Samskip service to West-Norway
Samskips offers a a bi-weekly service between Rotterdam, the west coast of Norway and Hamburg.
In Rotterdam the service call on the RST terminals, enabling cargo to be transshipped onto other Samskip services such as the UK, Ireland, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Baltic States and Russia.
Offering fast transit times and a high service level, Samskip claims that the service is the perfect solution to convert trailer cargo to sustainable multimodal transport.
With this addition, Samskip is extending its existing network to and from Norway significantly, as Caesar Luikenaar, Route Manager Norway Services at Samskip Multimodal Container Logistics, describes:
“Adding the West Coast of Norway has been a logical decision for us. Until recently, Norway was being served via the main ports in the Oslofjord. Oncarriage to the West Coast was carried out through a combination of rail and road transport, resulting in additional transit time and cost.
“With this new direct connection, we are offering direct calls on Norway’s West Coast that are very cost competitive and lead to faster and reduced transit times. Since the Oslofjord service had already been well established, it was obvious to expand the Norwegian network further. In addition to this geographical expansion, Samskip will also introduce 45ft containers to this market, enabling customers to switch from using trailer cargo to the more environmentally friendly transport method of waterborne 45ft containers.”
Caesar Luikenaar continues:
“We have already started this service on a bi-weekly basis in June, but from the end of August we will be offering departures on a weekly basis to cater for increased demand during the fish season. Together with Frigocare (our coldstore in Alesund) and our partner Coolboxx, we will offer both 40ft and 45ft reefer units, which are ideal for fish and other fresh commodities. We can thus cater for reefer business to and from the North West Continent through Hamburg and Rotterdam but also create connections to the rest of our vast network thus covering Iberia, Ireland, UK etc”
Offered equipment:
- 20ft Standard, 20ft Flatrack
- 40ft Pallet Wide, 40ft Pallet Wide High Cube, 40ft Flatrack, 40ft Reefer
- 45ft Pallet Wide, 45ft Pallet Wide High Cube, 45ft Flatrack, 45ft Pallet Wide Curtainsider, 45ft Reefer
- Cabotage equipment
Together with the subsidiaries FrigoCare and Coolboxx, Samskip offers refrigerated transport in 40ft and 45ft reefer equipment. For customers that require temperature controlled transport the 45ft reefer offers an optimal combination of cost and transport efficiency. Coolboxx combines the capacity of a trailer with the flexibility of a container. The 45ft pallet wide reefer holds 33 Euro pallets and is fitted to be used across Samskip’s service network.
The bi-weekly sailing schedule to West Norway is:
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Tue
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Thu
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Sat
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| Hamburg |
Rotterdam |
Tananger/
Haugesund
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Bergen
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Ålesund
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Samskip is represented in West Norway by:
- Samskip AS
Moss Maritime Senter
Tel: +47 69 249 615
moss@samskip.com
- FrigoCare Aalesund AS
Tel: +47 70 149 130
office@kloosterboer.no
The service is offered in collaboration with ECL.
It is now available in our schedule search. Here is our route map: