subject: It's easy to make a mark by using the best delivery services to Liverpool [print this page] It's easy to make a mark by using the best delivery services to Liverpool
From anywhere in the UK and around the world, people nod with recognition whenever Liverpool's name is mentioned in connection with parcel delivery.
Having been founded and risen to worldwide prominence on the strength of international trade, Liverpool owes much of its character and diversity to its original purpose as a port city.
At one time two centuries ago, about 40 per cent of the world's trade was estimated to pass through Liverpool, and this has been a major contributor to the city having one of the most ethnically diverse populations in the United Kingdom.
The riches which were brought in as a result of the city's importance as a trading centre have helped build some of the grandest architecture in Britain, and this has been a major factor in the city more recently becoming a major tourist destination, which in turn contributed to it being named the joint European Capital of Culture in 2008.
While the shipping industry is on a much smaller scale than in its heyday, Liverpool is still a major British port, handling more than 30million tons of cargo annually, and housing the British headquarters of several worldwide shipping lines, including NYK of Japan, and Danish-based Maersk Line. A new cruise liner terminal, close to the city's Pier Head, means that Liverpool is one of the few cities in the world where such vessels can dock right in a city centre.
Nearly two-thirds of employment in Liverpool is in the service sector, with a large presence of government offices, including regional bases for the Identity and Passport Service and HM Revenue and Customs.
Tourism is vital to the city's economy, with a great deal of visits generated by the legacy of The Beatles and the area's musical and industrial heritage in general. With the opening of the new Liverpool One shopping development, the city is also reasserting its claim to a prominent place among the UK's foremost retail centres.
Liverpool is also a centre for the worldwide computer games development sector, with Sony basing a major European research centre for its PlayStation games console close to the city centre.
With the city boasting good motorway and rail connections, and with John Lennon Airport sited south of the city centre, there is easy access to Liverpool for international courier companies bringing in and taking out goods in all directions. Major European cities served direct from Liverpool Airport include Paris, Amsterdam, Rome, Berlin and Zurich.
Sending a parcel to Liverpool is made easy and quick by using the services of one of the major worldwide courier companies which can be easily accessed and compared online.
