Port of Garston

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Garston Docks, Liverpool, 1962
Garston Docks, Liverpool, 1962

Garston Docks on the River Mersey at Garston, Merseyside, England. Is a collection of docks operated by Associated British Ports.

Garston Dock was originally set up by the St Helen's and Runcorn Gap Railway Company in June 1853.

Today, Garston is a major shipping and container port, second only to Seaforth Docks in the North-West.

It contains Old Dock, North Dock and Stalbridge Dock.

The port handles 600 Gg of cargo per annum.

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