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Amount
€ 185,002,466.7
Countries
Sector(s)
United Kingdom : € 185,002,466.7
Transport : € 185,002,466.7
Signature date(s)
21/12/2012 : € 185,002,466.7
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Summary sheet

Release date
11 April 2012
Status
Reference
Signed | 21/12/2012
20120101
Project name
Promoter - financial intermediary
PORT OF LIVERPOOL RIVER TERMINAL
The project promoter will be Peel Ports Ltd, the parent company of the Mersey Docks and Harbour Company, which owns and operates the dock facilities of the Port of Liverpool. Peel Ports, is the UK’s second largest ports group.
Proposed EIB finance (Approximate amount)
Total cost (Approximate amount)
EUR 180 million (GBP 150 million)
EUR 365 million (GBP 305 million)
Location
Sector(s)
Description
Objectives

The project consists of the construction of an in-river container terminal to handle post panamax ships.

The project to enhance the capability of this category A TEN-T port will support maritime and inland transport as an alternative to other modes and will thus contribute to transport sustainability.

Environmental aspects
Procurement

The project falls under Annex I of the EIA Directive 85/337/EEC as amended by Directives 97/11/EC and 2003/35/EC. A full EIA has been undertaken for the project, including environmental impact studies (EIS) and a public inquiry. The EIS non technical summary (NTS) has been provided to the Bank. The consent for port development, the Harbour Revision Order, was issued in May 2007. The Bank will review the EIA process, compliance with the SEA directive, biodiversity assessment requirements, residual impacts of the project, as well as environmental mitigation and monitoring during appraisal.

Mersey Docks and Harbour Company is a contracting entity falling under the scope of the Directive 2004/17/EC of 31 March 2004. The Bank will require the Promoter to ensure that contracts for the implementation of the project have been/shall be tendered in accordance with the relevant applicable EU procurement legislation (Dir 2004/17/EEC and Dir. 2007/66/EC), with parallel publication of tender notices in the EU Official Journal, as and where appropriate. Procurement procedures and status for the various project components will be checked during appraisal.

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Disclaimer

Before financing approval by the Board of Directors, and before loan signature, projects are under appraisal and negotiation. The information and data provided on this page are therefore indicative.
They are provided for transparency purposes only and cannot be considered to represent official EIB policy (see also the Explanatory notes).

Documents

Environmental and Social Data Sheet (ESDS) - PORT OF LIVERPOOL RIVER TERMINAL
Publication Date
24 May 2016
Document language
Main Topic
Lending
Document Number
66571778
Document Focus
Environmental Information
Project Number
20120101
Sector(s)
Regions
Countries
Publicly available
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Environmental and Social Completion Sheet (ESCS) - PORT OF LIVERPOOL RIVER TERMINAL
Publication Date
22 Dec 2022
Document language
Main Topic
Lending
Document Number
161193656
Document Focus
Environmental Information
Project Number
20120101
Sector(s)
Regions
Countries
Publicly available
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