Shipping movements on the Mersey today, include:

St Nikolai, a tanker carrying animal and vegetable oils from Papua New Guinea. Agent is Yorkshire Shipping.

BBC Skysails, a cargo vessel carrying steel coils from Turkey. Agent is Denholm Port Services.

Norbank, a roll-on, roll-off vessel coming from and returning to Dublin operated by P&O European Ferries (Irish Sea).

Norbay, a roll-on, roll-off vessel coming from and returning to Dublin operated by P&O European Ferries (Irish Sea).

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

Liverpool to Dublin: Seatruck vessels Pace, Power, Clipper Point and Seatruck Progress will sail from Brocklebank Dock at 3.30am, 9.30am, 6pm and 10pm.

Mersey Ferries: Click here for a full ferries timetable.

High tides: 9.15am (8.46m) and 9.38pm (8.51m)

Low tides: 3.37am (2.16m) and 4pm (2.3m)