It looks like the Isle of Man’s multi-million pound new ferry terminal in Liverpool will accepts its first passengers on Tuesday.

Peel Ports Group, which owns the land the new terminal has been built upon, has listed the ‘Isle of Man Terminal (Waterloo)’ as the Manannan’s places of departure on June 25, instead of the usual listing of the ‘Liverpool Landing Stage’.

In Tynwald last week, Department of Infrastructure Minister Tim Crookall said the terminal would be ‘open later this month’.

The Steam Packet’s fastcract is due to depart for Merseyside on Tuesday at 3pm, returning at 7.15pm.

Berthing trials at the terminal have been taking place since late March and have been continuing in recent weeks.

The trials have been described as a ‘mandatory safety procedure’ which enables captains to become accustomed to the new berth at ‘varying states of tide, river and weather conditions’.