U.K. shipbuilder Cammell Laird has been awarded a contract to construct the first new Mersey ferry in 60 years. The Birkenhead facility, part of the APCL group, signed a deal with the Liverpool City ...

"So ferry 'cross the Mersey 'cause this land's the place I love." So goes the iconic chorus of the 1965 Gerry and the Pacemakers classic. The ferry is one of the symbols of the city that is renowned ...

U.K. shipbuilder Cammell Laird has been awarded a contract to construct the first new Mersey ferry in 60 years.The Birkenhead facility, part of the APCL group, signed a deal with the Liverpool City ...

The first new Mersey Ferry to be built in 60 years has taken to the water for the first time. Confirmed in 2023, construction began last autumn on the first vessel to be built to cross the river since ...

THE funnel of the first new Mersey Ferry in more than 60 years has been lowered into place, marking completion of the high-tech vessel's steel superstructure. Metro Mayor Steve Rotheram was on hand to ...

The price of a ferry ‘cross the Mersey is to go up for the second time in as many years. After no increase since 2022, Liverpool City Region Combined Authority (LCRCA) and Merseytravel confirmed an ...

Singer Gerry Marsden MBE has received the Freedom Of Liverpool in a ceremony held aboard a ferry on the Mersey. The former lead singer of Gerry And The Pacemakers, 66, was presented with the award for ...

Mersey Ferries has launched a new TV ad to promote its famous ferry across the Mersey and other attractions. Created by Manchester agency Vivid and production company White Noise, the ad will run in ...

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