Samskip

Samskip to apply additional low water charges

Samskip’s Germany corridor is still impacted by the extreme drop in water levels along the Rhine river following the persistent heat and drought in Central Europe.

The low Rhine water levels have been reducing the load capacity of company’s barges on the Duisburg-Nijmegen-Rotterdam service for the past months and since October the water levels have reduced further compared to August and September. Currently there is no information about when the water levels will recover to normal.

Samskip has...

http://container-news.com/samskip-apply-additional-low-water-charges/

Samskip to apply Winter Surcharge in Russia

Due to seasonal increase in the local tariffs and the special weather and ice conditions prevailing in the St. Petersburg area during winter time Samskip will implement a winter surcharge.

For the winter 2018/2019 the surcharge for all shipments will be:
Euro 90,- per TEU laden and empty

Applicable for all containers shipped to and from St. Petersburg, Ust-Luga and Bronka as from sailing date 01.12.2018 until the end of the winter period which probably will be end April 2019.

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http://container-news.com/samskip-winter-surcharge-russia/

Samskip targets intra-Europe shortsea traffic with new Italy-Netherlands rail service

Icelandic shipping line and multimodal operator Samskip has launched a direct rail service between the Italian rail freight hub of Melzo and Amsterdam.
The aim is to build on the Dutch port’s new strategy of targeting shortsea intra-Europe volumes.
The thrice-weekly service will see the 750-metre trains arrive at Amsterdam’s TMA Logistics’ Holland Cargo Terminal (HCT), after a 240-hour trip, to link up with Samksip’s shortsea vessel departures to Hull.
“This will create a seamless …

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https://theloadstar.co.uk/samskip-targets-intra-europe-shortsea-traffic-new-italy-netherlands-rail-service/

Samskip launches new rail service

Officially launched on October 17, the connection sees trains depart from Melzo east of Milan three times a week, to be ready for unloading along 750m intermodal rail tracks inside TMA Logistics’ Holland Cargo Terminal (HCT), Amsterdam 24 hours later. As well as avoiding the driver delays increasingly affecting European road transport, arrivals in Amsterdam coincide with Samskip shortsea departures to Hull, creating a seamless multimodal option to minimise post-Brexit border control issues.

The...

http://container-news.com/samskip-launches-rail-service/

Samskip upgrades Nor Lines service network

The overhaul, effective from October 1st, 2018, will meet rising demand for reefer and project cargo services southbound and increase capacity for conventional and project cargoes northbound along the Norwegian coast and beyond to Murmansk. Two existing multi-purpose service loops increase to three.

In the most obvious change, capacity on the three-ship Nor Lines service between Baltic ports and Norway will be expanded to four vessels, each with reefer/palletized and deck space, and 50mt heavy...

http://container-news.com/samskip-upgrades-nor-lines-service-network/

Port of Hull expands its network

ABP’s Port of Hull continues to boom as it welcomes yet another new container service. The latest service will connect Hull with Antwerp, Belgium’s largest port.

Global logistics company, Samskip, has opened up the twice-weekly route which will officially arrive at the Port of Hull for the first time on 14 October, with a vessel holding over 500 twenty-foot containers. Over the year, around 15,000 extra containers are expected to be handled at the Hull Container Terminal.

This complements the...

http://container-news.com/port-hull-expands-network/

Samskip introduces a new European service

The initial schedule offers a twice weekly short sea container service, with its first departure from Antwerp on the 12th October. The service will be operated by a 508TEU capacity vessel, sailing from ATO’s multimodal terminal on Tuesday and Saturday and ABP Port of Hull on Thursday and Monday.

This new connection is in addition to Samskip’s existing shortsea services connecting Rotterdam with Tilbury, Hull and Grangemouth (eight per week) and the recent three times weekly Amsterdam-Hull...

http://container-news.com/samskip-introduces-european-service/

Samskip launches new Antwerp/UK shortsea route expanding its European multimodal network

Samskip is launching a new shortsea service connecting Antwerp and Hull, in an expansion of its continent-UK multimodal network that also sees it debut at Belgium’s largest port.

The initial schedule offers a twice weekly short sea container service, with its first departure from Antwerp on the 12th October. The service will be operated by a 508TEU capacity vessel, sailing from ATO’s multimodal terminal on Tuesday and Saturday and ABP Port of Hull on Thursday and Monday.

This new connection is in...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/10/01/samskip-launches-new-antwerpuk-shortsea-route-expanding-its-european-multimodal-network/

Samskip upgrades Nor Lines shortsea service network connecting to Norwegian coasts

Samskip is restructuring the multi-purpose cargo and reefer services connecting North Sea and Baltic ports to Norway operated by subsidiary Nor Lines, in a move that adds capacity, frequency and new port options to the logistics mix.

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https://theloadstar.co.uk/samskip-upgrades-lines-shortsea-service-network-connecting-norwegian-coasts/

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