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Peel Ports Investments has selected Belfast-based McLaughlin and Harvey to oversee infrastructure works at the Port of Liverpool, Port of Heysham near Morecambe, and Clydeport in Scotland.
The infrastructure works are planned as part of Peel Port’s allocation from the Government’s £200m Port Infrastructure Fund, made available to UK ports to help improve their readiness for the completion of Brexit.
It intends to use its allocation to upgrade three of its major sites, including in Liverpool and Heysham.
The work to be carried out by McLaughlin and Harvey will include the construction or upgrade of port entry infrastructure; border control points and checks; warehousing and storage; vehicle loading and unloading facilities; ancillary infrastructure; offices, utilities and technology infrastructure; port security, access and servicing facilities; port access road improvements, and holding areas to facilitate necessary checks, as well as improvements to staff an
British ports say they are not ready for Brexit customs checks theguardian.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from theguardian.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The government insisted this week that checks would begin in July as planned
The UK government must delay plans for full checks on EU imports as the border infrastructure will not be ready for the July deadline, British ports warned this week.
The 11th hour EU deal, combined with delays to government funding, has left ports and inland border posts struggling to build the necessary facilities and recruit staff in time for summer.
The issues emerged after the government delayed announcing the recipients of its £200m ‘Port Infrastructure Fund’ until December last year, leaving seven months for ports to build border control posts.
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