:
infrastructure will generate for Liverpool City if the capacity was there metres of built warehouse stock (17% of
Region, to an analysis of specific workforce • Lack of potentially available deliverable land
North West total) with the retention and assembly of land in
markets around logistics and distribution. • Feeders in the past have been considered
to be unreliable by some retailers proximity to port operations a key priority
• There exists 0.5 million sq metres of
Although the component reports have been available distribution warehouse floor space
collated to support this document, individually • Rail freight is minimal but road congestion • Not a traditional big box location due to much
in 40 units of 5,000 sq metres or over (Mar10) of region’s relative distance from main focus
they provide an extensive assessment of the is a problem
markets SuperPort will operate within. of big distribution demand in North West
• Local authority breakdown sq metres (units) predominantly along M6 corridor
• Liverpool City Region has a heavy reliance Halton 71k (6), Knowsley 138k (8),
A.1 ECONOMIC ASSESSMENT STUDY on access to Southern Ports Liverpool 91k (6), Sefton 53k (4),
(MDS TRANSMODAL 2009) A.4 ASSESSMENT FOR LOGISTICS
St.Helens 104k (8), Wirral 71k (8) OPERATIONS (EAST WEST LOCATIONS 2010)
• Positives for Liverpool City Region; Close
Liverpool City Region already has a strong to major transport networks, Close to Port of
array of port, airport and freight infrastructure • Only 24% of available warehouse floor Core statistics from
Liverpool, Access to Manchester Ship Canal, space is deemed good or moderate demographic assessment:
that will provide the foundation for future Close to storage locations, Access to
SuperPort developments. As a whole, it is Manchester / Liverpool Airports, Local • Liverpool City Region offers a wide
estimated that these assets currently • Estimated that land in the planning pipeline
skilled workforce, Good location for business has the potential to provide 2.5 million sq catchment area for basing logistics
contribute over 34,000 jobs and £1.1billion of with SA, Gateway to Ireland operations – for a 4 hour HGV journey the
GVA per annum to the City Region economy. metres (at 40% density) of warehouse space
relative catchment population fare well
When SuperPort comes to fruition the • Issues for Liverpool City Region: - Limited against competitor locations – Felixstowe
transformational impact on the economy will • Only 7% of identified land in pipeline is of the
rail infrastructure, M6 congestion, Limited highest quality and capable of being brought (12.7m households, 30.1m population),
be highly significant with: short sea shipping options, Limit on size of Liverpool (14.1m households, 34m
forward for development in the short term
ships into Liverpool, Congested Mersey population), Southampton (15.0m
• Additional 28,000 jobs for the North West crossings, Skills awareness, Lack of deep households, 36m population)
region and an additional GVA of up to £0.9 • Of the 15k sq metres of distribution
sea service from China, Too far from properties developed over 10k sq metres
billion per annum Southern ports, Unreliable feeder services, • Distribution sector salaries low compared to
East / West Midlands accounted for 40%
Core Statistics supporting research competition i.e. for Management (£28k) and
• Additional 73m tonnes of traffic per annum Core Warehouse Staff (£15k) – Southampton
handled by facilities in Liverpool City STIMULI OF DEMAND
• 17m tonnes of trade handled in Liverpool (£33K/£19k), Thames Gateway (£32k/£18k),
Region, most of which would otherwise have City Region in 2007 (2/3rd imports) Demand for property led by retail sector and Felixstowe (£30k/£14.5k), Northampton
been handled in other UK regions (excluding bulk fuel) derives from retail sales growth, adoption of (£31k/£16k)
quick response models, restructuring of
• Additional 1.24m tonnes of rail freight traffic • 5% of trade transported by rail retailer warehouse networks increased • Warehouse rents competitive in Liverpool
per annum through the Port of Liverpool supplies channelled through retailer controlled City Region (£5.5 per sq ft) – Southampton
• 12% of unitised imports and 25% of unitised distribution centres, reverse logistics, global (£7.5), Thames Gateway (£6), Felixstowe
