SuperPort Action Plan Delivering Economic Growth

2011-2020 Contents SuperPort Executive Committee Members Summary

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 03 The City Region SuperPort Committee is a private sector led The opportunities for Built on its history as a great maritime trading stimulate economic growth and job group established to drive forward SuperPort to deliver business growth SuperPort are global centre; ’s ports, airport, creation and raise the profile of the CREATING A SUPERPORT IN 04 and job creation. road, rail and logistics assets, together provide City Region as a gateway of international LIVERPOOL CITY REGION and can transform an established economic driver. stature. These projects include the the economy of development of a deep-water EXISTING ASSETS & CAPABILITIES 06 New, lucrative markets are emerging from Post Panamax in-river terminal at the Liverpool City Region. Brazil to China and from Russia to India. and the expansion of LIVERPOOL CITY REGION’S 12 Technological advances such as widening 3MG, the Multimodal Gateway operated POTENTIAL the Panama Canal to accommodate the as a partnership between Stobart Group, world’s largest vessels are opening up Prologis and Halton Borough Council. WHERE GROWTH WILL COME FROM 14 new trade routes. Economic analysis by AMION Consulting Peter Nears Steve O’Connor Joe Przeworski Jim Teasdale POTENTIAL CHALLENGES 16 SuperPort Committee SuperPort Committee Ineos Chlor Limited Mersey Maritime Businesses are placing increasing emphasis (p14), based on available trend and TO OVERCOME Chair Deputy Chair Group on moving people and freight both at the capital investment project intelligence, Peel Holdings Stobart Ports (Management) Ltd lowest possible cost and at the lowest has forecast the potential for over 21,000 ACTIONS TO MEET THE TARGETS 18 possible carbon output. new jobs and an additional £6.1bn of GVA to be created through SuperPort by 2020 APPENDIX 1: 26 Retailers and manufacturers are increasingly and nearly 30,000 new jobs and an SUPERPORT EVIDENCE BASE seeking port centric locations close to large additional £18.3bn of GVA by 2030. centres of population to base value-adding APPENDIX 2: 28 £1.8bn activities and distribution, reducing freight Alongside the physical infrastructure, SUPERPORT PANEL MEMBERS New infrastructure costs and duplication in the handling of the Action Plan sets out the operational developments goods and reducing the time goods take programme for engaging ports, carriers, to reach the customer. importers, exporters, manufacturers and Barry Flynn Gary Hodgson Andy Wallis Kevin Adderley retailers and their current and prospective Ernst & Young Peel Ports (MDHC) Sefton Council Wirral Council Liverpool City Region, with its central position supply chains with SuperPort, creating in the UK, and situated in the largest economic new markets and transforming existing region in the UK outside of London, is an ideal ones, for their benefit and that of the TMP – Executive Team (SuperPort) £18.3bn location to take advantage of these trends, Liverpool City Region. Additional GVA by 2030 offering a cost-efficient, low carbon SuperPort delivering compelling, competitive advantages The plan will be driven forward by the for business. SuperPort Committee and Panel which comprises leading figures from the port, The opportunities for SuperPort are global logistics and wider business community in scale and have the potential to transform and public sector, working with the the Liverpool City Region economy. Executive Team from The Mersey 30,000 This SuperPort Action Plan contains over Partnership. Lorraine Rogers Mark Basnett Mark Butchard Potential new jobs Chief Executive Director of Strategic created by 2030 £1.8bn of new infrastructure developments Investment Development Manager that will build upon existing assets to SUPERPORT COMMITTEE

02 03 Creating a SuperPort in Liverpool City Region

New and expanding Liverpool City Region has a unique maritime To achieve this SuperPort will focus on RENEWABLE ENERGY COST/CARBON/CONGESTION REDUCTION history stretching over 500 years and reaching a number of highly significant trends international markets, out across the world. and schemes that collectively make a Proposed investment in wind farms around In the face of increasing fuel and road freight and the drive to develop compelling case for SuperPort. the coast of the UK supported by major costs and carbon reduction targets, businesses corporate giants such as Centrica and E.ON are actively scrutinizing how to reduce their cost-effective means to New and expanding international markets, and the drive to develop innovative and WIDENING OF PANAMA CANAL offer high value opportunities in manufacturing road mileage and with it their costs and carbon serve them, present cost-effective means to serve them, and logistics across Liverpool City Region. impact. Movement of goods by water and rail is present exciting new opportunities. In 2015 the Panama Canal will have been These investments are estimated to be worth much more cost and carbon efficient per mile exciting new widened to allow much larger vessels to over £100bn in economic value for the UK and than by road. 3 opportunities. The Port is handling more cargo than at any cross from the Pacific to the Atlantic and £15bn for the Irish Sea Zone alone. The City time in its history, Liverpool John Lennon vice versa. This will open up new highly Region is also well-placed to develop a Given Liverpool City Region’s central location Airport continues its impressive performance lucrative markets for Atlantic facing ports servicing role for this emerging sector. for UK and Ireland, and the connectivity of and the logistics industry across the region with the right infrastructure to handle the Port, Ship Canal and rail/road hubs to is flourishing. them. The Mersey ports are ideally PORT CENTRIC LOGISTICS - RETAILERS the strategic transport network, it provides positioned to exploit this opportunity. a highly competitive position for the onward The growing importance of ports in supply Major capital investment, led largely by the distribution of goods, enhanced further by CONTAINER GROWTH chains is likely to generate more demand for being easily within one truck day of the largest private sector, is at the core of developing warehousing linked to Port Centric Logistics SuperPort. It will create an infrastructure economic catchment area outside of London. Long-term forecasts suggest that national which, in turn, is likely to lead to more demand SuperPort can enable business to exploit these with the capacity to handle significantly container volumes will continue to grow for warehouses at, or close to, major ports higher volumes of freight and passengers competitive advantages themselves and for significantly over the next 20 years with and/or at multi-modal inland port locations. the benefit of Liverpool City Region. and support thousands of new and the continued migration of production of Existing evidence suggests that a Port Centric existing jobs. 1 consumables to low cost economies . Logistics model involving a National BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT China will continue to dominate the market Distribution Centre (NDC) at the port of import The cost and carbon efficiency of operating for consumables imported into the UK by can significantly reduce total transport SuperPort is far more than simply a collection within SuperPort will stimulate demand major retailers, coupled with the increasing distances and costs compared with a traditional of port, airport and logistics infrastructure. across national and international markets, economic impact on the world of all the NDC model, where imported products are It is a facilitator for growth for the wider with investment in infrastructure being BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India and transported from port to a centrally located business community and an agent for improved driven by the potential to secure significant China). Liverpool City Region has an NDC before onward distribution to retail stores.4 business competitiveness. Liverpool remains a business growth and expansion. This growth opportunity through SuperPort to develop centre for shipping services from legal services will contribute to the rebalancing of the new and lucrative trading relationships in Liverpool City Region already has a sizeable to freight forwarding and as international trade Liverpool City Region economy from public these markets. (BRIC forecast GDP growth array of national brand retailers such as Shop grows there are significant opportunities to sector dependency to private sector driven for 2010 was buoyant, with Brazil 6.5%, Direct, Home Bargains, Matalan and B&M that build upon these traditional strengths. investment. SuperPort can also play a role Russia 5.5%, India 8.2%, China 11.1% have major distribution centres close by, taking in rebalancing the national economy by compared to UK at 3%)2. advantage of the benefits of the location. encouraging growth within the North.

