Shipping movements on the Mersey today, include: MRC Hatice Ana, a tanker carrying paraffin from Italy. Agent is Graypen. Titanas, a bulk carrier carrying steel coils from Vietnam. Agent is Normac Shipping. Viking Mars, a cruise…

New owner of an industrial building on the Wirral peninsula to spend £500,000 on major upgrade. Tony McDonough reports An industrial property in Ellesmere Port is to undergo a £500,000 upgrade. The Pacific Building has recently…

Low cost airline Ryanair flies record number of passengers for fourth month in a row despite cancellations caused by air traffic control crisis. Tony McDonough reports Ryanair carried a record 18.9m passengers in August despite…

Merseyside entrepreneur and founder of Wild Thang, Andrew Dwerryhouse urges city region business community to help make the John Haynes Foundation Gala Dinner the biggest and best yet. Tony McDonough reports Andrew Dwerryhouse is…

Retailer Marks & Spencer left a 350,000 sq ft hole in Church Street in when it relocated its store to Liverpool ONE but now tells LBN it is exploring a ‘range of options’ for its previous home. Tony McDonough reports Marks and…

Liverpool city region-based global metals and mineral inspection and analysis firm Alfred H Knight reports 34.7% rise in revenue to more than £176m with profit also up 54%. Tony McDonough reports Knowsley global metals and mineral…

Shipping movements on the Mersey today, include: Adastar, a bulk carrier carrying maize in bulk / soya bean meal from Argentina. Agent is Normac Shipping. Horizon Geodiscovery, a platform supply vessel sailing to Ukraine. Agent is…

Builder HMS delivers first phase of 131 affordable homes for its owner Torus in a multi-million pound Liverpool city region development. Tony McDonough reports Building firm HMS has delivered 19 new homes for affordable housing…

Shipping movements on the Mersey today, include: Radiant Reb, a bulk carrier carrying biomass (woodchips) from the US. Agent is Clarkson Port Services. Whitchallenger, a tanker carrying marine oil from Belgium. Agent is RCV…

Carmaker Jaguar Land Rover is to slash carbon emissions on its road freight journeys by 84% as it switches away from diesel fuel. Tony McDonough reports Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) is to power its heavy goods vehicle (HGV) transport…