Liverpool Container Port

[Kelvin Davies]

According to a BBC news report, Liverpool is set to become the UK's "major gateway for container trade with the United States". I thought it already was but there you go!
The port is going to spend

[Andrew McAlpine]

Kelvin,
         It would'nt surprise me if the BBC had made one or two error's in their report! it would'nt be the first time they gave false details in a report about the marine industry!

rgds
Andrew   :lol:

[texasrv]

The report refers to the 'river wall' at the 'Gladstone River entrance' ie: the Gladstone Lock. The container terminal is officially the 'Royal Seaforth Container Terminal' but is commonly known as RSCT or Seaforth

[John]

It is true that Liverpool is enlarging it's container terminal, planning permission has been granted and Peel holdings are the owners.

Try this link and it will give you a good idea.

http://www.merseydocks.co.uk/index2.htm

Hope this helps. :-)

[Kelvin Davies]

Thanks for the link.
The good news is I wasn't going potty; there is no Gladstone River!
The bad news is Peel Holdings.
It seems they are going to keep the dredgers busy; checking on a chart just now I saw that a line joining the entrance to the Gladstone Lock to the corner of the Royal Seaforth riverside wall will leave a bottom of between 2m and 6m until some distance from the wall where it drops to 12m, although I suppose it is possible that putting a wall there will cause the river to scour the bottom itself as the water goes rather quickly through that patch.
Cheers
Kelvin