UK GDP: - Bank of ) (1) King Sturge – Property Supply & Demand Audit for Liverpool SuperPort (2010) (3) ARUP – Liverpool City Region Offshore Wind Energy Study (2010) 04 (2) BRIC GDP Growth projections 2010: OECD (Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development) (4) King Sturge – Property Supply & Demand Audit for Liverpool SuperPort (2010) 05 Existing assets &capabilities

Liverpool City Region already has a a GVA of about £1.1 billion per annum5. cargo from both the Irish Sea Roll-on/Roll-off The port facilities include the system in Liverpool Port is formidable portfolio of port, airport This contributes over 5% of the City and the traditional deep sea Load-on/Load-off Liverpool itself, Docks, Tranmere and logistics related infrastructure and Region’s GVA and provides higher average markets. Based on inland road and rail costs, Oil Terminal and the Bromborough riverside ranked 7th in the UK in core capabilities, providing a firm foundation GVA per employee at £34,600 compared to for the inland distribution of deep sea berth, the latter owned by the Victoria Group. terms of total tonnage for the future development of SuperPort. a Liverpool City Region average of £26,0006. containers Liverpool provides the most It is a major unitised port, with high value and competitive location of any of the UK deep sea historically high growth Load-on/Load-off and ECONOMIC IMPACT SHORT SEA SERVICES - NATIONAL container ports because of its central location Roll-on/Roll-off traffic accounting for 37% of HINTERLAND for the major UK markets and particularly so its total traffic in tonnes, as compared with The existing maritime and logistics sectors for the North. 28% for ports nationally. across the Liverpool City Region support Uniquely in the North of England, the Port 30million approximately 34,000 jobs and generate of Liverpool serves a national catchment for PORT OF LIVERPOOL The Ferry Terminal, located Tonnes of cargo on the Wirral in Birkenhead, is used for handled per annum The Port of Liverpool, part of the Peel Ports EXISTING SUPERPORT PORT, AIRPORT AND LOGISTICS INFRASTRUCTURE transporting passengers and freight between Group, is the most important UK deep sea Liverpool City Region and . The terminal container port for container services between has a floating landing stage in the river that Great Britain and North America. It is ranked can accommodate two Roll-on/Roll-off ferries 7th in the UK in terms of total tonnage, with at the same time. 30 million tonnes per annum, and 4th largest 4th for container traffic with a growth rate of 35% Largest in the UK 7 8 LIVERPOOL JOHN LENNON AIRPORT MANCHESTER since 2002 to nearly 700,000 TEUs per annum. (LJLA) for container traffic

A Integrated into the activities of the Port, the LJLA is one of the UK’s busiest and fastest £1.1bn Manchester Ship Canal is ranked 19th in the growing airports, serving almost 5.4m Liverpool John Lennon 10 GVA currently generated UK in terms of traffic volumes, handling passengers in 2009. Passenger numbers Airport is one of the UK’s per annum by the Maritime B LIVERPOOL 8 million tonnes per annum. The canal almost have increased seven fold since 1995, with and Logistics sectors C F exclusively serves short sea shipping and the airport moving from 20th to 10th busiest busiest and fastest D E provides inland waterway access for short sea airport in the UK. During 2010 Vancouver growing airports, and coastal vessels towards Manchester. Plans Airport Services acquired a 65% share in KEY are in place for logistics developments at Peel Airports Limited. serving almost 5.4m G A: Port of Liverpool - Sefton various sites along the canal. passengers in 2009 B: Port of Liverpool - Wirral C: Port of Garston Liverpool has a critical mass of shipping 34,000 D: Liverpool John Lennon Airport Jobs currently supported E: 3MG Mersey Multimodal Gateway services (mainline or feeder) including a by the Maritime and F: Mersey Gateway Port number of major shipping lines/carriers Logistics sectors across G: Manchester Ship Canal making regular calls including ACL, Liverpool City Region CMA CGM and MSC9.

(7) MDS Transmodal – Liverpool SuperPort Economic Trends Study (2009) (8) TEU – Twenty Foot Equivalent Unit (standard container size) (5) MDS Transmodal – Liverpool SuperPort Economic Trends Study (2009) (9) King Sturge – Property Supply & Demand Audit for Liverpool SuperPort (2010) 06 (6) Fisher Associates - The Maritime Sector on , Economic Impact Study (2007) (10) MDS Transmodal – Liverpool SuperPort Economic Trends Study (2009) 07 MERSEY MULTIMODAL GATEWAY (3MG) FREIGHTLINER FACILITY DIVERSE CARGO MIX PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

