Editing Liverpool (section)

====Port====
[[File:Liverpool Cruise Terminal (2023).jpg|thumb|Liverpool Cruise Terminal]]
The [[Port of Liverpool]] connects passengers and [[Cargo|freight]] to Liverpool from all around the world. Passenger ferry services depart from the city across the [[Irish Sea]] to [[Belfast]] and the [[Isle of Man]]. Services are provided by several companies, including the [[Isle of Man Steam Packet Company]], [[P&O Ferries]] and [[Stena Line]].

The [[Liverpool Cruise Terminal]] handles over 200,000 passengers and crew annually and is located alongside the [[Pier Head]] in the city centre. Berthing facilities for long-distance passenger cruises are provided and served by a large number of different [[cruise line]]s. Ports in [[Australia]], [[France]], [[Faroe Islands]], [[Iceland]], [[North America]], [[Norway]], [[Spain]] and the [[Caribbean]] are served by the facility.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Full list of cruise ships coming to Liverpool in 2023|url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/full-list-cruise-ships-coming-26190725|access-date=6 October 2023|website=liverpoolecho.co.uk|date=9 February 2023|archive-date=8 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231008230016/https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/full-list-cruise-ships-coming-26190725|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=About|url=https://www.cruise-liverpool.com/welcome-to-cruise-liverpool|access-date=6 October 2023|website=cruise-liverpool.com|archive-date=2 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231002033356/https://www.cruise-liverpool.com/welcome-to-cruise-liverpool/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Liverpool 'sail-ebrates' 15 years in cruise control|url=https://www.cultureliverpool.co.uk/news/15yrs-at-cruise-liverpool|access-date=6 October 2023|website=cultureliverpool.co.uk|date=5 September 2022|archive-date=8 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231008230012/https://www.cultureliverpool.co.uk/news/15yrs-at-cruise-liverpool/|url-status=live}}</ref> The cruise lines that call at Liverpool cruise terminal include the following:
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*[[Ambassador Cruise Line|Ambassador]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Gallery|url=https://www.cruise-liverpool.com/gallery|access-date=6 October 2023|website=www.|archive-date=8 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231008230020/https://www.cruise-liverpool.com/gallery/|url-status=live}}</ref>
*Atlas Ocean Voyages<ref>{{Cite web|title=Two 'pocket-sized' cruise ships to visit Liverpool for the first time|url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/two-pocket-sized-cruise-ships-24799352|access-date=6 October 2023|website=liverpoolecho.co.uk|date=20 August 2022|archive-date=8 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231008230011/https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/two-pocket-sized-cruise-ships-24799352|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[Azamara]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Take a look inside the luxury cruise liner Azamara Journey during its stop-off in Liverpool|url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/take-look-inside-luxury-cruise-16647324|access-date=6 October 2023|website=liverpoolecho.co.uk|date=25 July 2019|archive-date=8 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231008230014/https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/take-look-inside-luxury-cruise-16647324|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[Carnival Cruise Line]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Liverpool, England|url=https://www.carnival.com/cruise-to/europe-cruises/liverpool-cruises.aspx|access-date=6 October 2023|website=carnival.com|archive-date=8 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231008231513/https://www.carnival.com/cruise-to/europe-cruises/liverpool-cruises.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[Celebrity Cruises]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Cruises to Liverpool, England|url=https://www.celebritycruises.com/gb/ports/liverpool|access-date=6 October 2023|website=celebritycruises.com|archive-date=8 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231008230011/https://www.celebritycruises.com/gb/ports/liverpool|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[Cunard Line]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Queen Mary 2 to run first Cunard Liverpool sailings in 45 years|url=https://www.cruise-liverpool.com/queen-mary-2-to-run-first-cunard-liverpool-sailings-in-45-years|access-date=6 October 2023|website=cruise-liverpool.com|date=March 2013|archive-date=8 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231008230017/https://www.cruise-liverpool.com/queen-mary-2-to-run-first-cunard-liverpool-sailings-in-45-years/|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[Disney Cruise Line]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Liverpool, England|url=https://disneycruise.disney.go.com/ports/liverpool-england|access-date=6 