Plans call for purpose-built cruise terminal for up to 3,600 passengers in UK city
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Rebecca Gibson |
Authorities have approved a £950,000 (US$1.2 million) feasibility study into a proposed new cruise terminal development in Liverpool, UK.
The port authority aims to construct a purpose-built cruise facility capable of handling up to 3,600 passengers and turnaround calls.
Plans call for a timber landing stage, which handled Liverpool’s transatlantic services until the late 1960s, to be demolished and replaced with a newly built platform in the river to accommodate the new terminal. It is expected that the building will be on two levels built on reclaimed land.
The council have approved detailed investigations, impact assessments and surveys, which will be carried out by a consortia of technical specialists including Ove Arup & Partners, Royal Haskoning DV, Tuner and Townsend and KKA Architects.
Liverpool’s existing cruise berth opened nine years ago to help it secure day calls from cruise ship. A temporary passenger facility was added in 2012 and the city now attracts turnaround and transit calls.
In 2016, the River Mersey terminal is to handle 61 vessels and 76,000 passengers. This is expected to generate around £6.5 million (US$8.5 million) for the city’s economy.