LIVERPOOL

Liverpool is located at the mouth of the Mersey River in northwest England, bordering the Irish Sea. It is one of the oldest ports in the world and the second largest deep-water port after London. The advantageous geographical location is an important reason for the rise of Liverpool. In the local language, 'Liverpool' means' Muddy Waters Bay 'because nearby rivers bring a lot of sediment, making the water in the harbor murky and unclear. Although the name is not elegant and the river water is turbid, due to its deep inland bay, the water is deep and the waves are calm. From the North Channel in the west to the St. George's Channel in the south, one can reach the Atlantic Ocean. Ships traveling here can also avoid the congestion of the English Channel and the high winds and waves of the North Sea. Therefore, Liwu Pu is still a world-renowned natural harbor. In the 8th century AD. Scandinavians migrated here and made a living by fishing. In 1207, in order to conquer and control Ireland, King John of England issued a decree to build a castle and port in Liverpool. Soon, Liverpool developed into a commercial port. The current dock area in Liverpool is 11 kilometers long and has over 50 operational docks available for ships from various countries to dock. Most of these docks are specialized docks with advanced facilities. The specialization of docks can adopt efficient specialized machinery and transportation tools, and can reasonably arrange warehouses, cargo yards, and transportation lines, greatly improving loading and unloading efficiency, dock utilization, and ship turnover. The "Canada" terminal in the central part of the port is equipped with specialized loading, unloading, and storage equipment for handling bulk liquid goods such as syrup, animal oil, vegetable oil, and chemical liquids; The Trammel Oil Terminal on the west bank of the Mersey River can accommodate and load and unload oil tankers weighing up to 200000 tons. Other materials such as ore, coal, automobiles, sugar, feed, alcohol, and chemicals also have dedicated dock facilities for easy loading, unloading, and storage. A dock specifically designed for refrigeration equipment, as well as the most modern facilities for loading and unloading refrigerated meat, frozen meat, and other perishable foods. In 1973, the largest single terminal in Europe, the Royal Seyferts Terminal, was built for loading and unloading grains. The outermost 220 hectares of this dock were built using land reclamation methods. Its grain loading and unloading dock can directly dock ships with a load capacity of 75000 tons, and is equipped with a large grain warehouse with a capacity of 133000 tons. It has a high degree of modernization and is the world's first port to adopt computer management. These professional docks in Liverpool play an important role in the development of the UK economy and foreign trade, accounting for a quarter of the country's total and still ranking first in the UK in terms of exports. At the same time, Liverpool is also an important passenger port in the UK, with regular liner connections to major ports around the world. At the same time, air, rail, and road transportation closely cooperate with maritime transportation, forming an organic intermodal system that can quickly transport goods from various places into ports or from ports to domestic and international destinations.