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Crossing the Atlantic Ocean for the sake of Locomotion

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:27:59 GMT

Crossing the Atlantic Ocean for the sake of Locomotion

Brookes Bell Draws On Inner Strength

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 09:34:25 GMT

NSG UK Ltd announces strong growth figures

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 15:14:00 GMT

Friday 6th January 2012

Cammell Laird raises 11k for local causes

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 15:21:55 GMT

Friday 6th January 2012

Raft Of Business Wins For Polaris

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 16:08:06 GMT

Friday 6th January 2012

Innov8 enters New Year with raft of new contracts

Thu, 22 Dec 2011 09:11:00 GMT

22nd December 2012

Frank Field: Working to change technical education in Wirral

Wed, 21 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Businesses back technical college plans for Birkenhead

Thu, 15 Dec 2011 00:31:12 GMT

Bid to create new university to support development of Liverpool SuperPort

Wed, 28 Sep 2011 10:49:06 GMT

Peel Ports select DBIS for major upgrade of Agri-Bulk Management Systems

Tue, 04 Oct 2011 12:10:47 GMT

Merseyside business people raise £10,000 for Fairbridge in Lakes challenge

Mon, 17 Oct 2011 12:37:28 GMT

UK: We Must Protect Crews from Horrors of Piracy, Says President of InterManager

Tue, 15 Nov 2011 12:30:06 GMT

Liverpool’s £210m River Mersey terminal set to go ahead after port bosses win funding

Tue, 15 Nov 2011 23:34:13 GMT

Steel market expanding through Mersey

Mon, 07 Nov 2011 12:59:30 GMT

Exis Technologies launches Dutch version of IMDG Code e-learning course in partnership with New Learning Factory

Tue, 25 Oct 2011 11:00:22 GMT

Ansaldo Nucleare, Nuvia and Cammell Laird Create Partnership

Wed, 12 Oct 2011 09:04:09 GMT

RWE npower renewables awards contract to Cammell Laird

Wed, 05 Oct 2011 14:45:52 GMT

Exports drive turnover spike for manufacturer Conductix-Wampfler

Mon, 03 Oct 2011 13:34:05 GMT

Salford based mobile energy specialist Conductix-Wampfler is reporting a near 20 per cent turnover surge over the last 12 months.

FW Solutions Run for Para Charity

Thu, 29 Sep 2011 10:44:20 GMT

Wirral bids to become a world leader in offshore renewable energy

Thu, 15 Sep 2011 15:41:46 GMT

The public and private sectors across the Liverpool City Region have joined forces to bid for a pot of money that will help to develop a world-leading offshore renewable energy centre in Wirral.

MTE’s expanded service network ensures popularity

Mon, 19 Sep 2011 11:36:46 GMT

Five major carriers share CINSnet data on cargo with potential risks

Mon, 26 Sep 2011 06:17:03 GMT

Innov8 Wins Contracts with leading NW Developers

Wed, 10 Aug 2011 15:55:36 GMT

‘Green energy’ Minister visits Wirral companies involved in eco-projects

Tue, 30 Aug 2011 02:13:10 GMT

MTE’s expanded service network ensures popularity

Mon, 19 Sep 2011 11:36:46 GMT

‘Green energy’ Minister visits Wirral companies involved in eco-projects

Tue, 30 Aug 2011 02:13:10 GMT

Atlantic Container Line planning to enlarge its local workforce

Mon, 22 Aug 2011 10:03:03 GMT

GRIMALDI SUBSIDIARY TO TAKE ON MORE BACK OFFICE ACTIVITIES USING ‘LOCAL UK STAFF’

NSG UK completes two unique contracts and wins two more

Wed, 17 Aug 2011 10:46:48 GMT

NSG UK has completed two unique projects in Liverpool and Morecambe Bay

Brookes Bell and Safety At Sea Merge

Wed, 10 Aug 2011 10:31:34 GMT

Marine Scientific & Technical Consultants and Surveyors, Brookes Bell LLP, and leading Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, Safety at Sea Ltd., are delighted to announce the merger of their two companies.

