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Pressures on the road haulage industry are already restricting road trailer operations and the effects could be exacerbated by Brexit, warns Andy Foulds, UK sales director at intermodal operator Samskip. Driver shortages are reducing the scope of over-the-road services in favour of services that use rail or short-sea shipping, he argues.
He says: “The viable reach of trailers is already shrinking and Brexit has accelerated the process on routes between ...
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Samskip has launched a new service between Antwerp and Hull, its first to Belgium’s largest port.
Initially, it will operate twice, from 12 October, with a 508teu capacity vessel, sailing from ATO’s multimodal terminal on Tuesday and Saturday and ABP Hull on Thursday and Monday.
This new connection is in addition to ...
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Samskip is restructuring its multi-purpose cargo and reefer services connecting North Sea and Baltic ports to Norway operated by subsidiary Nor Lines.
The multimodal operator says it will meet rising demand for reefer and project cargo services southbound and increase capacity for conventional and project cargoes northbound along the Norwegian ...
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Samskip inaugurated its new three-times-a-week Amsterdam-Hull container on 21 March with the first call of the 340teu THEA II at the Dutch port’s Amsterdam Container Terminal (ACT).
Services depart Amsterdam on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays.
ACT is operated by TMA Logistics in which Hutchison Ports is a 50% shareholder. TMA has a ...
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Samskip is to add a new three times a week service between Amsterdam and Hull from mid-March. It departs the Netherlands port on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays, and will complement the operator’s existing Rotterdam-Hull and Tilbury-Grangemouth routes.It follows the agreement between Samskip and TMA Logistics for vessel calls at the ...
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Samskip Logistics has signed a national representation agreement with freight forwarder DC Logistics Brasil to increase containerised business in South America. Samskip Logistics will operate throughout Brazil, with the DC Logistics Brasil office in Salvador integrating the existing local Samskip technical team, taking over all business previously undertaken by Samskip ...
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Intermodal operator Samskip is to take over Norway-based transport and shipping company Nor Lines.
Subject to approval by Norway’s competition authorities, Samskip has agreed with the DSD Group to acquire the activities of Nor Lines, which generate an average annual turnover of €110 million.
Stavanger-based Nor Lines runs domestic and international ...
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Shipping and intermodal operator Samskip has added 51 lighter-weight 45ft length refer containers to its fleet. The Chinese-built electric units feature the same flat composite inner lining first used by Samskip in a 2014 order.
The containers are lighter, stronger and easier to clean than conventional reefer units, while giving smoother ...
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Samskip Logistics USA is to acquire the activities of New Jersey-based freight forwarder Rimar Consultants. Rimar Consultants is responsible for10,000-12,000TEU of container business a year, largely focused on US seafood and meat exports. Subject to agreement with current owner Richie Maddalena, the acquisition is expected to bring three experienced Rimar ...
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The GreenBridge Multimodal joint venture has introduced a fourth intermodal rail and sea service between Turkey and Europe. The joint venture organisation between Samskip Multimodal and Intercombi Transport - a subsidiary of the Turkey Netlog Logistics Group - is now operating an additional roundtrip train to connect the Duisburg rail ...
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