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Containerships adds Thamesport link

Short-sea operator Containerships has started services between London Thamesport, Germany, Finland, Russia and the Baltic states. Transit times range from three days to Lubeck in Germany and seven days to St Petersburg, Russia. [+]

Containerships adds Thamesport route

A direct connection between the south UK port of Thamesport with Finland, Russia and Baltics are among improvements to Containerships schedule for the autumn/winter season. There is also a weekly, three-day connection between Thamesport and Lübeck, a new weekly link between Lübeck and Teesport, a mid-week Wednesday sailing from Klaipeda ... [+]

Containerships promises more

Containerships is promising a number of service enhancements in its latest sailing schedule including improved frequency from Helsinki to the UK, more capacity from Riga to the UK and new direct services connecting Teesport with Aarhus. There is also better frequency and lead time from the southern UK to the ... [+]

ECS and Containerships to cooperate

Intermodal and shipping operators European Containers (ECS) Containerships are to enter into a cooperation agreement from this month (February 2015). It will include the two partners’ networks with greater geographic coverage. They also plan to realise sysnergy in land transport, by combining import and export flows in the UK and ... [+]

Containerships announces sulphur surcharge

Shortsea operator Containerships is to add a surcharge of 470 on all containers to and from Teesport, Sheerness, Ghent, Rotterdam, Aarhus from the New Year, following the introduction of new Sulphur emission limits for ships. For Ireland, the surcharge will be €100. The current 2014 bunker adjustment factor (BAF) will ... [+]

Two more dual fuel vessels for Containerships

Containerships says it will be he first shortsea operator in Europe to run ships on LNG after it ordered two additional dual-fuel engine-technology ships. The Finnish-owned line has already ordered two similar vessels earlier this year. The first two ships will be delivered in 2016 and the others in 2017. [+]

Containerships to order dual fuel vessels

Intra-European and Baltic short-sea line Containerships has ordered two dual-fuel engined ships, capable of using either liquefied natural gas (LNG) or conventional marine diesel oil or heavy fuel. They will be delivered during 2016, with Containerships chartering the ships from owner and technical manager GNS Shipping/Nordic Hamburg, with Arkon acting as ... [+]

Direct Ust Luga link for Teesport

Containerships is promising improved frequency from the UK to Russia, including direct connections and improved transit times to the new port of Ust-Luga from Teesport and Rotterdam as part of a package of improvement to its North Sea and baltic services. A new east bound service departs Teesport on Monday ... [+]

Containerships upgrades Ust Luga service

Containerships says it has improved its service to Ust Luga in Russia. The new east bound service departs Teesport on Monday arriving via Rotterdam in Ust Luga on Saturday. Connections are available from Ireland and other European portsvia Rotterdam. The west bound service departs Ust Luga on Saturday for Helsinki, ... [+]

Setting sail for a promising career

Teesside school leavers Laura Becker and Kelly Mann set sail from Teesport on an eleven day round trip to St Petersburg via Rotterdam, Riga and Helsinki with local shipping line, Containerships. They are the first of four young people who successfully applied for a place on the vessel as part of ... [+]

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