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Holland Shipyards Group Signs Contract With De Bock Maritiem For Two New Shortsea Vessels

With the signing of a contract for two newbuild coasters for De Bock Maritiem, Holland Shipyards Group expands their sustainable efforts in the shortsea market. The 3.600 DWT vessels, designed by Conoship, will transport dry cargo and have a low air …

Jan 24, 2023 / Curious

P&O Ferrymasters and Unifeeder Shortsea unite under one brand and form the new P&O Ferrymasters

Agreement-based joint venture made by P&O Ferrymasters Ltd and Unifeeder ShortseaDP World will combine its two multimodal operators in Europe, P&O Ferrymasters Ltd. and Unifeeder Shortsea - a business unit of Unifeeder A/S - with immediate …

Jun 6, 2022 / Curious

Containerships adds Sweden to its shortsea network

Containerships announced last week that the Swedish Port of Halmstad is being added to the Company’s shortsea network as from April 2019.Caption: Container ship Containerships Nord - Image courtesy of Aart van BezooijenThere will be two sailings a …

Apr 15, 2019 / Curious

Viasea - new weekly service from Lübeck to Oslo

Viasea expands with a new weekly service between Lübeck and Oslo, aiming to offer the best shortsea solutions for import to Norway.Caption: Viase vessel Carla docked at the Kristiansand port - Image for illustrative purposes only - Photo credits …

Apr 3, 2019 / Curious

Samskip leads the way for Norway's next generation of sustainable shortsea shipping

Samskip takes the lead in ambitious initiative to develop autonomous, zero-emissions container ships that also compete on cost.Europe's largest multimodal operator has been named lead partner in ‘Seashuttle', a project seeking to bring …

Jan 3, 2019 / Curious