More shortsea UK-continental EU lo-lo

Frantic negotiations over the weekend saved the attendance of DP World at a UK economic summit after adverse comments threatened to scupper the event.

CLdN from landlocked Luxembourg makes a big splash with even more Rotterdam – Dublin cargo sailings.

DFDS has told the market that they will be sailing solo on the busy Dover-Calais route, as their space charter agreement with P&O Ferries expires at the end of August.

Surikat’s solution will enhance P&O Ferries’ operations at Europoort, integrating automated gates for efficient freight handling and bolstering customer service.

In a further move to drive down its emissions and meet its objective of having net zero emissions by 2050, DP World has joined the First Movers Coalition (FMC) and set a target that by 2030 at least 5% of fuel used by vessels in its short sea services will be zero emissions.

Passengers for the summer season 2023 (June-September) were better than summer 2022, but freight traffic was down; finger pointed at price dumping on Short Straits