Innov8 Wins Contracts with leading NW Developers

Wed, 10 Aug 2011 15:55:36 GMT

Bibby Tethra fills the hydro survey gaps

Fri, 22 Jul 2011 11:29:32 GMT

New nuclear age powers ahead; Merseyside businesses urged to register as suppliers for the next generation of civil nuclear power stations THE BIG FEATURE

Thu, 28 Jul 2011 23:15:11 GMT

Masterplan reveals details about “Port Wirral”

Tue, 26 Jul 2011 09:40:24 GMT

Cammell Laird progesses nuclear energy bid with workshop for suppliers

Thu, 07 Jul 2011 09:56:32 GMT

Merseyside firms to benefit from UK nuclear power programme

Mon, 18 Jul 2011 11:05:43 GMT

Innov8 signs 12 month deal with Peel Ports Mersey

Tue, 05 Jul 2011 12:04:28 GMT

Innov8 signs 12 month deal with Peel Ports Mersey

Sanderson Maritime launch joint venture with Svitzer UK

Wed, 15 Jun 2011 11:36:52 GMT

Merseyside Maritime Business Launches Joint Venture with Global Marine Services Specialists

Svitzer and Sanderson Maritime launch floating hotel for renewable sector

Thu, 23 Jun 2011 11:58:21 GMT

Cammell Laird wind turbine project could generate hundreds of jobs

Tue, 14 Jun 2011 09:39:16 GMT

Mersey Ports looking at direct freight link to European industrial heartland

Wed, 08 Jun 2011 11:21:03 GMT

Port of Liverpool welcomes a third weekly feeder service

Fri, 27 May 2011 10:04:10 GMT

Service will offer North West companies extended access to global deep sea routes

Vince Cable hails Peel strategy on Port and Ship Canal

Wed, 01 Jun 2011 15:38:56 GMT

SuperPort plan could see Mersey trade treble

Wed, 25 May 2011 09:46:05 GMT

Marvell Training in partnership with The Christmas Decorators

Mon, 16 May 2011 10:02:00 GMT

Marvell Training recently in partnership with The Christmas Decorators

Wirral engineering college celebrates award win

Thu, 26 May 2011 13:11:27 GMT

Scaffolding firm NSG UK hits one million hour safety milestone

Mon, 16 May 2011 14:13:42 GMT

LEADING scaffolding firm NSG UK has hit a safety goal of one million man hours with no lost time accidents

ContainerPort Introduce A New Range Of SAAS Apps

Fri, 06 May 2011 10:54:00 GMT

UK. JPMA/Hoylake Sailing School Phoenix from the Flames

Wed, 11 May 2011 19:03:26 GMT

Port of Liverpool’s newest pilot boat joins the fleet

Fri, 06 May 2011 10:56:00 GMT

Skua given champagne welcome at Albert Dock

Peel Ports and Quality Freight Re-Open Ellesmere Port Rail Head

Thu, 21 Apr 2011 14:24:23 GMT

Peel Ports Mersey and Quality Freight Group have combined to re-open the rail head at Ellesmere Port on the Manchester Ship Canal – 20 years after it closed.

Wind energy wafts in new era for Merseyside

Wed, 17 Nov 2010 12:48:30 GMT

Lombard Shipping invest in six new Fortec Pallet Distribution Network liveried trucks

Thu, 02 Dec 2010 09:17:06 GMT

MP visits Mosslands School to discuss skills and training

Wed, 02 Feb 2011 10:39:00 GMT

Our story: Exis Technologies

Mon, 21 Feb 2011 11:37:59 GMT

Burbo bank wind farm expansion plans revealed

Thu, 05 May 2011 09:46:16 GMT

Mersey Maritime targets SMEs with new membership package

Thu, 07 Apr 2011 09:22:56 GMT

Mersey Maritime Group is targeting firms across the region with a new improved membership package.

Turner & Townsend Celebrate Museum Milestone

Tue, 22 Feb 2011 09:36:42 GMT

On 11 February, Turner & Townsend celebrated the completion of the construction work on the new £72 million Museum of Liverpool at a fundraising dinner held in the Museum’s gallery spaces overlooking the city’s famous Three Graces and the River Mersey. Prof Phil Redmond, National Museums of Liverpool chair and famous television producer, hosted the glamourous dinner to mark the significant milestone in the completion of the Museum. Turner & Townsend has played a pivotal role in facilitating the development of the new Museum by providing cost consultancy and contract administration services on the project, which is the largest museum to be built in Britain in more than a decade. With the construction work complete, the internal fit-out begins this week to transform the building into Liverpool’s largest museum showcasing the history of this vibrant city and its people. The Museum is due to be open in Spring 2011.

