Mid February, the shipping company CLdN starts up a service between Zeebrugge in Belgium and the Port of Hirtshals in northern Denmark.
By calling the Port of Hirtshals, CLdN will establish a direct connection between Northern Denmark and Zeebrugge. In parallel, a cooperation with Fjord Line and Color Line will also create a connection between the main Norwegian cargo hubs (Larvik, Kristiansand, Langesund, Stavanger & Bergen) and Zeebrugge, the company said in its press release.
CLdN’s new service to Hirtshals will begin with one weekly call, and carry both containers and trailers. The first sailing from Zeebrugge to Hirtshals will be on Sunday 14 February, calling the port of Hirtshals for a first time on Tuesday 16 February.
Besides transport to and from Northern Denmark, CLdN’s service will also develop the corridor between Norway, the North Atlantic and Central Europe through the cooperation with Color Line, Fjord Line and Smyril Line. Zeebrugge’s high frequency of sailings on UK-destinations also creates a cost-efficient transport solution for UK-loads from and to Hirtshals and Norway.
“The new CLdN service is an important addition to the Zeebrugge shortsea offer. First of all, it is a confirmation of Zeebrugge’s role as a Scandinaviahub, with now 15 destinations to and from the Scandinavian countries, to Denmark now Hirtshals and Esbjerg. Moreover, the port of Hirtshals now functions as a hub and connects our port with other new destinations like Norway’s west coast and Iceland. This new initiative is the result of the close cooperation between CLdN and both port authorities.” – Joachim Coens, CEO Port of Zeebrugge