October 2023|website=disney.go.com|archive-date=28 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220528040910/https://disneycruise.disney.go.com/ports/liverpool-england/|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines|Fred Olsen]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Liverpool Cruise Port|url=https://www.fredolsencruises.com/cruising-information/departure-port/liverpool|access-date=6 October 2023|website=fredolsencruises.com|archive-date=8 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231008230013/https://www.fredolsencruises.com/cruising-information/departure-port/liverpool|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[Hapag-Lloyd cruises]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Cruise liner that's like a floating art gallery sails into Liverpool|url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/cruise-liner-thats-like-floating-24318418|access-date=6 October 2023|website=liverpoolecho.co.uk|date=25 June 2022|archive-date=8 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231008230011/https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/cruise-liner-thats-like-floating-24318418|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[Holland America Line]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Liverpool, England, United Kingdom|url=https://www.hollandamerica.com/en_US/ports/liverpool-england-united-kingdom.html|access-date=6 October 2023|website=hollandamerica.com|archive-date=8 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231008230011/https://www.hollandamerica.com/en_US/ports/liverpool-england-united-kingdom.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
*Noble Caledonia<ref>{{Cite web|title=SCH awarded three-year extension for cruise handling in Liverpool|url=https://www.seatrade-cruise.com/ports-destinations/sch-awarded-three-year-extension-cruise-handling-liverpool|access-date=6 October 2023|website=seatrade-cruise.com|date=19 July 2023|archive-date=8 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231008230021/https://www.seatrade-cruise.com/ports-destinations/sch-awarded-three-year-extension-cruise-handling-liverpool|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[Norwegian Cruise Line|Norwegian]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Huge cruise liner named by Kim Cattrall docks in city|url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/huge-cruise-liner-named-kim-27621975|access-date=6 October 2023|website=liverpoolecho.co.uk|date=30 August 2023|archive-date=8 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231008230034/https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/huge-cruise-liner-named-kim-27621975|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[P&O Cruises]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Liverpool, United Kingdom cruise holidays|url=https://www.pocruises.com/ports/liverpool-united-kingdom|access-date=6 October 2023|website=pocruises.com|archive-date=8 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231008230011/https://www.pocruises.com/ports/liverpool-united-kingdom|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[Princess Cruises]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Royal Princess's return to Liverpool|url=https://www.cruise-liverpool.com/cruise-ship-royal-princess-coming-back-liverpool|access-date=6 October 2023|website=cruise-liverpool.com|date=22 November 2016|archive-date=8 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231008230017/https://www.cruise-liverpool.com/cruise-ship-royal-princess-coming-back-liverpool/|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[Regent Seven Seas Cruises|Regent Seven Seas]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Seven Seas Explorer sails to the UK and Ireland for the first time|url=https://www.cruisetradenews.com/seven-seas-explorer-sails-to-the-uk-and-ireland-for-the-first-time|access-date=6 October 2023|website=cruisetradenews.com|date=June 2017|archive-date=8 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231008230013/https://www.cruisetradenews.com/seven-seas-explorer-sails-to-the-uk-and-ireland-for-the-first-time|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[Royal Caribbean International|Royal Caribbean]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Let it be Liverpool|url=https://www.royalcaribbean.com/gbr/en/cruise-to/liverpool-england|access-date=6 October 2023|website=royalcaribbean.com|archive-date=8 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231008231513/https://www.royalcaribbean.com/gbr/en/cruise-to/liverpool-england|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[Saga Cruises]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Spirit of Discovery Cruise Ship|url=https://www.ship-technology.com/projects/spirit-of-discovery-cruise-ship|access-date=6 October 2023|website=ship-technology.com|archive-date=8 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231008230012/https://www.ship-technology.com/projects/spirit-of-discovery-cruise-ship/|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[Silversea