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Samskip changes its Iberia service

Samskip announces the changes in sailings for Iberia from Rotterdam and Tilbury to Bilbao. The new departures and vessel names are listed below:

Rotterdam – Bilbao (southbound) will now depart ex. Rotterdam on Thursdays and will arrive in Bilbao on Sundays. First sailing will be ENFORCER ETS 18/04.

Bilbao – Rotterdam (northbound) will now depart ex. Bilbao on Mondays and will arrive in Rotterdam on Fridays (discharge only, no southbound loading!). First sailing was with the NEUBURG ETS 09/04.

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https://container-news.com/samskip-changes-iberia-service/

Supply chain radar: Panalpina talks back – “context and culture are very different” ocean head says

After all manner of news, rumour and speculation surrounding the possible outcome of DSV’s ~ Sfr4.27bn takeover offer for Panalpina (PAN) over the past eight weeks, many of our readers requested that I challenge the Swiss 3PL’s executive management team, with particular focus on the state of affairs and the outlook for its core ocean freight business.
Well, voila! The company kindly granted me an extensive interview with head of ocean …

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Expecting demand boom, Samskip introduces pre-Brexit peak surcharge

European shortsea shipping line and multimodal operator Samskip is planning a pre-Brexit peak volume surcharge on shipments to the UK.
The company told customers it was already seeing increased demand for container services to the UK as an alternative to using ro-ro services through the ferry ports.
It added that demand was likely to outstrip available vessel capacity in the run-up to 29 March when the UK will leave the EU.
Chief commercial …

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Samskip adds surcharges due to Brexit

For the last couple of years Samskip has proactively invested in North Sea container shipping services. “This service with 14 weekly sailings linking Rotterdam, Amsterdam and Gent to the UK ports of Hull, Tilbury, Grangemouth and Belfast is a strong asset that can support our customers during the possible critical time associated with the announced Brexit”, Samskip said in its press release.

“We have the largest European multimodal network operating a wide range of vessels, containers, trucks...

http://container-news.com/samskip-surcharges-brexit/

Samskip Takes Lead In Initiative To Develop Autonomous, Zero-Emissions Container Ships

Samskip takes the lead in ambitious initiative to develop autonomous

Europe’s largest multimodal operator has been named lead partner in ‘Seashuttle’, a project seeking to bring emissions-free, autonomous container ships to market that also operate at a profit.

The announcement coincides with the award of €6 million of Norwegian government money to Project SeaShuttle to take forward development of two all-electric ships slated to connect Poland, Swedish west coast ports and the Oslo fjord. The vessels will draw on state-of-the-art hydrogen fuel cells for their...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/samskip-takes-lead-in-initiative-to-develop-autonomous-zero-emissions-container-ships/

Samskip’s investments secure supply chain against Brexit

Two years of pre-Brexit investment in North Sea container shipping services is proving decisive in winning shippers away from cross-Channel ferry routes at a critical time for UK-EU relations, according to leading multimodal operator Samskip.

With many questions remaining over the exact nature of the future EU-UK trading relationship, Samskip says that regular, reliable and cost competitive container services are a key element in planning for the future.

“The months ahead will see uncertainty for...

http://container-news.com/samskip-investments-secure-supply-chain-brexit/

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