This autumn, the Shortsea Promotion Center and Maritim Forum conducted a national goods owner survey, based on the government's goal of goods transfer from road to sea and rail. The National Transport Plan forecasts growth…
Stema Shipping opens Port Esbjerg’s new bulk terminal
The new bulk terminal opened for service on Friday night when the bulk carrier M/S Tertnes called Esbjerg's port to unload gravel from Jelsa, Norway. When unloading 10,200 tonnes of gravel on Friday night, Stema…
Connecting Brevik to Hamburg and Bremerhaven
Unifeeder adds Brevik to its Germany-Norway loop. The service will start at the end of October. The service adds frequency, predictability, and scalability between Norway and the continental hub-ports. Unifeeder is happy to announce that…
EU´s environmental ambitions place new demands on transport
By 2030, the EU will reduce climate emissions by at least 55%. The President of the Commission concludes that transport is too cheap to the costs they inflict on society. Author: Fagdirektør Arnt-Einar Litsheim i Norske…
BÖMLO salmon travels by sea to London
Bremnes Seashore, with the export company Ocean Quality, is the first customer using the North Sea Container Line service directly to London from the Westcoast of Norway. The new connection strengthens the export network for…
Crisis creates opportunities – Yilport Oslo with an…
Yilport Oslo is responsible for the operation of the container terminal in the port of Oslo. In August, Yilport Oslo handled a record volume of containers for a single month. The record volume represents an…
Samskip adds a dimension to it´s weekly service…
Last week Sasmkip launched a new rail service, connecting Duisburg and Amsterdam. The combination of this new service and Samskips short sea service networks creates a variety of efficient long-distance intermodal services for a sustainable…
London calling
The North Sea Container Line (NCL) opens a new service to London with good connections to the US market. The route starts according to plan in mid-September and will complement NCL's existing route network from…
Standardization and containerization in the digital world
The standardization of the physical shipping container brought positive value by reducing the costs of transporting goods, end-to-end. The digital era parallel is the standardization of message formats and service interfaces. Standardization and containerization of…
How to plan a route in 4 easy…
Shortsea Schedules has more than 100.000 users per year, looking at more than 360.000 alternatives in their search for improved logistics. It has never been easier to identify the optimal route for your logistics needs.…