Cruises]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=New luxury cruise ship makes its maiden appearance in Liverpool|url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/new-luxury-cruise-ship-makes-23996000|access-date=6 October 2023|website=liverpoolecho.co.uk|date=21 May 2022|archive-date=8 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231008230022/https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/new-luxury-cruise-ship-makes-23996000|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[Viking (cruise line)|Viking]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Liverpool set for first international cruise visit since start of pandemic|url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/liverpool-set-first-international-cruise-21284957|access-date=6 October 2023|website=liverpoolecho.co.uk|date=11 August 2021|archive-date=8 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231008230012/https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/liverpool-set-first-international-cruise-21284957|url-status=live}}</ref>
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{{As of|2022|}}, the Port of Liverpool is the fourth busiest port in the UK by freight tonnage, handling 33{{nbsp}}million{{nbsp}}tonnes of [[Cargo|freight cargo]].<ref name="port01">{{cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/port-and-domestic-waterborne-freight-statistics-port|title=Statistical data set PORT01 – UK ports and traffic|date=17 July 2024|publisher=Department for Transport|access-date=27 July 2024}}</ref> 
It is the main port in the country for [[Transatlantic crossing|transatlantic trade]] and the largest port on the west coast of the UK. The [[Seaforth Dock|Royal Seaforth]] and [[Liverpool2]] container terminals are the port's two main terminals and handle a wide variety of cargo including containers, [[Bulk cargo|liquid and dry bulk cargoes]] such as coal and grain, [[biomass]] and [[roll-on/roll-off]] cargoes such as cars and trucks.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The port of Liverpool|url=https://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/archivesheet34|access-date=6 October 2023|website=liverpoolmuseums.org.uk|archive-date=12 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231112211106/https://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/archivesheet34|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Your gateway to transatlantic trade|url=https://www.peelports.com/our-ports/liverpool|access-date=6 October 2023|website=peelports.com|archive-date=2 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231002140121/https://www.peelports.com/our-ports/liverpool|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=The UK's Top 5 Busiest Shipping Ports|url=https://www.highway-logistics.co.uk/the-uks-top-5-busiest-shipping-ports|access-date=6 October 2023|website=highway-logistics.co.uk|date=31 March 2023|archive-date=8 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231008230013/https://www.highway-logistics.co.uk/the-uks-top-5-busiest-shipping-ports|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Top 5 Largest Ports in the UK|url=https://www.shipafreight.com/knowledge-series/largest-ports-uk|access-date=6 October 2023|website=shipafreight.com|archive-date=8 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231008230020/https://www.shipafreight.com/knowledge-series/largest-ports-uk/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Sea freight tonnage arriving at Liverpool port in the United Kingdom (UK) between 2000 and 2020|url=https://www.statista.com/statistics/316340/liverpool-port-quarterly-inward-sea-freight-in-the-united-kingdom|access-date=6 October 2023|website=statista.com|archive-date=8 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231008230012/https://www.statista.com/statistics/316340/liverpool-port-quarterly-inward-sea-freight-in-the-united-kingdom/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Port freight annual statistics 2022: Cargo information|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/port-freight-annual-statistics-2022/port-freight-annual-statistics-2022-cargo-information|access-date=6 October 2023|website=gov.uk|archive-date=8 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231008230011/https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/port-freight-annual-statistics-2022/port-freight-annual-statistics-2022-cargo-information|url-status=live}}</ref>
[[Leeds and Liverpool Canal]] runs into Liverpool city centre via [[Liverpool Canal Link]] at Pier Head since 2009.<ref>{{cite web|title=Liverpool Canal Link {{!}} Canal & River Trust|url=https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/enjoy-the-waterways/canal-and-river-network/liverpool-canal-link|website=canalrivertrust.org.uk|access-date=19 July 2019|archive-date=9 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210509220753/https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/enjoy-the-waterways/canal-and-river-network/liverpool-canal-link|url-status=live}}</ref>