Despite planning permission having been obtained almost sixty years previously, work commenced during the 1960s on Liverpool's largest dock facility.

In part the work was intended to reconstruct or compensate for damage suffered during World War II.

In the 21st century, the dock handles mainly containers, oils, timber, fruit and vegetables, grain and animal feed.

[6] In 1999, Peel Energy installed six Vestas V44-600 kW wind turbines along the river wall for a total nameplate capacity of 3.6MW.

The Olive Mount rail chord at Edge Hill junction was re-opened early 2009 to increase the throughput of the service to Seaforth Dock, giving direct access for freight from the Port of Liverpool to the West Coast Main Line.