Innov8 Safety Solutions announce appointment of Director of Innov8 Training Solutions

Fri, 18 Feb 2011 13:43:09 GMT

Innov8 Safety Solutions are pleased to announce the appointment of Darrell Young as Director of Innov8 Training Solutions.

Shipping Minister Mike Penning Visits Mersey Maritime

Tue, 25 Jan 2011 16:56:00 GMT

Royal Haskoning win prestigious bid for Kai Tak cruise terminal

Thu, 11 Nov 2010 14:16:52 GMT

Royal Haskoning has won a prestigious bid to procure five state-of-the-art passenger walkways for Kai Tak cruise terminal in Hong Kong

Liverpool Bulk Liquids handles first ship at new West Langton Dock terminal

Wed, 03 Nov 2010 15:22:30 GMT

Wirral ships chandler secures £850,000 bank funding

Thu, 04 Nov 2010 00:34:04 GMT

Chancellor George Osborne signals that second Mersey crossing could escape spending cuts

Mon, 18 Oct 2010 20:32:28 GMT

Liverpool Bulk Liquids welcomes first tanker

Fri, 29 Oct 2010 17:11:12 GMT

Mersey Maritime Group and Wirral school join forces

Wed, 29 Sep 2010 16:28:24 GMT

Innov8 Safety Solutions Secure New Contracts

Wed, 29 Sep 2010 15:25:47 GMT

INNOV8 SAFETY SOLUTIONS SECURE NEW CONTRACTS

DGB Solicitors shortlisted for the Law Society Excellence Awards

Wed, 20 Oct 2010 12:41:24 GMT

DGB Solicitors has been shortlisted for the Law Society Excellence Awards in the Marketing and Business Development category.

Port rate decision welcomed in Liverpool

Wed, 23 Jun 2010 14:26:29 GMT

Mersey Maritime Praises CGM CMA Recovery

Wed, 08 Sep 2010 16:38:07 GMT

Joe Anderson Pledges Support For The Maritime Sector

Tue, 21 Sep 2010 08:52:58 GMT

JOE ANDERSON PLEDGES SUPPORT FOR THE MARITIME SECTOR

An agenda for change

Mon, 02 Aug 2010 14:04:00 GMT

In a highly fragmented logistics industry that faces unprecedented challenges and change, collaboration across sectors and transport disciplines is essential

ACL Awards Major Contract To Bibby Ship Management

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:10:03 GMT

Liverpool-based Bibby Ship Management has been appointed by fellow city maritime giant Atlantic Container Line (ACL) to provide full service ship management across its fleet of container vessels.

Port rate decision welcomed in Liverpool

Wed, 23 Jun 2010 12:26:29 GMT

How wind power can fan the Merseyside economy

Thu, 08 Jul 2010 11:29:53 GMT

Will Merseyside grab its chance to bag a part of the fast-growing wind energy industry

A Proud History, A Brilliant Future

Thu, 24 Jun 2010 10:50:47 GMT

Business leaders from some of Merseyside’s foremost Maritime Sector companies gathered together last week to hear sector representative organisation Mersey Maritime set out its plans for the future.

Over 100 people attended the two hour summit meeting at the Leverhulme Hotel in Port Sunlight last Thursday evening (June 10, 2010), in which Mersey Maritime - the most successful cluster organisations of its kind in the UK - highlighted key milestones from its first seven years, and presented a blueprint for moving forward.

Marine Turbo Engineering celebrates 40 years of turbocharger servicing

Mon, 05 Jul 2010 11:19:50 GMT

Service director at Marine Turbo Engineering (MTE), Mark Dean, reports that his company is celebrating 40 years of servicing turbochargers and supplying spare parts.

“At MTE we supply both new and fully reconditioned parts for the marine and offshore industries for all types of medium and slow speed engines,” he says.

Government seeks better relationship with UK ports

Wed, 30 Jun 2010 08:58:23 GMT

THE UK’s coalition government wants to treat the ports sector “with the respect it deserves”, said local government minister Bob Neill today.

Port rate decision welcomed in Liverpool

Thu, 24 Jun 2010 10:07:38 GMT

Mersey Maritime has welcomed the government’s decision to scrap backdated port rates, ending 18 months of uncertainty for more than 70 businesses in Liverpool.

