Liverpool will become a permanent call on the 2M shipping line alliance's TA4 service, which connects ports in northern Europe with those on the US east coast.

The TA4 service begain calling at the Port of Liverpool on a temporary basis in July 2018 due to continued disruption at the Port of Felixstowe, the UK’s largest container port.

2M's TA2 service, which connects northern Europe and the US east coast, also began calling temporarily at Liverpool in July, but there has been no update on whether this arrangement is to be made permanent.