Peel Ports Group handed almost £90m to shareholders in the year before it was hit by long-running industrial action, it has been revealed.
The ports giant, which is behind Liverpool2 and Manchester Ship Canal, handed out dividends totalling £88.9m in the 12 months to March 31, 2022, up from the £38.9m it paid in the prior 12 months.
A final dividend of £54.5m has also been proposed, up from £44.5m in the year before.
