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Canning Graving Docks, Liverpool

Type: Navigation Restriction

Waterway(s): Canning Dock

From: 1 September 2025, 8am

To: On-going

Region: North West

Reason: 3rd Party Works

Subject to review on: 30 October 2026

Location

Closest waterwayCanning Dock
Starts atCanning Dock - 001
Ends atCanning Dock - 001

Descriptions

Update 25 June 2026, 4:09pm

Our third-party contractors are required to undertake further works, resulting in the temporary cofferdam at the entrance of Canning Graving Docks in Liverpool to remain in place.

As a result, contractors will be on site until 5pm on Friday 30 October.

Please note that a navigation exclusion zone will be in place, approximately 20 meters out from the entrance of Canning Graving Dock No.1. This area will be clearly marked by a line of floating water buoys.

We kindly ask all vessels navigating in the vicinity to exercise caution, particularly when turning in and out of Canning Half Tide Dock.

Original 4 September 2025, 4:24pm

Our third-party contractors will be onsite to install a temporary cofferdam at the entrance of Canning Graving Docks, Liverpool. This is to facilitate the construction of a permanent stop wall.

Please note that a navigation exclusion zone will be in place, approximately 20 meters out from the entrance of Canning Graving Dock No.1. This area will be clearly marked by a line of floating water buoys.

We kindly ask all vessels navigating in the vicinity to exercise caution, particularly when turning in and out of Canning Half Tide Dock.

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