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Port Of LiverpoolThe Port of Liverpool is the name for the enclosed dock system that runs from Herculaneum Dock to Seaforth Dock, on the east side of the River Mersey, combined with the facilities built around the Great Float on the west side of the river. History It was one of the most advanced port systems in the world and parts of it are a World Heritage Site. The port was home to with many great ships, including RMS Baltic (1903) and the ill starred Tayleur, MV Derbyshire, RMS Mauretania, RMS Lusitania and RMS Titanic. Both White Star Linehttp://www.mersey-gateway.org.uk/server.php?show=ConNarrative.79&chapterId=488 and Cunard Linehttp://www.mersey-gateway.org.uk/server.php?show=ConNarrative.77&chapterId=468 were based at the port. In 1971 the last transatlantic liner sailed from Liverpool. Activity Today Passenger numbers were 716,000 in 2002 against 654,000 in 2001. | roduct | 2002 | 2001 | | a href="/encyclopedia/Containers" title="Containers">Containers | 535000 | 524000 | | a href="/encyclopedia/cereal" title="cereal">Grain | 2,360Gg | 2,455Gg | | a href="/encyclopedia/RoRo" title="RoRo">RoRo | 502000 | 533000 | | a href="/encyclopedia/Timber" title="Timber">Timber | 406Gg | 452Gg | | a href="/encyclopedia/Bulk-Liquids" title="Bulk Liquids">Bulk Liquids | 788Gg | 707Gg | | a href="/encyclopedia/Bulk-Cargo" title="Bulk Cargo">Bulk Cargo | 5,572Gg | 5,026Gg | | a href="/encyclopedia/Oil" title="Oil">Oil Terminal | 11,604Gg | 11,236Gg | | a href="/encyclopedia/General-Cargo" title="General Cargo">General Cargo | 468Gg | 514Gg | | otal | 30,564Gg | 30,501Gg | External links Liverpool
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