Major rail freight distribution park located Freightliner’s Terminal at Garston is an As deep-water ports that are located close to Liverpool City Region has a professional in Widnes, which provides rail connected intermodal rail freight terminal that receives major conurbations, the Mersey ports have a services sector built on the existing and distribution centres and an on-site and dispatches maritime container trains to diverse but balanced mix of commodity types11: historic strengths that Liverpool City intermodal rail freight terminal. The terminal and from major deep sea container ports such Region has in maritime professional handles approximately 60,000 containers per as Felixstowe and Southampton. Containers • Roll-on/Roll-off – 6.53m tonnes and business services markets. As it annum between road and rail and currently are loaded and unloaded at the terminal, (6.9% of UK traffic) progresses SuperPort will require a highly there are 75,000 sq metres of existing sometimes stored for a short period of time, skilled technical workforce that will exploit warehousing facilities, with outline consent and then transported by road to/from their • Containers – 4.2m tonnes these high growth sectors. for a total of 180,000 sq metres of new origin/destination in Liverpool City Region. (7.8% share of UK traffic) buildings, rising eventually to a total provision • Dry bulks (steel, animal feeds, grain, fresh Currently 14% of jobs associated with 13 of 350,000 sq metres. KNOWSLEY RAIL FREIGHT TERMINAL produce, general bulk and salt) – 8.14m SuperPort are in financial intermediation . tonnes (8.2% share of UK traffic) It is anticipated that SuperPort, through the The Potter Group’s Knowsley Rail Freight major project developments, will provide a Terminal provides 15,500 sq metres of • Liquid bulks (edible oils, chemicals, stimulus to the professional services sector. Since 2005 Cammell Laird Shiprepairers & insulated warehouse space with an on-site petroleum and fuel) – 17.6m tonnes This will have an additional impact in the Shipbuilders Ltd has significantly expanded intermodal rail freight terminal located in (7.3% share of UK traffic) real estate market and boost the with extensive ship repair and construction close proximity to the junction of the M57 construction sector. contracts in place, including construction of and East Lancashire Road (A580). This mix means the port is not reliant on one sections of the Royal Navy’s aircraft carrier commodity type and can ride dips in some Liverpool City Region’s extensive ICT Queen Elizabeth. It is looking to diversify its SPEKE AUTOMOTIVE FREIGHT TERMINAL markets if others remain buoyant. sector is already developing innovative activity into nuclear and offshore wind energy digital infrastructure and achieving fabrications and installation and is set for The Speke Automotive Freight Terminal, a major car distribution site leased by the FERRY PASSENGERS greater integration in logistics services. substantial further growth. The resulting process efficiencies will Ford Motor company, is the only distribution Albeit the fact that the passenger market is hub for the company servicing Northern make SuperPort more cost effective for PORT OF GARSTON now dominated by low cost airline services, the end customer. England and Scotland by road and rail. This the Port of Liverpool handles some 0.65 million Located to the south of the city, the Port of site handles cars from Jaguar Land Rover for passengers and 160,000 cars per annum on Garston handles some 0.5 million tonnes export to continental Europe and as a North the ferry services between UK and Ireland14. of cargo per annum composed of a variety West distribution site for cars imported into In addition Liverpool is a well established route of short sea and coastal bulk cargoes. the UK. to the Isle of Man.

(11) Fisher Associates - Assets & Capabilities Audit for Liverpool SuperPort (2010) – data for 2009 (12) MDS Transmodal – Liverpool SuperPort Economic Trends Study ( 2009) (13) MDS Transmodal – Liverpool SuperPort Economic Trends Study ( 2009) 08 (14) King Sturge – Property Supply & Demand Audit for Liverpool SuperPort (2010) 09 A 4 hour HGV journey WAREHOUSING SPACE WORKFORCE SUITABLE FOR LOGISTICS SKILLS/TRAINING CAPABILITIES SUPERPORT CLUSTER OPERATIONS from the Port of According to 2010 estimates there is 4.4 million Maritime education and training is a distinctive Some of the most prominent brands in Liverpool can reach sq metres of warehousing floor-space already Liverpool City Region has some major capability of Liverpool City Region and existing the maritime and logistics industries are in existence in Liverpool City Region and close advantages for the location of logistics provision gives it a strong platform for located in, or close to, Liverpool City Region. 14.1 million households to ports/airport or along the Manchester Ship operations, including15: - delivering the skills and expertise needed In addition to major port operators such as and a 34 million Canal corridor. Of this, 0.5 million sq metres for the future development of SuperPort. Peel Ports and Associated British Ports, catchment population is currently available and suitable for logistics • A 4 hour HGV journey the 14.1m Liverpool City Region is the UK home to some use in 40 units of 5,000 sq metres and over. households and 34m catchment population In addition to offering maritime and logistics of the world’s largest shipping lines such as For future SuperPort development there is is highly competitive with Felixstowe (12.7m related qualifications the University of Maersk, ACL and CMA CGM. 723.9ha of land potentially available for households, 30.1m population) and Liverpool and Liverpool John Moores logistics use14. Southampton (15.0m households, 36m University both offer advice and expertise Mersey Maritime is the organisation which population) across the world to countries developing acts as an advocate for the maritime Around 7% (51.4 ha) of the identified land in port and logistics operations. companies on Merseyside to support business the planning pipeline in Liverpool City Region • Distribution sector salaries are highly growth, improved profile and skills brokerage. is of the highest quality and is unconstrained competitive for Management (£28k) and The Maritime and Engineering College North and capable of being brought forward for Core Warehouse Staff (£15k) compared to: West, part of Mersey Maritime Group, has From a logistics perspective, operators such development in the short-term, whilst a a very successful record of delivering high as Stobart Group, Prologis and The Potter further 19.2% (138.9 ha) is good quality Southampton (£33K/£19k) quality training services for both learners Group are among those involved in and developable over the medium term. Thames Gateway (£32k/£18k) and employers including Apprenticeships, developments connected to SuperPort. Felixstowe (£30k/£14.5k) Workforce Development and other associated Only a small proportion of the existing available training and skills programmes. Northampton (£31k/£16k) warehouse stock is in high quality large units Liverpool City Region is theUK (over 20,000 sq metres) and this needs to be Liverpool Chamber of Commerce, in The City Region offers a large labour market addressed if demand is to be effectively met partnership with Learning World, is also suitable for port, distribution and logistics home to some of the world’s in the future. supporting the training needs of the logistics activity, providing investing companies with industry through Apprenticeships and NVQs, excellent workforce availability. largest shipping lines such as As speculative warehouse development locally whilst through its Merseylearn (and nationally) is very limited, work will be initiative supports the skills development of Maersk, ACL and CMA CGM. necessary to ensure suitable sites are available transport sector workers. for development and can be progressed rapidly to meet demand.

10 (15) East West Locations – Assessment for logistics operations report (2010) 11 Liverpool City Region’s potential

