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Superport Liverpool: A new Global Logistics Hub for the UK

Mark Basnett Executive Director, Liverpool Region LEP g A New Global Logistics Hub for the UK

Working on behalf of www.superport.co.uk @SuperportComms A Unique Cluster

Market Workforce proximity Supply chain Multimodal efficiency £1bn+ investment Skills Logistics Mersey assets Infrastructure Maritime Connectivity heartland Geography Rebalancing Online retail Global supply freight growth chains changing Northern Mersey Transatlantic Powerhouse Gateway Maritime heritage Regional connectivity

Superport Liverpool is a major integrated transport/inland waterways multimodal logistics hub encompassing:

• • deep water container terminal • 9 ancillary ports • 5 berths • 1 ship • 2 airports • 3 Enterprise Zones • 10 motorways Investment

• Liverpool2 – £300m new deep water terminal will double container capacity to 1.5m TEUs pa • – £600m 6 lane crossing • Ship Canal – 36 miles with 5m sq ft of warehousing • Five new G4 ACL vessels – bigger, greener and more efficient for transatlantic service The Gamechanger – Liverpool2

Multimodal Investment • Mersey Multimodal Gateway – 3.5m sq ft distribution hub with excellent links • Knowsley Industrial - £5m improving the connectivity of the site which houses QVC, Matalan and Potter Logistics • Local road and rail infrastructure - ongoing

Liverpool 2 and PANAMA CANAL Global connectivity Global connectivity • Access to North and South America, and via the Panama Canal to Australasia and Far East • Already 45% of North American container traffic enters through Liverpool • New Panama Canal opening in 2016 • Global supply chains are changing

Market proximity

• 35m people within 150 miles • An opportunity to rebalance trade • Despite 60% of demand being further north, currently 91% of deep sea containers enter via southern ports Market Proximity

Liverpool can offer significant journey time savings:

Liverpool Manchester

Liverpool 1:00 1:30 2:10 2:00 4:00

Manchester 1:00

Leeds 1:30

Sheffield 2:10

Birmingham 2:00

Southampton 4:00 4:00 4:15 3:50 2:30

Felixstowe 4:50 4:30 3:45 3:30 3:00

London Gateway 4:30 4:15 3:45 3:30 2:50 Market Proximity • Highest density of large warehousing (over 9,000sqm) in proximity to a port • At 28%, that’s more than the Golden Triangle (20%)

Source: VOA, MDST Market proximity Logistics efficiency

• Save time, cost and carbon • Save to £400 a container by altering supply chain routes from the south east • Reduce road freight by 200m miles over 5 years • With the growth of online retail, getting goods to the right place quickly will be crucial

Skills Business Benefits • Benefits to all internationally trading retailers and manufacturers in the catchment area • Faster access to market – improved service • Reduced road haulage costs • Enhanced business productivity • Enhanced competitiveness • Realising economic potential • Contributing to the • Rebalance to the UK economy

Summary “So many of the big container ships come into southern ports such as Southampton and Tilbury. Yet so much of that freight is destined for the north of the country. “This new terminal in Liverpool will ensure that freight can come directly to the North of . That is an active rebalancing of the economy.”