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WEC Lines further expands Port of Liverpool services

Dutch shipping company WEC Lines has expanded its existing service into the Port of Liverpool with a new series of weekly calls into the port from Northern Spain, Portugal, North Africa and the Canary Islands. The weekly services are in addition to …

Feb 28, 2023 / Vessels

WEC Lines Up New Service At Port of Liverpool

Dutch company WEC Lines is beginning a new service connecting the Port of Liverpool with two major Portuguese ports and a new link with Spain.The new weekly service will begin in April and connect Liverpool with Setubal and Leixoes, using the 882 teu …

Apr 9, 2019 / Curious

JR Shipping increases container capacity

This month, Harlingen-based JR Shipping is adding three 1,436 TEU container feeders to its fleet. A fourth vessel with the same capacity will be added within the next few months. This is the result of a purchase transaction which was achieved in …

Feb 25, 2019 / Vessels

Another Dutch ship owner faces huge fine for having beached a vessel

Dutch ship owner Holland Maas Scheepvaart Beheer II BV has been fined 780.000 EUR and paid a settlement of 2.2 million EUR - totaling to a price tag of almost 3 million EUR - for having beached a ship for scrapping in India.Caption: Containership HMS …

Jan 21, 2019 / Vessels