By 2020 the Port The opportunities for SuperPort are global INCREASE IN TONNAGE MERSEY MULTIMODAL GATEWAY (3MG) Develop the Langton River Terminal as an in scale and can transform the Liverpool City additional Roll-on/Roll-off facility for the of Liverpool will be Region economy, creating 21,000 new jobs The Post Panamax Terminal, and other Expand the existing Mersey Multimodal Mersey creating 150 new jobs and generating handling 2.7 million and £6.1bn in GVA by 2020 and nearly 30,000 improvements, will increase cargo handled by Gateway (3MG), creating an additional 4,000 £43m of GVA in total by 2020. TEUs per annum. and £18.3bn in GVA by 2030. the Port of Liverpool from its current levels of jobs and generating an additional £190m of nearly 700,000 TEUs per annum. By 2020 it will GVA per annum by 2020. Redevelop the Mersey Gateway Port (Port This is an ambitious programme for Liverpool be handling 2.7 million TEUs per annum and by Weston) on the Manchester Ship Canal creating By 2030 this will City Region and the goals set reflect this desire 2030 this will have increased up to 3.7 million PASSENGER TRAFFIC – CRUISE 1,400 new jobs and generating £450m of GVA in TEUs per annum. TERMINAL / AIRPORT have increased up to put the City Region back among the most total by 2020. productive gateways for international trade Ensure the conversion of the Liverpool Cruise to 3.7 million TEUs in Europe. The planned World Cargo Centre at Liverpool John Lennon Airport and associated runway Terminal into a facility capable of embarking SuperPort will create 21,000 per annum. and disembarking passengers, complementing SuperPort aims to achieve the following: extension will increase the cargo tonnage handled by over 100,000 tonnes16 per annum the existing day-call market. new jobs and contribute by 2020. POST PANAMAX TERMINAL Secure an increase of 3.8 million additional £6.1bn in GVA to the Liverpool Develop a £300m in-river berth at the Port of PORT CENTRIC LOGISTICS passengers per annum passing through Liverpool to accommodate Post Panamax, and PRIME DISTRIBUTION Liverpool John Lennon Airport by 2020, and City Region economy by 2020 larger vessels, increasing volume from 700,000 7.2 million additional passengers by 2030. containers per annum in 2002 to 2 million by Create an outstanding stock of high quality 2020. This will create 4,300 jobs and deliver distribution facilities and warehousing OTHER SUPERPORT DEVELOPMENTS space for Port Centric Logistics operations an average of £113m per annum of economic Ensure the construction of the Mersey Gateway benefit to 2020. at sites across Liverpool City Region. Increase the stock of high quality floor bridge, creating 1,300 direct jobs to 2020 and space by 4.4 million sq metres in 2010, releasing intense road pressure on connectivity The Post Panamax will strengthen SuperPort’s in the south of the City Region. positioning for trade with Atlantic and Pacific creating an additional 0.9 million sq metres ports, and will have a significant collateral of space by 2020 and up to a further 1.2 million sq metres by 2030. Secure upgrades to the rail line between effect on trade with and Belfast through Liverpool and Manchester (including short sea and coastal services. It will also open electrification and gauge enhancements) up trade routes currently unavailable to the to allow greater economic agglomeration Port of Liverpool due to current capacity between the two cities and free up existing constraints. capacity for additional freight traffic.

12 (16) Liverpool John Lennon Airport Masterplan - Nov2007 13 Where growth will come from

Major infrastructure developments are at the compiled by Amion Consulting, forecasts heart of SuperPort. However it is the supply the direct economic impacts of the core chains to these schemes where most economic SuperPort developments but also includes growth, and particularly job creation, will be in its net forecasts the indirect contribution found. The SuperPort Economic Impact Model, from the associated supply chains.

OTHER IMPACT SUMMARY ECONOMIC IMPACT SUMMARY

NET ADDITIONAL EMPLOYMENT IMPACT 2011-2020 2021-2030 TOTAL FLOORSPACE (Sq metres) 2011-2020 2021-2030 TOTAL (figures are cumulative for each period) (figures are cumulative for each period) Post Panamax in-river berth 4,270 1,586 5,856 Post Panamax in-river berth 226,333 88,667 315,000 3MG expansion 4,027 0 4,027 3MG expansion 185,799 0 185,799 Liverpool Airport expansion 4,148 1,497 5,645 Prime distribution 298,000 298,000 596,000 Prime distribution 4,495 4,984 9,479 Mersey Gateway bridge 52,500 0 52,500 Mersey Gateway bridge 1,267 0 1,267 Manchester Ship Canal (logistic sites) 92,900 0 92,900 Langton River Terminal 147 0 147 Mersey Gateway Port 10,500 0 10,500 Manchester Ship Canal (logistic sites) 1,689 0 1,689 TOTAL 866,032 386,667 1,252,699 Mersey Gateway Port 1,356 0 1,356 Source: AMION Consulting 2011 TOTAL 21,399 8,067 29,466 Source: AMION Consulting 2011 FREIGHT & PASSENGERS 2011-2020 2021-2030 TOTAL (figures are cumulative for each period) NET ADDITIONAL GVA 2011-2020 2021-2030 TOTAL Liverpool Airport expansion (tonnes) 676,500 1,691,250 2,367,750 (figures are cumulative for each period) £ million £ million £ million Post Panamax in-river berth (TEUs) 10,500,000 25,500,000 36,000,000 Post Panamax in-river berth 1,128 2,451 3,579 Mersey Gateway Port (TEUs) 840,000 1,200,000 2,040,000 3MG expansion 1,328 1,893 3,221 Liverpool Airport expansion (passengers) 22,770,000 56,925,000 79,695,000

Liverpool Airport expansion 1,491 2,358 3,848 Source: AMION Consulting 2011 Prime distribution 1,065 3,421 4,485 Mersey Gateway bridge 206 596 802 Langton River Terminal 43 70 113 Manchester Ship Canal (logistic sites) 432 805 1,237 Mersey Gateway Port 449 637 1,086 TOTAL 6,141 12,231 18,371

Source: AMION Consulting 2011

14 15 Potential challenges to overcome

SuperPort has the potential to transform the LACK OF TURNAROUND CAPABILITY AT ROLE OF NORTHERN PORTS IN Liverpool City Region economy. It is ambitious LIVERPOOL CRUISE LINER TERMINAL REBALANCING THE UK ECONOMY and achievable, but it is being developed against a backdrop that involves overcoming Currently customers are unable to embark and To date, the Northern ports have not been some potential challenges. disembark from the Cruise Liner facility. This utilised effectively in reducing the economic needs to be overcome to generate new income disparities which exist between Southern and INTENSE COMPETITION for the City Region and enhance the potential of Northern Britain and have not received the the Visitor Economy. level of public investment that Southern ports SuperPort will make the Port of Liverpool have enjoyed over recent years. This trend highly competitive with other UK and European GLOBAL RECESSION needs to be reversed in order to rebalance the ports such as Rotterdam, Antwerp, Felixstowe UK economy and realise the potential of the and Southampton, which already have the The global recession has resulted in a Northern ports. capabilities for handling large (Post Panamax) downturn in the market for the movement of vessels. freight. Total containerised traffic through UK Northern ports also bring advantages in major ports in 2009 was 20.9m units, a fall of reducing congestion in the South East of The Mersey ports can compensate for their 9% on 2008. Inbound traffic fell by 8.1% to England, and by association the infrastructure remoteness from the North Sea markets in 10.9m units and outbound traffic fell by 9.9% costs needed to deal with it. The carbon developing new and existing ones across the to 10.1m units. This market is recovering but reduction benefits of reducing long distance Atlantic and with the Middle and Far East. is subject to the performance of the major haulage of goods by road can be realised by The ports also need to exploit their position consumer markets where confidence making maximum use of water and rail modes. 18 as a feeder port for the Irish Sea and remains fragile . Northern Europe. FINANCING OF MAJOR INFRASTRUCTURE CONNECTIVITY SCHEMES AVAILABILITY OF LAND / QUALITY Investment is vital in effective road and rail WAREHOUSING SPACE Investment in the major infrastructure projects access for the development of SuperPort to will not all come from within Liverpool City The lack of warehousing and available land counter current (and future) capacity Region. SuperPort’s compelling and ambitious for development across Liverpool City Region constraints. Enhanced surface access to the goals will need to entice investment from which is suitable for logistics operations, Port of Liverpool, the electrification of the line across the world. both close to ports and near major road and between Liverpool and Manchester, rail gauge rail infrastructure needs addressing with enhancements, and the new Mersey Gateway currently only three available properties bridge are the projects that are likely to have ranked as top grade17. the most prominent impact on SuperPort’s ability to influence economic growth.

