MSC partners with Peel Ports for Liverpool2 trials
MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company is working with Peel Ports as commissioning work for Liverpool2 gets into full swing, the company said in its press release.
Berthing and Marine trials began last week with MV MSC Nederland arriving on Thursday 23rd June. This stage will be followed by a variety of cargo handling tests throughout July and August.
As well as 3,007 TEU MV MSC Nederland, four other MSC vessels will be used during the trials – 2,668 TEU MV MSC Santhya, 2,768 TEU MV MSC Koroni, 4,340 TEU MV MSC Sandra and 4,355 TEU MV MSC Alyssa.
The four vessels operate on the two MSC services currently calling at Liverpool – the North West Continent feeder service, carrying containerised cargo between Liverpool and worldwide destinations via Antwerp and Le Havre, and the Montreal Express service linking Liverpool and NWC hub ports with the Canadian port.
Liverpool2 is to have a phased opening through the summer with the first landside phase expected to be fully operational by autumn.
Peel Ports recently completed construction on weighbridges at the Port of Liverpool to help cargo owners comply with the new SOLAS (Safety of Life at Sea) international regulations on container weighing.
The multi-lane, in-process capability involved considerable work to install multiple dynamic axle weighbridges at the terminal AutoGates. It is linked with the terminal operating system and is able to automatically provide a verified gross mass (VGM) record for the container.
