Record ADM shipment from USA for Port of Liverpool
(Posted on 16/02/26)
The Port of Liverpool has received its largest ever shipment from ADM, marking another major milestone for the port’s bulk handling capability and its role in supporting the UK’s food and feed supply chains.
The vessel, arriving from New Orleans, USA, measured 229 metres in length and carried over 67,000 metric tonnes of product, making it the largest ADM consignment ever handled at the port.
The shipment included a diverse range of commodities, reflecting the Port of Liverpool’s flexibility in managing complex bulk cargoes. It comprised a mixed agribulk cargo, including maize, high protein soya, soya hull pellets and corn gluten, reflecting the scale and complexity of modern feed and food supply chains and arrived late last month.
Together, these commodities play a vital role in supporting the UK’s agricultural and animal feed sectors.
Handling multiple product types within a single consignment demonstrates the Port of Liverpool’s capability to manage high-volume, varied bulk cargoes efficiently, while maintaining the segregation, quality control and turnaround times required by customers.
Jonathan Lane, Managing Director, ADM Agriculture Ltd and ADM UK Country Manager, said: "This shipment represents an important milestone for ADM and underscores the strength of our global supply chains. Our partnership with Peel Ports and the Port of Liverpool is integral to our operations and central to our commitment as a dependable supplier of high-quality feedstuffs to the UK Animal Feed Industry."
With deep-water access, modern discharge infrastructure and strong onward connectivity, the Port of Liverpool continues to support customers in moving high-volume, essential commodities efficiently from ship to market.
Tom Harrison, Group Strategic Accounts Director at Peel Ports Group, said: “Welcoming ADM’s largest ever shipment to the Port of Liverpool underlines the capability of the port and our teams to handle increasingly large and complex bulk cargoes. Our deep-water access, modern infrastructure and strong onward connectivity enable customers like ADM to move essential goods through the UK supply chain with confidence.”
Peel Ports Group is the UK’s second largest port operator, owning and operating six of the UK’s most important ports (Liverpool, Heysham, Manchester Ship Canal, Medway (Sheerness / Chatham), Clydeport and the Port of East Anglia).
Peel Ports handles approximately 70 million tonnes of cargo every year. 14% of the total UK major ports traffic flows through ports operated by the Group. Headquartered in Liverpool, it employs around 2,000 staff.
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