(17)King Sturge – Property Supply & Demand Audit for Liverpool SuperPort (2010) 16 (18)Department for Transport Provisional Port Statistics (2009) 17 Actions to meet the targets

The activities that will be undertaken in These investments will be supported by many developing and promoting SuperPort are other activities that create a strong competitive interrelated and connect back to the overall product for global markets. Together they will objective of delivering a transformational form the complete Action Plan that will be FREIGHT economic benefit for Liverpool City Region. delivered by a wider variety of partners with MARKETS the support of the SuperPort Committee. TARGET CARRIERS / PORTS At the heart will be the development of the core PASSENGER capital infrastructure, the major projects that MARKETS will be delivered by a relatively small number of major investors. GOVERNMENT BODIES LOBBY PROMOTE RELEVANT BODIES CITY REGION SUPERPORT STAKEHOLDERS

RETAILERS (NDC/RDC)

MARKET TARGET IMPORTERS 3RD PARTY LOGISTICS SUPERPORT & EXPORTERS OPERATORS (3PLS)

MANUFACTURERS

COMPILE THE SUPPORTING EVIDENCE

• POST PANAMAX TERMINAL •3MG SUPERPORT • LJLA EXPANSION • LANGTON ROLL-ON/ROLL-OFF • MANCHESTER SHIP CANAL SITES BUILD THE MAJOR SUPERPORT PROJECTS • CRUISE LINER FACILITY • MERSEY GATEWAY BRIDGE • MERSEY GATEWAY PORT • PORT ROAD ACCESS • LIVERPOOL TO MANCHESTER RAIL UPGRADE

INCORPORATION INTO SUPERPORT SECTOR ESTABLISH A GROW EXISTING STRONG PRODUCT BUSINESSES (SME) BUSINESS SUPPORT (JOB CREATION ACTIVITY)

CONNECTIVITY

LAND ASSEMBLY STRENGTHEN SECURE SUITABLE THE SUPPLY CHAIN SITES & PREMISES WAREHOUSING

SKILLS & TRAINING DEVELOPMENT

LEAD GENERATION PROSPECTING SECURE NEW BUSINESS INVESTMENT PROJECT & COMPLETION

18 19 The SuperPort Action Plan, sets out the internationally. It will: In addition to the capital infrastructure • Secure upgrades to the rail line between activities undertaken by TMP, the SuperPort schemes other major developments will impact Liverpool and Manchester, including • Support the build of the major projects Committee and its partners. Activities that will on SuperPort and will require input, at varying electrification and gauge enhancements directly and indirectly contribute to the growth • Strengthen the Supply Chain levels, from TMP and the SuperPort (Being led by Network Rail / Dept. of the Liverpool City Region’s economy and • Promote SuperPort Committee. for Transport) create jobs. • Compile supporting evidence • Resolution of Liverpool Cruise Liner • Deliver proposed SuperPort related rail It focuses on those activities that will establish Terminal issues to deliver turnaround access schemes such as Rail SuperPort as a world class product and market services (Being led by Peel Ports / Liverpool Branch, Birkenhead Dock Rail Branch and it to target customer groups nationally and City Council) Halton Curve (being lead by Local Authorities, Network Rail, Peel Ports) • Delivery of enhanced surface access to Port of Liverpool (Being led by Peel Ports / Dept. ESTABLISH A STRONG PRODUCT for Transport)

STRENGTHEN community is well connected BUILD THE MAJOR These long-term strategic projects have the THE SUPPLY CHAIN to both the SuperPort core SUPERPORT PROJECTS potential to transform the ports, airport and infrastructure and the wider logistics sectors across the Liverpool City Maximise the economic potential of consumer marketplace. Create a portfolio of world class physical Region, contributing to the creation SuperPort by strengthening the supply infrastructure at the heart of SuperPort. of SuperPort. chains into the core infrastructure • Secure Suitable Sites & Premises developments. Ensure land is available across the ACTIVITIES OWNER ESTIMATED ESTIMATED ECONOMIC Liverpool City Region for the DELIVERY COST BENEFITS Develop the existing business base, inject development of sites suitable for DATE TO 202019 new business investments from outside the Port Centric Logistics activities Liverpool City Region and work with partners and warehousing. Delivery of Liverpool Post Peel Ports 2014 £300M 4,300 jobs to ensure that outstanding quality sites and Panamax facility in-river premises are available when required. berth at Seaforth (Sefton) £1.1bn GVA • Skills & Training Development Develop and implement a strategy Expansion of Mersey Stobart 2013 £92M 4,000 jobs • Grow Existing Businesses (SME) that will accommodate the Multimodal Gateway (3MG) Halton BC Identify and target existing SME long-term skills and training needs £1,3bn GVA major logistic operation at Prologis businesses across the Liverpool City of the SuperPort business community. Ditton, Widnes Region with opportunities for material growth from SuperPort. Delivery of Liverpool John Peel Airport 2030 £600M 4,100 jobs • Secure New Business Investment Supplement the stock of businesses Lennon Airport expansion Limited (to 2030) Ensure that these businesses have the plans as per Airport £1.5bn GVA within the SuperPort community appropriate resources, networks and Masterplan with new investments (corporate and structures in place to maximise their SME) that add strength to known gaps subsequent returns. Development of Mersey Stobart 2015 £50M 1,400 jobs in the supply chain and grow the large Gateway Port (Port Weston) • Connectivity business base through supporting Port facilities on Manchester £450m GVA Ship Canal with rail access Ensure SuperPort business reinvestment. and 30k sq ft warehousing

