Eastfloat Terminal set for £10 million upgrade

A Merseyside port is set to be brought “back to life” with a significant redevelopment.

Birkenhead’s Eastfloat Terminal, now owned by Peel Ports Group, will undergo a £10 million transformation to modernise and expand its facilities. 

Bosses say the redevelopment will create around 300,000sq ft of indoor storage and 160,000sq ft outdoors, significantly increasing the site’s warehousing and cargo-handling capabilities.

They add the upgraded site will accommodate a diverse range of cargoes, including bulk, steel, timber, containerised goods, heavy lift, project cargo, and renewables and offshore equipment. 

A dedicated container handling and devanning operation is already in place.

Investment in new plant and machinery is also underway, including a Liebherr 180 crane, while the redevelopment could include two cement silos with a combined 14,000mt capacity.

The works form part of Peel Ports Group’s wider strategy to enhance logistics and port services.

Seb Gardiner, managing director of Peel Ports Logistics, said: “This investment reflects our commitment to bringing the Eastfloat Terminal back to life – we are both restoring its heritage and transforming it into a vibrant, modern logistics hub.

“The Mersey region is firmly at the heart of UK trade, and restoring Eastfloat will allow us to keep meeting the demands of the most complex and challenging cargo movements.”

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