Chancellor George Osborne yesterday made good on his promise to abolish the rates previously levied on port side operators in his emergency Budget speech. Port companies in the city had been facing backdated business rates bills that stretched into the millions and put up to 3,000 jobs under threat.

David Pendleton, business development director at Mersey Maritime, told Insider: “It’s been a commitment from the coalition government from day one and we’re delighted they’ve stuck to their promise. It takes an awful lot of pressure off businesses in Liverpool that were faced with the bills.”

However, the decision follows news that the Port of Liverpool reported a 7 per cent drop in freight traffic last year, according to the Department for Transport. It handled 29.89 million tonnes, down from 32.2 million in 2008.

Shortlist announced for Wirral Investment Network (WiN)

Wed, 09 Jun 2010 13:53:40 GMT

The shortlist has been announced for Wirral’s biggest business awards. The Wirral Investment Network (WiN) Business Awards aims to celebrate the success of Wirral companies as well as applauding them for the contribution they make towards the overall growth of the borough. Judges who produced the shortlist were looking for businesses – and individuals – that have made a significant positive impact on the Wirral economy and have developed in terms of growth, economic prosperity and job creation.

BUSINESS OF THE YEAR: Arriva Wirral; Stiebel Eltron; The Contact Company SME OF THE YEAR: AEV Ltd; CPL Training; Regal Wholesale Ltd

SMALL BUSINESS OF THE YEAR: Atlas Fire & Security Ltd; Auger; Halliwell Industrial & Marine Silencers Ltd

BUSINESS START OF THE YEAR: Lockwood Engineering; TTH Laundry Services; Web Services Wirral

BUSINESS PERSON OF THE YEAR: Daniel Davies, CPL Training; Mark McManus, Stiebel Eltron; Ian Robinson, Pharmapac (UK) Ltd

ENVIRONMENTAL AWARD: Bagnall & Morris; BuilderScrap Ltd; Technical Demolition Services Ltd

CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AWARD: Foz Electrical; Tranmere Rovers Football Club; Typhoo Tea Ltd

TRAINING AND SKILLS AWARD: Feedwater Ltd; T-Systems Ltd; The Contact Company

INVESTMENT OF THE YEAR: Finsa; Heap & Partners Ltd; Pharmapac (UK) Ltd.

INNOVATION AND CREATIVITY AWARD: Linea Group; Mersey Maritime Ltd; Sign Lights Ltd

Jim Wilkie, deputy chief executive of Wirral Council and chairman of WiN, a partnership between the borough’s public and private sector, said: “It is vital, now more than ever, that we recognise and celebrate our local businesses’ performance. “The quantity and calibre of entries for the awards was extremely high and I would like to thank all those who took the time to enter.” Winners will be announced at a gala dinner on Friday, July 9 at Birkenhead School, hosted by Roger Phillips, of BBC Radio Merseyside.

The event is sponsored by T-Systems, The Contact Company and Egerton House Wirral Ltd.

Halt to Backdated Port Rates Tax Bills

Wed, 09 Jun 2010 13:39:46 GMT

Port companies on Merseyside have been spared from paying millions of pounds in back-dated tax through the introduction of emergency regulations. Retrospective hikes in business rates have been suspended and are expected to be scrapped in 2011. At least 10 of Merseyside's estimated 300 port companies closed under pressure to meet initial payments.

Birkenhead's NW Trading, which has laid off 10 of its 50 staff, said it was "a victory for common sense". The cargo-handling company, which also operates out of Hull, received a £2.5m backdated bill from the government's Valuation Office Agency (VOA) in 2008.

"We have only survived by managing our way out of it very carefully". Tony Woolrich, managing director of NW Trading

The bills were a result of the VOA re-assessing all port companies' property assets and increasing bills retrospectively. Tony Woolrich, managing director of NW Trading, which has an annual turnover of £2.5m, said that firms had no way of passing on the unforeseen cost to customers.

He said: "The size of the bill was enough to wipe us out and we have only survived by managing our way out of it very carefully. "We had to lay off 20% of our staff in Birkenhead to get us through a period that we should never have had to deal with. "This is a victory for common sense and we're absolutely delighted because it was grossly unfair."

Shadow Minister meets Maritime Sector Businesses

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 11:28:32 GMT

Business leaders from some of Merseyside's foremost Maritime Sector companies met with Shadow Home Secretary Chris Grayling in Liverpool on Wednesday 20th January to highlight key issues affecting the industry on Merseyside.