Five terminals, limitless solutions

he diversity of the Manchester Ship Canals offering means we can find the right solution for you and your business. Importantly, the canal provides supports low carbon goals, forming part of a carbon-efficient ‘Green Highway' which helps our customers make reductions in three important areas: costs, carbon emissions and road congestion.

Across the five terminals at Manchester Ship Canal, we handle 7.5 million tonnes of cargo. Each terminal specialises in a specific area, providing you with the solution you need:

• QEII Docks - Liquid berth

• Ellesmere Port - Bulks and Project Cargo

• Runcorn Docks - Bulks and Project Cargo

• Port Warrington – Multi-user warehousing

• Port Salford (Third party operated quayside, warehouse and bulk store)

The Canal is thriving, and each year it handles and stores millions of tonnes of cargo from wind turbine blades to animal feed and biomass, to aggregates, sand, salt and chemicals.

In addition to meeting your shipping needs, at Manchester Ship Canal we can also support you with production facilities or construction hubs, as well as a wide range of commodities. And with its superb position in the North West, it is ideally placed to allow customers access to the rest of the UK, as well as mainland Europe.

In addition, we have a wide range of berthing options, providing flexibility in size for vessel charter, along with existing manufacturing and production locations. With a uniquely experienced team, we have the expertise your business needs and offer several added value services including bagging, rip/tip to tanker, palletising of goods and loading into or out of containers.

With a wide range of options, we’re confident we can find the right one for you.
 
Key commodities at Manchester Ship Canal include: