A Pusher Tug Returns to the Mersey

摘要

A pusher tug and barge combination is in use on the Mersey and Manchester Ship Canal for the first time in a decade. The Peel Ports' Liverpool - Manchester Shuttle that started operation recently is capable of carrying up to 160 20ft ISO containers between Liverpool's Royal Seaforth Docks and Manchester's Irlam Container Terminal, journey of 40 miles up the River Mersey and Manchester Ship Canal. The pioneering trans-shipment service will transport a range of cargoes to the heart of the North West Region. UK retailing giant Tesco is backing the 'green' initiative by using the shuttle to move containers of new world wines normally transported from the Port of Liverpool by road to Salford based Kingsland Wines and Spirits for packing for distribution to supermarkets across the country.