SPECIFIC FOCUS ACTIONS DELIVERABLES (2011/12) Langton in-river Peel Ports 2015 £12M 150 jobs Roll-on/Roll-off terminal £43m GVA INCORPORATION INTO Promote SuperPort to the Online and marketing briefings. SUPERPORT SECTOR City Region SME business Delivery of Mersey Halton 2015 £431M 1,300 jobs Ensure that existing businesses community through existing Gateway bridge Borough Council £210m GVA of all sizes are aware of the networks. benefits of being part of the Development of key logistics Peel Ports 2020 £75M 1,700 jobs SuperPort sector and are Hold seminars for City Region 3 seminars held on sites along the Manchester effectively incorporated into the businesses on SuperPort SuperPort for local businesses. £430m GVA Ship Canal SuperPort supply chains, where developments, benefits and relevant. opportunities in conjunction Provision of prime Liverpool City 2030 £244M 4,500 jobs with local partners. distribution sites and Region Local (to 2030) premises to meet demand Authorities £1.1bn GVA Help businesses develop 10 companies assisted to benefit generated by the market effective partnerships under from SuperPort. the SuperPort umbrella.

20 (19) SuperPort Economic Impact Model - AMION Consulting (Jan 2011) 21 BUSINESS SUPPORT Link businesses into SuperPort 10 business connections LEAD GENERATION / Generate a pipeline of 50 leads. (Job Creation Activity) activities, where appropriate, in achieved. PROSPECTING investment leads and enquiries Coordinate partners in providing particular connections to the Generate leads in attracting from SuperPort marketing 25 enquiries. effective support for existing core infrastructure that can new investment and activities and direct targeting. businesses wanting to expand stimulate growth and job re-investment into the their operations under the creation. SuperPort supply chain. SuperPort umbrella. Seek out appropriate partners to 5 new SuperPort assist businesses inject partnerships created. PROJECT MANAGEMENT Project manage leads and 5 Completed investments. innovation and achieve growth & COMPLETION enquiries through to completed under the SuperPort umbrella. Ensure through the investments. 250 jobs created. development of effective Seek out facilities that provide 3 assists with finding relevant partnerships that interest from Support existing investors to 100 safeguarded. access to funding for SuperPort financing for growth. business in investing in the reinvest to retain and grow their related businesses. Liverpool City Region through City Region activity. SuperPort is realised. CONNECTIVITY Identify the primary issues Portfolio of key access Ensure SuperPort business affecting the SuperPort business projects documented. community is well connected community’s connectivity to to both the SuperPort core SuperPort infrastructure and infrastructure and the wider key markets. consumer marketplace. MARKET SUPERPORT Develop effective partnerships tasked with ensuring primary connectivity issues are resolved. PROMOTE SUPERPORT LAND ASSEMBLY Liaise with Local Authorities to 30 sites identified as Work with Local Authorities identify suitable sites. possibilities. Promote SuperPort to a target audience of • Lobby Relevant Bodies to ensure suitable land is retailers, manufacturers, logistics operators Promote the benefits of SuperPort to designated for SuperPort use, Assemble a portfolio of “oven- 6 sites prepared for promotion and other key stakeholders. those stakeholders (both private and ready” sites available to promote in line with core infrastructure and development. public sectors) that could be influential development plans. for SuperPort related activities. • Target Carriers / Ports in its future development. Promote sites/SuperPort Portfolio developed and Promote SuperPort into key markets to benefits to agents, advisors promoted. stimulate the growth of Liverpool City • Target Importers & Exporters developers, end users etc. Region as a primary gateway for the UK. Target key businesses across the Liverpool City Region (and beyond) involved in import Target freight and passenger carriers to and export activity whether currently using WAREHOUSING Liaise with Local Authorities, Portfolio of warehouse consider Liverpool SuperPort as an SuperPort facilities or not. Increase the stock of suitable agents and property developers buildings developed. alternative or addition to existing routes. warehousing to meet the to identify current and potential Ensure that target businesses are aware projected needs of both warehousing space and Portfolio promoted. Build effective relationships with ports and of the opportunities SuperPort can provide existing businesses in a growth assemble a portfolio of airports across the world to develop new and are given appropriate guidance in how phase and new businesses warehousing space suitable for linkages. to interact effectively. looking to invest. SuperPort related activities.

Promote with SuperPort benefits to agents, advisors, SPECIFIC FOCUS ACTIONS DELIVERABLES (2011/12) developers and end users. FREIGHT Prospect for, and develop new 3 new relationships developed. SKILLS & TRAINING Produce a medium to long Skills and training strategy Promote SuperPort to the major carrier relationships. DEVELOPMENT terms strategy for developing for SuperPort developed. national and international Market SuperPort to potential 8 presentations to providers Develop and implement a the skills needed for future freight carriers in existing and new route providers. 2 new routes secured. strategy that will accommodate SuperPort activities. developing markets. the long-term skills and training Market SuperPort to 4 presentations to ports needs of the SuperPort business Develop partnerships for the 10 apprenticeships started. overseas ports. 1 new port relationship. community. creation of SuperPort apprenticeships covering Contribute to major shipping Profile at 6 major shipping maritime, air and logistics. and logistics conferences conferences/exhibitions. (e.g. Port Centric Logistics, Explore the opportunity for Concept document for proposed Short-Sea Shipping). setting up a SuperPort Skills Skills Academy produced. Academy through the development of a concept document.

22 23 SPECIFIC FOCUS ACTIONS DELIVERABLES (2011/12) SPECIFIC FOCUS ACTIONS DELIVERABLES (2011/12)

PASSENGERS Promote SuperPort to targeted 2 new routes secured MANUFACTURERS Identify manufacturers to target 10 manufacturers identified Promote SuperPort as the most airlines and airports in KLM Hub feeder retained. Target manufacturers to ensure, for incorporation into SuperPort as fitting SuperPort profile. effective and cost/carbon- developing new and retaining where possible, their operations community. efficient passenger gateway to existing key routes into LJLA. are integrated into SuperPort the Liverpool City Region / North and the maximum benefits Promote benefits to SuperPort 1 seminar held on SuperPort West and UK. Promote SuperPort to national New franchise announced possible are realised. to manufacturers through local benefits for manufacturers. train providers to ensure a high for Liverpool City Region. seminar/briefing. value service for City Region. Meet with targeted 10 manufacturers briefed Promote SuperPort / Liverpool Visitor Economy presentations manufacturers to brief on on SuperPort benefits. City Region to cruise and ferry to 5 major passenger carriers. SuperPort and benefits of into operators. the SuperPort community.

