McLaughlin & Harvey (McL&H has been appointed to develop a new £50 million cruise terminal facility in Liverpool.

The cruise passenger terminal will be built on a suspended deck structure at the Princes Jetty site on the River Mersey. Work is expected to start in October.

A design team led by Ramboll UK will finalise the design and construction method of the project, including completing enabling works such as the controlled dismantling of the existing derelict Princess Jetty.

Works include the erection of a vehicular linkspan bridge and pedestrian bridge / walkway to connect the new terminal to the existing landing stage. Improvements will also be carried out to the existing landing stage, including modification of existing buildings such as the lower cruise terminal reception building, relocation of the building on the northern end of the pontoon and creation of an ancillary buildings for storage and use by operational staff; improvements to Princes Parade to incorporate pedestrian crossing facilities, provision of terminal parking, pickup and drop off facilities, and supporting development.


The state-of-the-art passenger and baggage facility will also be complete with passport control, lounge, café, toilets, taxi rank and vehicle pick up point.

Further planning applications are also in place, with potential supplementary projects including the creation of a new 200 room hotel and 1,700+ multi-storey car park, which will help Liverpool cope with thousands of cruise ship passengers.

Peel Land and Property, which has gifted the derelict Princess Jetty to the city, will also establish the final construction costs by inviting competitive sub-contract prices for each package of works in advance of the second stage main contract award, whilst designing out construction risks.

McL&H will also be fully supporting the Liverpool in Work programme to provide and promote engagement with local subcontractors and suppliers, and offer local employment opportunities.

Mayor of Liverpool, Joe Anderson, said; "I'm delighted that we've appointed such a renowned company as McLaughlin & Harvey to undertake this phase of design work of our new cruise facility. This is a major step forward for what is one of the city's most important regeneration projects of this decade and is vital to growing Liverpool's tourism economy.

"We want to provide the next generation of super liners and their passengers a world class welcome with a five star experience. A new cruise facility will also be a huge boost to our plans to regenerate the North Liverpool docklands and create thousands of new jobs which is why we're putting together the best team of experts to ensure we build this facility to the very highest standards."

McL&H Contract Director, John Mariner, said: "We are delighted to have been appointed to deliver this prestigious and iconic project on the Liverpool waterfront and look forward to working collaboratively with Liverpool City Council's team."

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