Port of Liverpool

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The Port of Liverpool is the name for the enclosed dock system that runs from Herculaneum Dock to Seaforth Dock, on the east side of the River Mersey, combined with the facilities built around the Great Float on the west side of the river.

The working docks are operated by Mersey Docks and Harbour Company, the docks to the south of the Pier Head are operated by British Waterways.

1 Connections
2 History
3 Activity Today
4 See also
5 External links

[edit] Connections

At one point the Mersey Docks and Harbour Company railway totalled 104 miles (166km) of line, with connections to many to other railways. Section of the line ran, unsegregated from other road traffic, along the dock road. Today only the Canada Dock Branch is used.

[edit] History

It was one of the most advanced port systems in the world and parts of it are a World Heritage Site.

The port was home to with many great ships, including RMS Baltic and the ill starred Tayleur, MV Derbyshire, RMS Mauretania, RMS Lusitania and the RMS Titanic.

Both White Star Line [1] and Cunard Line [2] were based at the port.

In 1971 the last transatlantic liner sailed from Liverpool.

[edit] Activity Today

Product	2004	2003	2002	2001
Grain	2,289,000 tonnes	2,377,000 tonnes	2,360,000 tonnes	2,455,000 tonnes
Timber	295,000 tonnes	391,000 tonnes	406,000 tonnes	452,000 tonnes
Bulk Liquids	774,000 tonnes	727,000 tonnes	788,000 tonnes	707,000 tonnes
Bulk Cargo	6,051,000 tonnes	6,296,000 tonnes	5,572,000 tonnes	5,026,000 tonnes
Oil Terminal	11,406,000 tonnes	11,406,000 tonnes	11,604,000 tonnes	11,236,000 tonnes
General Cargo	374,000 tonnes	556,000 tonnes	468,000 tonnes	514,000 tonnes
Total	32,171,000 tonnes	31,753,000 tonnes	30,564,000 tonnes	30,501,000 tonnes
Passengers	720,000	734,000	716,000	654,000
Containers	616,000	578,000	535,000	524,000
RoRo	513,000	476,000	502,000	533,000