Stena Line, the Irish Sea’s leading ferry company has announced that it is constructing two new bespoke freight ferries for its expanding Heysham-Belfast freight service. 

 

The multi-million-pound investment will significantly increase freight capacity on the route. 

 

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https://www.multimodal.org.uk/article/two-new-stena-line-ships-to-boost-heysham-belfast-freight-capacity-by-80?utm_source=feedotter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=FO-05-12-2023&utm_content=httpswwwmultimodalorgukarticletwonewstenalineshipstoboostheyshambelfastfreightcapacityby80 

 

CLdN, the logistics specialist for sea, rail and road, announced today that it will start new services from the European mainland to Teesport in the North East of England and expand its existing service to London (Purfleet). 

 

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https://www.multimodal.org.uk/article/cldn-to-start-new-teesport-service-from-zeebrugge-rotterdam-and-significantly-expand-capacity-to-purfleet?utm_source=feedotter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=FO-03-17-2023&utm_content=httpswwwmultimodalorgukarticlecldntostartnewteesportservicefromzeebruggerotterdamandsignificantlyexpandcapacitytopurfleet 

 

P&O Ferries is joining forces with Finnlines to boost the flow of trade between Belgium and the UK by introducing new sailings on the Zeebrugge-Teesport route. 

 

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https://www.multimodal.org.uk/article/p-o-ferries-strengthens-zeebrugge-teesport-route?utm_source=feedotter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=FO-02-24-2023&utm_content=httpswwwmultimodalorgukarticlepoferriesstrengthenszeebruggeteesportroute 

 

P&O Ferries reduced its carbon footprint by 85,000 tons as it took advantage of new partnerships to sail less frequently and maximise the efficiency of its operations. 

 

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The Pride of Burgundy – P&O Ferries fifth ship on its Dover-Calais route – arrived yesterday at the Port of Dover, returning to service with its first sailing in over a year. 

 

With capacity to carry 120 lorries, the 28,000-ton Pride of Burgundy will return in freight-only mode, making two return journeys each day. The addition of a fifth ship comes in response to growing demand from British and European customers and will expand options for those requiring rapid and reliable transportation of goods between pivotal markets. 

 

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https://www.multimodal.org.uk/article/po-ferries-dover-calais-fleet-back-full-strength-fifth-ship-sets-sail-return-service?utm_source=feedotter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=FO-07-02-2021&utm_content=httpswwwmultimodalorgukarticlepoferriesdovercalaisfleetbackfullstrengthfifthshipsetssailreturnservice 

 

Some post-Brexit road freight traffic management measures put in place ahead of the UK’s departure from EU rules on 1 January will be removed this month, “as trade returns to normal levels” the UK’s Department for Transport (DfT) today announced. 

 

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https://www.lloydsloadinglist.com/freight-directory/news/UK-post-Brexit-lorry-management-measures-stood-down/78902.htm?cl=article_3&elqTrack=true&mc_cid=7a64ed9582&mc_eid=bb81110dd5#.YIBLcuhKiUk 

 

The service will start on the 1st of June and will offer one daily sailing in each direction between the two ports. 

 

The service will be operated by the Gothia Seaways, which can carry up to 165 unaccompanied freight units (trailers or containers without drivers). 

 

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https://www.multimodal.org.uk/article/dfds-launches-new-service-sheerness-calais?utm_source=feedotter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=FO-04-09-2021&utm_content=httpswwwmultimodalorgukarticledfdslaunchesnewservicesheernesscalais 

 

Hauliers arriving in England from outside the UK from 6 April onwards will need to take a COVID-19 test if they are staying for more than two days, the UK government has announced, as the country bids to limit the numbers of infections of potentially vaccine-resistant variations of the virus. 

 

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https://www.lloydsloadinglist.com/freight-directory/news/UK-announces-Covid-tests-for-inbound-hauliers/78759.htm#.YGLc5q9KiUk 

 

Work to allow the Port of Felixstowe to accommodate larger ro-ro vessels and improve the efficiency of vessel operations has been completed, the port’s operator revealed this week, reporting rising volumes in recent weeks due to the UK’s new import requirements for EU goods. 

 

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https://www.lloydsloadinglist.com/freight-directory/news/Felixstowe-completes-ro-ro-upgrade/78440.htm?cl=article_3&elqTrack=true&mc_cid=5b7f560e8c&mc_eid=bb81110dd5#.YCQsC-j7SUk