GOVERNMENT BODIES Work with Government on Interaction with Government Market benefits of using 5 manufacturers outside City Create awareness and promote specific SuperPort related on 3 major projects. SuperPort to manufacturers Region briefed on SuperPort. benefits of Liverpool SuperPort projects. locally and nationally. to Governmental, and associated, bodies. Ensure SuperPort recognised in Recognition from Government national planning frameworks. for Liverpool as “Port of the North” through influencing key Brief local MPs and other policies such as: - relevant political figures • National Planning Policy briefed as to economic benefits Framework (DCGL) COMPILE THE of SuperPort for the Liverpool • National Policy Statement (DfT) SUPPORTING EVIDENCE City Region. • Marine Spatial Plans (DEFRA and Marine Management Compile a robust market intelligence and evidence base to support the promotion of Organisation) SuperPort in its target markets and provide input into relevant policy submissions. • National Infrastructure Plan (Treasury) • High Speed Rail (HS2) SPECIFIC FOCUS ACTIONS DELIVERABLES (2011/12) 3 political briefings to MPs and key political influencers. Market intelligence. Identify gaps in market 1 market intelligence report Evidence base reports. intelligence necessary to target commissioned and delivered. CITY REGION STAKEHOLDERS Launch SuperPort Action Plan – Launch event. and profile key markets for Create a strong, credible with associated Press Release. Press Release / Media briefing Obtain /commission market SuperPort. awareness of SuperPort analysis reports to support within the Liverpool City Region Hold regular SuperPort 3 stakeholder events held. promotional activities for Identify gaps in evidence base 2 infrastructure evidence base business community and ensure stakeholder events to update SuperPort. needed to support core reports commissioned. SuperPort is incorporated into on infrastructure and other infrastructure project plans and the City Region Governance developments. Compile evidence base commission relevant evidence arrangements. (where relevant) in support of base reports. Organise diary of Committee 6 Committee Meetings and the development of capital and Panel meetings to ensure 3 Panel Meetings. infrastructure projects. Identify policy documents 5 policy documents responded effective private sector requiring input from SuperPort to by SuperPort Committee. leadership and governance Provide expert SuperPort input Committee and coordinate for SuperPort. into relevant Governmental SuperPort Committee response. policy documents (regional RETAILERS (NDC/RDC Organise seminars promoting Retailers seminar held. and national). LOCATION) SuperPort to retailers with Promote awareness of potential for operating Port SuperPort to the UK retail Centric Logistics activities. community extolling the Meet with targeted retailers 4 major retailers briefed economic and carbon reducing on a one to one basis to explore on SuperPort. benefits of Port Centric Logistics potential for Port Centric and basing National and Logistics activities and/or Regional Distribution Centres locating NDC or RDC in the in the City Region. City Region. Profile at 3 conferences. Promote SuperPort at major retail and logistics conferences.

3RD PARTY LOGISTICS Prospect for, and develop new 3 new relationships developed. OPERATORS (3PLS) 3PL relationships. Target 3PLs to encourage greater use of the SuperPort Market benefits of using 6 presentations to 3PLs assets over ports and SuperPort to 3PL community promoting benefits of SuperPort. distribution facilities in the locally and nationally. South and Midlands.

24 25 Appendix1: SuperPort Evidence Base

The SuperPort evidence base has been for historical reasons and we cannot take A.3 PROPERTY SUPPLY & DEMAND AUDIT • Key schemes include - The Port of Liverpool compiled in support of the development of the existing brands staying located locally for (KING STURGE – 2010) Estate, Parkside Colliery (St.Helens), LJLA Action Plan. It a comprehensive compendium granted and 3MG of information, ranging from the overall Core Statistics: economic benefits that proposed SuperPort • Companies would like to use Mersey ports • Liverpool City Region has 4.4 million sq THREATS TO SUPERPORT: infrastructure will generate for Liverpool City if the capacity was there metres of built warehouse stock (17% of • Lack of potentially available deliverable land Region, to an analysis of specific workforce North West total) markets around logistics and distribution. • Feeders in the past have been considered with the retention and assembly of land in proximity to port operations a key priority to be unreliable by some retailers • There exists 0.5 million sq metres of Although the component reports have been available distribution warehouse floor space • Not a traditional big box location due to much collated to support this document, individually • Rail freight is minimal but road congestion in 40 units of 5,000 sq metres or over (Mar10) they provide an extensive assessment of the is a problem of region’s relative distance from main focus markets SuperPort will operate within. of big distribution demand in North West • Local authority breakdown sq metres (units) predominantly along M6 corridor • Liverpool City Region has a heavy reliance Halton 71k (6), Knowsley 138k (8), A.1 ECONOMIC ASSESSMENT STUDY on access to Southern Ports Liverpool 91k (6), Sefton 53k (4), A.4 ASSESSMENT FOR LOGISTICS (MDS TRANSMODAL 2009) St.Helens 104k (8), Wirral 71k (8) • Positives for Liverpool City Region; Close OPERATIONS (EAST WEST LOCATIONS 2010) Liverpool City Region already has a strong to major transport networks, Close to Port of array of port, airport and freight infrastructure • Only 24% of available warehouse floor Core statistics from Liverpool, Access to Manchester Ship Canal, space is deemed good or moderate demographic assessment: that will provide the foundation for future Close to storage locations, Access to SuperPort developments. As a whole, it is Manchester / Liverpool Airports, Local • Estimated that land in the planning pipeline • Liverpool City Region offers a wide estimated that these assets currently skilled workforce, Good location for business catchment area for basing logistics contribute over 34,000 jobs and £1.1billion of has the potential to provide 2.5 million sq with SA, Gateway to Ireland metres (at 40% density) of warehouse space operations – for a 4 hour HGV journey the GVA per annum to the City Region economy. relative catchment population fare well When SuperPort comes to fruition the • Issues for Liverpool City Region: - Limited • Only 7% of identified land in pipeline is of the against competitor locations – Felixstowe transformational impact on the economy will rail infrastructure, M6 congestion, Limited (12.7m households, 30.1m population), be highly significant with: highest quality and capable of being brought short sea shipping options, Limit on size of forward for development in the short term Liverpool (14.1m households, 34m ships into Liverpool, Congested Mersey population), Southampton (15.0m • Additional 28,000 jobs for the North West crossings, Skills awareness, Lack of deep • Of the 15k sq metres of distribution households, 36m population) region and an additional GVA of up to £0.9 sea service from China, Too far from billion per annum properties developed over 10k sq metres Southern ports, Unreliable feeder services, East / West Midlands accounted for 40% • Distribution sector salaries low compared to Core Statistics supporting research competition i.e. for Management (£28k) and • Additional 73m tonnes of traffic per annum STIMULI OF DEMAND Core Warehouse Staff (£15k) – Southampton handled by facilities in Liverpool City • 17m tonnes of trade handled in Liverpool (£33K/£19k), Thames Gateway (£32k/£18k), Region, most of which would otherwise have City Region in 2007 (2/3rd imports) Demand for property led by retail sector and Felixstowe (£30k/£14.5k), Northampton been handled in other UK regions (excluding bulk fuel) derives from retail sales growth, adoption of (£31k/£16k) quick response models, restructuring of • Additional 1.24m tonnes of rail freight traffic • 5% of trade transported by rail retailer warehouse networks increased • Warehouse rents competitive in Liverpool per annum through the Port of Liverpool supplies channelled through retailer controlled City Region (£5.5 per sq ft) – Southampton • 12% of unitised imports and 25% of unitised distribution centres, reverse logistics, global (£7.5), Thames Gateway (£6), Felixstowe • Additional 9m tonnes per annum of rail exports transit a North West port (mainly sourcing, internet retailing. (£5.8), Northampton (£5.6) freight through rail and waterborne-linked Ireland) distribution parks GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES FROM: • For a project of 100,000 sq ft premises an • 47% of unitised imports and 34% of unitised indicative property and salary saving for • Port Centric Logistics activities The key projects that will bring SuperPort exports transit a port in the South East Liverpool City Region of £0.5m per annum to full fruition have the potential to position over Southampton • Schemes at the Port of Liverpool - LIFT II Liverpool City Region as the most competitive • 27% of unitised imports and 16% of unitised and expansion of 3MG logistics and passenger transport cluster in exports transit a Humber port • Individual catchment reports produced the UK. at Local Authority level • High quality distribution sites such as Galaxy, • Port of Liverpool is a major import port for Liverpool International Business Park and A.2 IMPORT / EXPORT OPERATIONS REPORT bulk commodities supplying the energy G-Park, Liverpool (MDS TRANSMODAL 2010) industry Primary research carried out with 35 top • Sites that future proof SuperPort - will need • Liverpool John Lennon Airport handles importers and exporters to be a mixture of land within the Port Estate, small volumes of cargo (264 tonnes in land considered suitable for Port Centric 2009 – Civil Aviation Authority) Main findings from feedback sessions: purposes ideally with multi-modal • Companies are generally happy to be located connections or strategic sites located close in Liverpool City Region but some are here to motorways

