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25th March 2014

Liverpool-Isle of Man Fast-Ferry Set to Spring Into Action

#MerseyFastFerry – The recent return of the Manx-Merseyside fast-craft car-ferry, Manannan alongside to Liverpool Landing stage marks preparations to the 2014 seasonal service between the city and Douglas, writes Jehan Ashmore.

Operated by the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company, Manannan, which had spent a winter lay-up in Liverpool docks, is to reopen the route this Friday (28 March). The inaugural sailing departs Douglas at 07.30 and for further information sailings and other routes visit the link HERE.

A UK-Manx service was in operation during the winter months on the Douglas-Birkenhead link. The ferry terminal of Twelve Quays in Birkenhead is located facing Liverpool on the opposite side of the River Mersey.

The Birkenhead-Douglas route had been served by conventional ro-pax ferry, Ben-My-Chree which in tandem also ran sailings to Heysham, from where the vessel continues to operate on the company's second Isle of Man-England route.

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Shannon Foynes Port Information

Shannon Foynes Port (SFPC) are investing in an unprecedented expansion at its general cargo terminal, Foynes, adding over two-thirds the size of its existing area. In the latest phase of a €64 million investment programme, SFPC is investing over €20 million in enabling works alone to convert 83 acres on the east side of the existing port into a landbank for marine-related industry, port-centric logistics and associated infrastructure. The project, which will be developed on a phased basis over the next five years, will require the biggest infrastructure works programme ever undertaken at the port, with the entire 83 acre landbank having to be raised by 4.4 metres. The programme will also require the provision of new internal roads and multiple bridge access as well as roundabout access.