Liverpool City Region

[Jerry]

Good news for Liverpool as a city!

 

[CM.]

Great news!

 

[Silvercity]

Its fantastic news for the city , im sure the airports ops will benefit too. Rumours of increase of schedules from LH will be given a boost.

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WE DID IT!!! EUROVISION IS COMING TO LIVERPOOL #Eurovision2023

 

[Silvercity]

On Tuesday morning Metro Mayor Steve Rotheram revived a multi-million pound plan for a new Mersey Ferry – but there is confusion about where the vessel will be built. Tony McDonough reports

Mersey Ferries
Current Mersey Ferries Royal Iris and Snowdrop. Picture by HowardLiverpool


Delight at the announcement of the first new Mersey Ferry to be built for 60 years has turned to dismay in some quarters over suggestions it may be built in The Netherlands.

On Tuesday morning Metro Mayor Steve Rotheram said the multi-million pound plan to build a new ferry, first announced in 2018, was to be revived.

He confirmed the build of the new vessel, and an overhaul of one of the existing ferries, would likely be carried out in a joint project between two shipbuilders – Cammell Laird in Birkenhead and Damen Shipyards Group in the Netherlands.

This was originally revealed by LBN in March 2022. The contract and the final details have still to be agreed.

(FROM LBN )

 

[Silvercity]

‘Invest in Liverpool’, says Manchester entrepreneur - Liverpool Business News

Manchester finance entrepreneur Paul Cheetham-Karcz invested £1.4m in a new Liverpool base for his business Sedulo in 2021 and is now urging other business people to follow his lead

lbndaily.co.uk

He seems to have his head screwed on

 

[Silvercity]

New train stock begins operating on the Merseyrail network.

Merseyrail’s custom-designed Class 777 EMUs enter service

UK: Rail Business UK travels on the first passenger service operated by Merseyrail's custom-built Stadler Class 777 electric multiple-units to see a revised method of operation and hear about Metro Mayor Steve Rotheram's plans for 'putting the public back into public transport'.

www.railwaygazette.com

These trains are replace current stock which is 46 years old

 

[Brum X]

I love these new trains, look very modern ;-)

 

[Silvercity]

I love these new trains, look very modern ;-)

I've not been on one yet, but plan to take a ride. Might wait until they are added to one of the longer routes.

 

[Silvercity]

Not often when you hear the UK building stuff for Germany !

Mersey boat builder secures German naval contract
By Ybnews on 13th March 2023
High speed military boat manufacturer Marine Specialised Technology will build 12 small vessels for German special forces at its Liverpool city region base. Tony McDonough reports

F126 frigate
MST will supply 12 small boats to be carried on Germany’s F126 frigates. Image supplied by Damen


Specialist military boat manufacturer Marine Specialised Technology (MST) has secured a contract to provide 12 small vessels for the German navy.

Bromborough-based MST will supply its FRISC RHIB 2m rigid-hulled inflatable mission boats – designed for use by special forces. They will be carried on the navy’s F126 frigates and will include the latest navigation and command systems.

( from LBN )

 

[Silvercity]

Maritime giant Maersk to create hundreds of new jobs
By Ybnews on 12th March 2023
Global shipping and logistics giant Maersk, which operates a key UK base in Liverpool, is to expand, creating hundreds of new jobs. Tony McDonough reports

Maersk
Shipping giant Maersk is acquiring 19 methanol-powered container vessels


Shipping and logistics giant Maersk will create hundreds of new jobs in an expansion drive and will launch a new fleet of methanol-powered container vessels.

Maersk operates a key UK base in Liverpool city centre where it employs around 250 people.

Its current UK workforce numbers around 1,000 and several hundred new jobs are envisaged over the coming years. Its growth programme over the next three years encompasses warehousing, airfreight, rail, customs and other services.

Addressing the monthly Face-2-Face networking event at Mersey Maritime in Birkenhead, Samantha Brocklehurst, customer experience director at Maersk in Liverpool, said the company was undergoing a transformation across its global operations.

“We have been on a journey from the shipping line we have been for almost a century to what we now call a global supply chain integrator… we are integrating the world,” said Samantha.

As part of its drive to be a net zero carbon business by 2040 (bringing forward its original target by 10 years) Maersk is acquiring 19 methanol-powered container vessels. These will have a capacity of up to 17,000 containers.

Methanol is being seen in the maritime sector as a viable and sustainable alternative to diesel and bunker oil for large vessels. If it is produced using natural gas, methanol offers CO2 savings of 10-15%. However, if produced using renewable energy like in Maersk’s case, this can rise to 90%.

Maersk’s first methanol vessel will come into service on its European network later in 2023. Samantha said: “The feeder vessel will be deployed in the Baltic but we would have liked it to call also at the Port of Liverpool, of course.”

Across the globe Maersk’s operations are huge. On any given day it will transport up to 20% of the world’s food, materials, medicines and other goods by sea, air, road and rail.

It services 100,000 customers in more than 130 countries. The business employs 110,000 people.

( From Lbn , MAESK EXPANSION in

Liverpool )

 

[Silvercity]

Well done to Liverpool for doing Ukraine for the 2023 Eurovision. By all accounts visitors have had a great week .

 

[Brum X]

Thanks Liverpool, you put on an awesome show. I am still recovering after last nights event ;-)

Here to Sweden 2024 ;-)

 

[Silvercity]

Thanks Liverpool, you put on an awesome show. I am still recovering after last nights event ;-)

Here to Sweden 2024 ;-)

Glad you enjoyed it, me too. I hope it gives my city a boost. Now thinking of Sweden 2024

 

[Silvercity]

Went to take a look at the Queen Elizabeth today, part of a round the world cruise.

 

[JENNYJET]

Forgive me but has Liverpool become a boutique city? I remember my employer telling me to keep my vehicle secured, windows up and doors locked when traversing the city, I had deliveries to make at the Ford factory and cargo was of a technical nature and valued highly.

 

[Silvercity]

The sun shone yesterday on a busy Liverpoolpride / Kyivpride....good atmosphere.

 

[Brum X]

The sun shone yesterday on a busy Liverpoolpride / Kyivpride....good atmosphere.

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Hope you had a lovely day mate ;-)

 

[Silvercity]

Hope you had a lovely day mate ;-)

Thank you

 

[Silvercity]

The River of Light festival is happening again this autumn . I missed it last year, but was apparently very good, will try this time around.

River of Light 2023 artworks unveiled as the city is United by Light | The Guide Liverpool

River of Light is back to brighten up Liverpool's skies this October and four new artworks have been unveiled.

theguideliverpool.com

 

[Silvercity]

Liverpool City Region is about to take back control of its bus services. This will then put the region in line with London and recently transferred back Manchester,

Liverpool City Region moves to franchise buses - Place North West

In the same week that Greater Manchester launched its Bee Network, the city region has announced that it could become the second area outside of London to run a publicly operated network.

www.placenorthwest.co.uk