A HUGE container carrying barge will be seen passing through Ellesmere Port after Peel Ports upgraded its service.

Peel Ports invested in a substantially larger vessel for its Manchester Ship Canal container service after an increase in demand.

The Coastal Deniz has a 260 TEU capacity, which equates to more than a 60% increase in capacity compared to the previous vessel used.

The service has already removed hundreds of thousands of freight miles from UK roads.

The ship will make up to four sailings a week between the Port of Liverpool’s Seaforth container terminal and Irlam Container Terminal near Trafford Park in Manchester. The service also makes calls en route at Ellesmere Port.