Finnish-based short-sea carrier Containerships is launching a new weekly service linking Riga (Tuesdays) and Klaipeda (Wednesdays) with Aarhus (Thursdays) in Denmark. The 900 TEU vessel will operate this new service which will also call at Teesport (Fridays) and Rotterdam (Saturdays). The new service is in addition to the Aarhus, Gdansk, Sodertalje, St. Petersburg and Helsinki service that has been in place for 18 months.
“Not only can we can now offer a fast, reliable alternative to the ferries from Denmark to the UK, but we can now also offer a Baltic States gateway for Russian cargoes from the Danish market. With a Friday arrival in Teesport, we can have goods into the marketplace in Scotland & northern England over the weekend or first thing Monday morning. This is especially important for our perishable goods customers. The new service will also strengthen our market leader position for transit goods from the Baltics to Iceland via Aarhus”, says Sigurður Orri Jónsson, Director Containerships in Denmark.
Helsinki headquartered Containerships operates 10 vessels ranging between 500 and 1.000 TEU capacity in the Baltic/North Europe region.
“Not only can we can now offer a fast, reliable alternative to the ferries from Denmark to the UK, but we can now also offer a Baltic States gateway for Russian cargoes from the Danish market. With a Friday arrival in Teesport, we can have goods into the marketplace in Scotland & northern England over the weekend or first thing Monday morning. This is especially important for our perishable goods customers. The new service will also strengthen our market leader position for transit goods from the Baltics to Iceland via Aarhus”, says Sigurður Orri Jónsson, Director Containerships in Denmark.
Helsinki headquartered Containerships operates 10 vessels ranging between 500 and 1.000 TEU capacity in the Baltic/North Europe region.