Shipping movements on the Mersey today, include:

Avenca, a tanker carrying animal and vegetable oils from Papua New Guinea. Agent is Global Shipping Services.

Aila, a container vessel coming from and returning to Belgium. Agent is CMA CGM.

Yeoman Bank, a bulk carrier carrying aggregates. Agent is Denholm Port Services.

Victorine, a cargo vessel coming from and returning to Ireland. Agent is CLdN Ro Ro.

Lucia B, a container vessel coming from and returning to Spain. Agent is Samskip Multimodal.

Birkenhead to Belfast: Stena Edda will depart the Twelve Quays terminal at 10.30am. Stena Embla will depart at 10.30pm.

Liverpool to Dublin: Seatruck vessels will sail from Brocklebank Dock at 3.30am, 9.30am, 5pm and 8.30pm.

Liverpool to Isle of Man: Manannan will depart the Isle of Man Terminal at 7.15pm.

Mersey Ferries: Click here for a full ferries timetable.

High tides: 12.03pm (9.63m) and 12.15am Thursday (10.14m)

Low tides: 6.37am (0.6m) and 6.53pm (0.85m)

Sunrise: 6.51am

Sunset: 7.20pm

Shipping information courtesy of Peel Ports