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Samskip to convert north Norway ship to hydrogen

Samskip is to retrofit its multipurpose vessel Samskip Kvitnos with hydrogen fuel cell technology developed by TECO 2030 under its partnership in the HyEkoTank project, an initiative supported by the European Union’s Horizon Europe program. The Samskip Kvitnos operates on a fixed route from Rotterdam along the Norwegian west coast to Hammerfest. By retrofitting this vessel with zero-emission fuel cells, Samskip will ensure the vessel stays ahead of upcoming regulations, including ... [+]

Samskip and Matrans to set up Rotterdam hub

Shortsea operator and Samskip and logistics firm Matrans are to open a new central hub in Rotterdam to handle containers and breakbulk transport. Samskip will achieve increased control over vessel, rail and barge operations, mitigating bottlenecks. Matrans will continue operations for existing customers in breakbulk, containers and ro ro. The terminal will ... [+]

Samskip launches UK-Oslo and Bilbao routes

Samskip has launched a dedicated shortsea container service between Rotterdam, Oslofjord,Tilbury and Imingham, with the first three vessels departing from the multimodal operator’s Matrans Terminal in Rotterdam, en route for Norway in mid-March. The new service includes three port calls in Oslo, two port calls in Moss and one call per ... [+]

Samskip moves across the Humber and adds Klaipeda

Short-sea operator Samskip is to switch the UK call for its weekly Baltic Sea service from Hull to the neighbouring ABP-owned Humber port of Immingham, on the other side of the Humber Estuary. Samskip has an owned truck fleet based at the port for deliveries. At the same time, it is ... [+]

Humber welcome for new Samskip service

Associated British Ports (ABP) port of Hull officially welcomed Samskip’s new weekly service from Riga, Helsinki and Rotterdam on 14 November. ABP regional director for the Humber, Simon Bird, said: “The new service will give existing and new customers the opportunity to connect directly with the UK as Hull is ideally ... [+]

Samskip launches link to Latvia and Finland

Samskip is launching a new direct short-sea service between Finland, Latvia, the UK and the Netherlands. The new route, operated by two ships, connects Rotterdam, Helsinki, Riga and Hull with a five-day transit time from Riga to Hull, and seven days from Helsinki to Hull. Door-to-door service will be offered, along with ... [+]

Samskip ships to link Netherlands-Norway green corridor

The cities of Rotterdam and have signed a memorandum of understanding for a Green Corridor, anticipating the launch of Samskip’s zero-emission short sea container ships. The cities’ two ports have also committed to accelerate green transition in shortsea shipping. Both have invested in decarbonisation initiatives as part of their commitments to the ... [+]

Sam’s gone to Iceland

Shortsea operator Samskip has launched a weekly service from the north-west Continent to Iceland. Port rotation is Gothenburg-Aarhus-Runavik-Reykjavik-Grundartangi-Vestmannaeyjar-Runavik-Rotterdam-Cuxhaven-Gothenburg. [+]

Samskip to operate green hydrogen ships

Short-sea operator Samskip has commissioned two hydrogen-fuelled vessels for its west European routes from Indian shipyard Cochin Shipyard. Once commissioned, they will be among the first zero emission short sea container vessels in the world using green hydrogen as fuel. Each is expected to achieve around 25,000 tons of CO2 ... [+]

Samskip adds rail option from Germany to Scandinavia

Intermodal carrier Samskip and Hector Rail have started a three-times weekly block train service connecting Duisburg and Rostock in response to requests for more multimodal capacity between Germany, Sweden and Finland.     The all-electric train links the Duisburg Hohenbudberg terminal and the Rostock Trimodal terminal where ro-ro connections are available. It opens ... [+]