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Calais-Sheerness route reaches 50,000 milestone

[ February 14, 2023   //   ]

DFDS’s freight ferry service between Sheerness to Calais has now carried 50,000 unaccompanied trailers, says Peel Ports Medway. The route has experienced a 65% increase in daily unit volumes since the service began in July 2021. 

Port Director at London Medway, Richard Goffin, said: “We’re hugely proud at how well the DFDS service has performed since it was launched over 18 months ago.

“Reaching the 50,000 units milestone for the route feels like a real landmark moment for everyone involved in the service. 

“The rise in daily unit volumes over that time has also proven what we have long argued – that there is a real need for a viable alternative route for the UK’s supply chain given ongoing congestion around Dover and the shift in demand for increased unaccompanied services.

“At Peel Ports, we believe companies should look to move non-perishable cargo on unaccompanied services such as ours because they are more reliable, rather than have it travel on as accompanied freight, which has multiple points of failure.

“We look forward to building on our strong working relationship with DFDS in the months ahead and to continuing to see this service go from strength to strength.”

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