The Mersey Docks and Harbour Company is part of the Peel Ports Group, the second largest port group in the United Kingdom, encompassing the Ports of Liverpool and Heysham on the West Coast, the Medway Ports of Sheerness and Chatham in the South East of England, Clydeport in Scotland and the Manchester Ship Canal. Among the Mersey Docks and Harbour Company's subsidiaries and joint venture companies are shipping lines serving Europe and the Irish Sea, port terminal operations in the United Kingdom, Ireland and overseas, stevedoring services, logistics activities and a leading port management consultancy. The Group operates Britain's largest and most successful free zone, Liverpool Freeport, and has a similar Customs facility at Medway in Kent. The Group is a substantial landowner with over 800 hectares of dockland at Liverpool and Heysham and 336 hectares at Medway Ports. Peel Ports is part of Peel Holdings Ltd, a leading property and transport group.