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Samskip launches UK-Oslo and Bilbao routes

[ March 21, 2024   //   ]

Samskip has launched a dedicated shortsea container service between Rotterdam, Oslofjord,Tilbury and Imingham, with the first three vessels departing from the multimodal operator’s Matrans Terminal in Rotterdam, en route for Norway in mid-March.

The new service includes three port calls in Oslo, two port calls in Moss and one call per week in Kristiansand, Larvik, Fredrikstad and Brevik, offering daily arrivals and departures in the Greater Oslo area.

Samskip has also started a weekly shortsea container service connecting Santander, Tilbury and Rotterdam.
The operator says it is highly cost competitive against road-ferry alternatives while providing greater reliability and substantially lower CO2 emissions.
Samskip has also opened an office in Bilbao.
Head of network optimization and Iberia trade, Ólafur Orri Ólafsson, said: “This new service connecting Northern Spain to the London economic area and the logistics hub of Rotterdam will provide a significantly enhanced reliable service for our customers, compared to what exists today in the Bay of Biscay. Calling the new BMT Santander terminal, which is located inside the natural bay of the Port of Santander, gives us a great advantage along the notoriously stormy northern coast, as the terminal is protected and able to operate continuously – even with very high winds.”

The route offers a direct connection from Santander to the transshipment port of Rotterdam, connecting services to the rest of Europe. 

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