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Peel to transform trans-Mersey terminal

[ November 3, 2025   //   ]

Peel Ports is to revitalise itsEastfloat Terminal at Birkenhead Port with a £10 million redevelopment.

The terminal, on the opposite side of the Mersey Estuary from the port of Liverpool will be completely redeveloped, creating around 300,000sq ft of indoor and 160,000 sq ft of outdoor storage capacity.

The works, set to take place over the coming years, will significantly expand and modernise warehousing and cargo-handling facilities.

The Terminal will continue to be operated by Peel Ports Logistics division and will handle a diverse range of cargoes, including bulk, steel, timber, containerised cargo, heavy lift, project cargo, and renewables and offshore equipment. A dedicated container handling and devanning operation, offering both indoor and outdoor storage, is already in place.

Operations will be supported by a dedicated on-site logistics division, providing a complete service offering from vessel chartering to final delivery by road.

Investment in new plant and machinery is already underway including a new Liebherr 180 crane – and development opportunities are being explored across the site, including the potential for two cement silos with a total capacity of 14,000 million tonnes.

Peel Ports Logistics managing director, Seb Gardiner, said: “This investment reflects our commitment to bringing the Eastfloat Terminal back to life – we are both restoring its heritage and transforming it into a vibrant, modern logistics hub. The Mersey region is firmly at the heart of UK trade, and restoring Eastfloat will allow us to keep meeting the demands of the most complex and challenging cargo movements.”

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