• Additional 9m tonnes per annum of rail exports transit a North West port (mainly sourcing, internet retailing. (£5.8), Northampton (£5.6)
freight through rail and waterborne-linked Ireland)
distribution parks GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES FROM: • For a project of 100,000 sq ft premises an
• 47% of unitised imports and 34% of unitised indicative property and salary saving for
The key projects that will bring SuperPort • Port Centric Logistics activities Liverpool City Region of £0.5m per annum
exports transit a port in the South East
to full fruition have the potential to position over Southampton
Liverpool City Region as the most competitive • Schemes at the Port of Liverpool - LIFT II
• 27% of unitised imports and 16% of unitised
logistics and passenger transport cluster in and expansion of 3MG • Individual catchment reports produced
exports transit a Humber port
the UK. at Local Authority level
• High quality distribution sites such as Galaxy,
• Port of Liverpool is a major import port for
A.2 IMPORT / EXPORT OPERATIONS REPORT Liverpool International Business Park and
bulk commodities supplying the energy
(MDS TRANSMODAL 2010) G-Park, Liverpool
industry
Primary research carried out with 35 top • Sites that future proof SuperPort - will need
importers and exporters • Liverpool John Lennon Airport handles
to be a mixture of land within the Port Estate,
small volumes of cargo (264 tonnes in
land considered suitable for Port Centric
Main findings from feedback sessions: 2009 – Civil Aviation Authority)
purposes ideally with multi-modal
• Companies are generally happy to be located connections or strategic sites located close
in Liverpool City Region but some are here to motorways
26 27Appendix 2: SuperPort
Committee and Panel Members
SUPERPORT COMMITTEE
Peter Nears Steve O'Connor Diane Meehan Alan Stilwell Tim Davies
SuperPort Committee SuperPort Committee Liverpool John Merseytravel Royal Haskoning
Chair Deputy Chair Moores University
Peel Holdings Stobart Ports Steve Doran David Byron
(Management) Ltd Steve Smith Nautilus Selex
Gary Hodgson Liverpool Vision International Communications
Barry Flynn Peel Ports (MDHC) Marine Division
Ernst & Young Frank Fox Wayne Menzies
Andy Wallis Lombard Shipping Network Rail Bob Hepworth
Joe Przeworski Sefton Council & Forwarding Ltd Infrastructure Limited St.Helens Council
Ineos Chlor Limited
Kevin Adderley Mike Garrett Stephen Gaines Murray Dalziel
Jim Teasdale Wirral Council MDS Transmodal Ltd Peel Airports University
Mersey Maritime Group of Liverpool
David Pendleton Warren Marshall
Mersey Maritime Group Peel Ports (MDHC) Peter Stoney
University
SUPERPORT PANEL Jim Barclay Matthew Lamb of Liverpool
Merseytravel The Potter Group Limited
The SuperPort Panel supports the work of the Committee to drive forward Ian Wray
SuperPort to deliver business growth and job creation Peter Evans Chris Ainsworth University
Merseytravel PWC LLP of Liverpool
Dennis Kehoe Brian Gribben Doug Bannister
AIMES Grid Services Ernst & Young Independent
CIC Ltd
Nathan Marsh Andrew Webster TMP EXECUTIVE TEAM (SUPERPORT)
Paul Jervis Ernst & Young Jardine Lloyd
Thompson Group plc Lorraine Rogers
Associated British Ports
Michelle Cameron Chief Executive
Holdings Ltd
Government Barry Fawcett +44 (0)151 237 3900
Office North West Knowsley Council lorraine.rogers@merseyside.org.uk
Frank Robotham
Associated British Ports
Jo Lappin Nick Kavanagh Mark Basnett
Holdings Ltd
Government Liverpool City Council Director of Investment
Office North West +44 (0)151 237 3906
Ian Higby Jack Stopforth mark.basnett@merseyside.org.uk
Atlantic Container Sally McDonald Liverpool Chamber of
Lines UK Ltd Halton Borough Council Commerce & Industry Mark Butchard
Mark Rathbone Strategic Development Manager
Dick Tregea Neil Pakey
Brabners +44 (0)151 237 3906
Halton Borough Council Vancouver Airport
Chaffe Street mark.butchard@merseyside.org.uk
Services Ltd
Ruth Moynihan
John Syvret Highways Agency Stephen Bonsall
Cammell Laird Liverpool John
Shiprepairers & John Hulmes Moores University
Shipbuilders Ltd Hill Dickinson LLP The Mersey Partnership
Ian Jenkinson 12 Princes Parade
James Douglas Tony Wilson Liverpool John Liverpool L3 1BG
Containerport Ltd Hill Dickinson LLP Moores University T:+44 (0)151 227 2727
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