Peel Ports Group

OPINION

OPINION

Decommissioning could be the UK’s next infrastructure crunch – logistics firms hold the key to success, says Nigel Kent, Head of Group Strategic Projects (Project Cargo) within the Peel Ports Group.

10th July 2026

Decommissioning: Bottleneck or opportunity?

10th July 2026

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Peel Ports Group has secured achieved provider status to deliver maritime training and marine apprenticeships, boosting skills investment across its UK port operations.

12th February 2026

Peel pioneers in marine apprenticeships in-house

12th February 2026

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

A new real-time monitoring solution is transforming port safety and decision-making for the UK’s Peel Ports Group pilot team.

4th December 2025

Smart wave insights boost port pilot safety

4th December 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Wind turbine blades more than 80 metres long have been handled for the first time at a Scottish port after it spent more than £3 million (€3.4 million) on infrastructure to accommodate…

4th September 2025

Scotland on the move to lead UK with offshore wind

4th September 2025

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Port operator Clydeport is planning to turn a former coal terminal into a green hydrogen facility for producing, storing and exporting the gas.

4th June 2025

Green H2 among proposals for former coal terminal

4th June 2025

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Satellite mapping by UK scientists is helping transform port navigation and marine monitoring in the Mersey River, improving safety and cutting maintenance costs.

14th May 2025

Satellite data helps revolutionise port navigation

14th May 2025

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Peel Ports Group, the UK’s second-largest port operator, has appointed a host of contractors which will cover a £750 million programme of construction works across its UK and Ireland sites.

3rd April 2025

Peel Ports’ £750 million construction framework

3rd April 2025

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

As part of its drive to become net-zero by 2040, Peel Ports Group is installing hydropower at its Queen Elizabeth II Dock at Eastham on the Manchester Ship Canal.

2nd May 2024

Peel Ports adds hydropower to its repertoire

2nd May 2024

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

One of the UK’s largest port operators is inviting bids for a multi-million pound long-term programme of building works across the UK and Ireland.

8th April 2024

Bids invited for £750m UK ports programme

8th April 2024

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

More than 60,000 solar panels will be installed on Port of Liverpool roofs in what energy firm Eon is calling the largest solar project in the UK.

18th March 2024

Port lays out ambitious solar and wind plans

18th March 2024

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Vattenfall has named Peel Ports Great Yarmouth as the preferred location for its operations and maintenance base for the Norfolk Offshore Wind Zone.

20th March 2023

Peel Ports wins bid for Norfolk offshore wind zone

20th March 2023

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Stena Line has signed a new deal with Peel Ports to operate its 12 Quays port and ferry terminal in Birkenhead until the beginning of 2100.

20th February 2023

Stena and Peel sign 77-year ferry deal

20th February 2023

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The UK’s Port of Liverpool is to restructure its containers division and has confirmed it will shortly start a redundancy consultation process.

10th October 2022

UK port warns job losses ahead

10th October 2022

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A new life jacket is on the market which claims to increase survival time in cold water.

6th September 2022

Increasing survival in cold water

6th September 2022