Manager of multipurpose vessels, Spliethoff has announced that it is starting a monthly Con-Ro liner service from Belgium and the UK to the US East Coast from June 1, 2023. The transit time of around 14 days from port to port makes this newly introduced service unique in the market.
Deploying a state-of-the-art Con-Ro vessel able to combine Ro-Ro and containerised cargo, the new service will call at Antwerp, Belgium, Bristol and/or Marchwood in the UK and Baltimore, MD, Gloucester, NJ, and Morehead City, NC, in the USA. Return cargoes are also possible from the US East Coast to Europe.
The service will be executed by the specialist Con-Ro vessels of Spliethoff Group’s sister company, Transfennica. These versatile vessels are suited for practically any type of general cargo and have a container capacity of approximately 640 TEU, as well as up to 3,000 lane metres for Ro-Ro cargo.
Chartering manager Atlantic department, Bart Gonggrijp says: ‘We are very pleased to offer our clients an additional transport option for their shipping requirements between Europe and the US East Coast. We are continually monitoring our clients demands and are looking to further expand our services to support them with their transport requirements.’
Source: Molly Cooper, AntwerpXL 2023
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