26 27 Appendix 2: SuperPort Committee and Panel Members

SUPERPORT COMMITTEE

Peter Nears Steve O'Connor Diane Meehan Alan Stilwell Tim Davies SuperPort Committee SuperPort Committee Liverpool John Merseytravel Royal Haskoning Chair Deputy Chair Moores University Peel Holdings Stobart Ports Steve Doran David Byron (Management) Ltd Steve Smith Nautilus Selex Gary Hodgson Liverpool Vision International Communications Barry Flynn Peel Ports (MDHC) Marine Division Ernst & Young Frank Fox Wayne Menzies Andy Wallis Lombard Shipping Network Rail Bob Hepworth Joe Przeworski Sefton Council & Forwarding Ltd Infrastructure Limited St.Helens Council Ineos Chlor Limited Kevin Adderley Mike Garrett Stephen Gaines Murray Dalziel Jim Teasdale Wirral Council MDS Transmodal Ltd Peel Airports University Mersey Maritime Group of Liverpool David Pendleton Warren Marshall Mersey Maritime Group Peel Ports (MDHC) Peter Stoney University SUPERPORT PANEL Jim Barclay Matthew Lamb of Liverpool Merseytravel The Potter Group Limited The SuperPort Panel supports the work of the Committee to drive forward Ian Wray SuperPort to deliver business growth and job creation Peter Evans Chris Ainsworth University Merseytravel PWC LLP of Liverpool Dennis Kehoe Brian Gribben Doug Bannister AIMES Grid Services Ernst & Young Independent CIC Ltd Nathan Marsh Andrew Webster TMP EXECUTIVE TEAM (SUPERPORT) Paul Jervis Ernst & Young Jardine Lloyd Lorraine Rogers Associated British Ports Thompson Group plc Chief Executive Holdings Ltd Michelle Cameron Government Barry Fawcett +44 (0)151 237 3900 Office North West [email protected] Frank Robotham Knowsley Council Associated British Ports Jo Lappin Nick Kavanagh Holdings Ltd Mark Basnett Government Liverpool City Council Director of Investment Office North West Ian Higby +44 (0)151 237 3906 Jack Stopforth Atlantic Container [email protected] Sally McDonald Liverpool Chamber of Lines UK Ltd Halton Borough Council Commerce & Industry Mark Butchard Strategic Development Manager Mark Rathbone Dick Tregea Neil Pakey +44 (0)151 237 3906 Brabners Halton Borough Council Vancouver Airport [email protected] Chaffe Street Services Ltd Ruth Moynihan John Syvret Highways Agency Stephen Bonsall Cammell Laird Liverpool John Shiprepairers & John Hulmes Moores University Shipbuilders Ltd Hill Dickinson LLP The Mersey Partnership Ian Jenkinson 12 Princes Parade James Douglas Tony Wilson Liverpool John Liverpool L3 1BG Containerport Ltd Hill Dickinson LLP Moores University T:+44 (0)151 227 2727

28 29 TMP The Mersey Partnership is a private company Ernst & Young, Scottish Power, E.ON, The Mersey Partnership has a strong track ENVIRONMENT record in the successful delivery of economic (limited by guarantee) which was established Pilkington and Peel Group, alongside innovative Printed on 100% recycled material growth programmes working in partnership by private sector organisations in Liverpool SMEs such as Mando Group, AMION Consulting, manufactured from post-consumer with the private sector. It has developed, with City Region in 1992. It is Liverpool City Merepark Developments and Stiebel Eltron. waste paper. Region’s leading membership organisation, partners, a Panel and Committee for each of representing a unique alliance of over 550 The Mersey Partnership, its Members and these key sectors, comprising leading private IMAGES businesses and organisations committed to Partners, seek to stimulate business growth sector businesses, to drive forward their Images in the SuperPort Action Plan are the economic growth of the region, who pool and job creation in Liverpool City Region by economic growth potential. from TMP Archive; Bibby Line Group Ltd; resources and make financial contributions driving forward the key business sectors of To find out more about joining TMP email: McCoy Wynne; Peel Ports and Stobart to a wide range of business activities. the economy. These are: [email protected] Group Ltd. Members include major companies such SuperPort; Low Carbon Economy; For more information about SuperPort email: as Jaguar Land Rover, Shop Direct Group, Visitor Economy; Knowledge Economy [email protected]