New direct services between Spain, the UK and Ireland

A bold move in the midst of a crisis from short sea freight operator CLdN has been announced, starting the first pure Ro-Ro service in a triangle trade between Santander (ES), Liverpool (UK) and Dublin (IE). With effect from week 25 2020, CLdN will operate one sailing per week from Santander to Liverpool, followed by calling Dublin. The schedule has been created very agile, enabling the vessel to make additional Landbridge calls between Liverpool and Dublin before returning to Santander.

Network expansion

Having recently increased frequency and capacity on CLdN’s Irish and UK services from the continent, the company is now expanding its network by connecting Spain directly to the UK and Ireland, which bucks the trend of ships being removed from service or laid up during the COVID crisis and without subsidy of any kind. With all cargoes being moved in an unaccompanied mode (i.e. without truck-driver) on pure freight ferries, CLdN does not have the current burden of restrictive measures put in place by authorities relating to driver or passengers transport.

This new offering will provide a very green and efficient solution to the alternatives, cutting down on excessive road and sea miles for the trailer business especially, by following the shortest, most direct route and avoiding channel and road trips.

Sustainable investments

CLdN in the past few years has invested heavily in a fleet of modern vessels with environmentally friendly credentials offering high capacities for freight crossing the North Sea. As the company is still able to maintain its regular sailing schedules on all routes, CLdN is there to serve the market with a robust and reliable product during this challenging period.

Network

With a network of shortsea services, connecting Rotterdam (NL) and Zeebrugge (BE) to London (UK), Humberside (UK), Dublin (IE) as well as Santander, (ES), Porto (PT) Gothenburg (SE) and Esbjerg (DK), CLdN plays an essential part in the logistics of all types of goods. This service expansion includes the increased coverage of direct shipment possibilities from Iberia to UK and Ireland.