This discussion has been split off from the main Port of Liverpool thread. Please see that thread for discussion of Liverpool 2 that predates this thread.
Liverpool 2
Some facts -
* Named to follow on from Grosvenor's Liverpool ONE, in terms of having a similar impact on the local economy
* £300m investment
* New 850m river wall to be built
* 17 hectare / 42 acre area to be in-filled behind the new river wall to store shipping containers
* Capable of handling two Post-Panamax vessels simultaneously
* Annual capacity of 500,000 shipping containers over and above the port's existing capacity (around 600,000 containers)
* Target opening of 2015
Liverpool 2
Some facts -
* Named to follow on from Grosvenor's Liverpool ONE, in terms of having a similar impact on the local economy
* £300m investment
* New 850m river wall to be built
* 17 hectare / 42 acre area to be in-filled behind the new river wall to store shipping containers
* Capable of handling two Post-Panamax vessels simultaneously
* Annual capacity of 500,000 shipping containers over and above the port's existing capacity (around 600,000 containers)
* Target opening of 2015