{"id":2006,"date":"2023-02-19T13:39:41","date_gmt":"2023-02-19T13:39:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/northwardsltd.com\/?p=2006"},"modified":"2024-01-22T11:14:22","modified_gmt":"2024-01-22T11:14:22","slug":"sea-cargos-liner-freight-vessel-bore-bay-visits-lerwick","status":"publish","type":"news-item","link":"http:\/\/1095994008.test.prositehosting.co.uk\/Northw_demo\/news-item\/sea-cargos-liner-freight-vessel-bore-bay-visits-lerwick\/","title":{"rendered":"SEA-CARGO\u2019S LINER FREIGHT VESSEL BORE BAY VISITS LERWICK"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nSuccess of operation demonstrates potential for future freight sailings<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"The ro\/ro cargo ship, Bore Bay, which last year was turned down by Scottish transport bodies for a possible extra charter on the Aberdeen \u2013 Lerwick route, docked at Holmsgarth on Saturday (18 February) to unload material for the wind farm.<\/p>\n

The special sailing of the vessel, for freight and haulage operator Northwards, provided through its parent company Sea Cargo AS of Norway, offered a special one-off connection between Esbjerg (15 February) – Rotterdam (16 February) \u2013 Lerwick (18 February) \u2013 and Bergen (19 February).<\/p>\n

Commercial director of Northwards, Neil Leslie, said: \u201cThis was a one-off arrangement, predominantly for one of our customers, but also offered the opportunity to bring additional freight into Shetland, connecting with our own Scottish and UK network and out of Shetland, with onward connections across Scandinavia and Europe.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe ship arrived in Lerwick at 12 noon on Saturday and cargo was handled within four hours. The whole operation went very smoothly and undoubtedly opens up the possibility of operating similar sailings in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n

Following a change to schedule on Sea-Cargo\u2019s Scandinavian routes for a period last year, Sea-Cargo was able to offer the Bore Bay to the Scottish Government\u2019s agency, Transport Scotland, to cover the lack of capacity caused by the livestock shipping period. It is believed that the offer was rejected as the ship was deemed unsuitable for berthing in Aberdeen, despite not only Sea Cargo\u2019s experience of using the port, but also confirmation from Aberdeen Harbour of its suitability.<\/p>\n

Neil Leslie continued: \u201cThe vessel is perfectly suited to the Aberdeen \u2013 Lerwick route and would have eased the extreme pressure at peak times. We understand that the offer was rejected out of hand. Today\u2019s operation has, we believe, demonstrated the technical viability of the vessel, its ability to dock at Holmsgarth, and its capacity to carry freight to and from Shetland, something for which the Shetland business community has been crying out for over many years. We very much hope that Transport Scotland will note the success of the operation and, in particular, reconsider its options ready for the next livestock season.\u201d[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”black” css=”.vc_custom_1597268830698{margin-top: 38px !important;margin-bottom: 19px !important;}”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” css=”.vc_custom_1613068236833{margin-top: 19px !important;padding-top: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;background-color: #f9f9f9 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

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