Shipping movements on the Mersey today, include: Wilson Odra, a cargo vessel carrying scrap metal from Ireland. Agent is EMR Shipping. MSC Poesia, a cruise vessel. Agent is Denholm Port Services. Charlotta, a container vessel…

Liverpool gin producer Turncoat Distillery is relocating its production to Love Lane Brewery - bringing together two businesses that have both undergone recent rescues. Tony McDonough reports Liverpool’s Turncoat Distillery has…

A £15m project by National Museums Liverpool to allow public access to the historic Canning Dock in Liverpool for the first time secures planning consent. Tony McDonough reports National Museums Liverpool (NML) has secured planning…

Shipping movements on the Mersey today, include: Ultra Virtue, a bulk carrier carrying biomass (woodchips) from the US. Agent is Peel Ports Logistics. YM Pluto, a tanker carrying linear alkybenzene from Italy. Agent is Graypen.…

Cruise giant Cunard has taken delivery of its £470m Queen Anne cruise ship and the vessel has now set sail on a voyage that will eventually bring her to Liverpool. Tony McDonough reports Cunard’s £470m Queen Anne cruise ship has set…

Dutch urban design specialist West 8 and Manchester architect BDP are chosen to develop a 25-year ‘ambitious and visionary plan’ for Liverpool waterfront. Tony McDonough reports A team of international experts with experience in New…

Video game developer Wushu Studios signs deal to relocate its 150-strong team from the Baltic Triangle to Liverpool commercial district. Tony McDonough reports Video game developer Wushu Studios is to relocate its team into Exchange…

Merseyside Vimto maker Nichols says sales in the first three months of 2024 are down 5.9% to £38.8m but still projects ‘profitable growth’ for the full year. Tony McDonough reports Softs drinks maker Nichols is reporting a 5.9% fall…

Shipping movements on the Mersey today, include: Antje K, a cargo vessel carrying rapeseed pellets from Belgium. Agent is Clarkson Port Services. Viking Venus, a cruise vessel coming from Ireland. Agent is Denholm Port Services.…

Two Impressionist masterpieces by Degas and Monet are gifted to the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool thanks to an inheritance tax transfer scheme. Tony McDonough reports Two Impressionist masterpieces have been gifted to the Walker…