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Heysham Port News

28 Nov 2016

Seatruck Reports Growth on Irish Sea

Photo: Seatruck

Freight ferry company Seatruck is reporting growth of more than 18pc in 2016 consolidating its position as the fastest growing operator on the Irish Sea, as more hauliers switch to its services. Seatruck chief executive Alistair Eagles said freight levels are also up 30pc in November 2016 compared to November last year. He further forecast winning even more business from hauliers switching ferry operators, following the opening of the new £125 million ($155 mln)  Bay Gateway relief road on October 31.

18 Mar 2005

Seatruck Invests to Double Capacity

freight ferries from Spain's Astilleros de Huelva. Seatruck's Warrenpoint - Heysham route, more than doubling present capacity. all of our freight customers. service. each per sailing and around 58,000 units annually. m loa will each carry in excess of 120 standard trailers. nine hours to just 6.5 hours. reserve in case of bad weather. loading and discharge. local communities on both sides of the Irish Sea," says Eagles. customer-focused approach of the close-knit Seatruck team. underpin its new investments and increased capacity. Irish Sea. There will be further increases in this market," says Eagles. natural Warrenpoint hinterland. transportation needs of the haulage industry. tight team from its head office in Warrenpoint. number of large players. and freight.

16 Oct 2006

Seatruck Christens First of Five

SEATRUCK Ferries has celebrated the christening of the first of five new ferries, the Clipper Point, at Astilleros de Huelva in Spain. When it enters service early in 2007, the Clipper Point will be by far the largest and most powerful vessel to operate from Heysham. Working on the Seatruck route to Warrenpoint, Northern Ireland, the vessel can carry over 120 units, doubling the capacity of the current Seatruck vessels. Service speed will be an impressive 22 knots, reducing crossing times from 9 to 6.5 hours. To cope with the new vessel, Heysham Port is undertaking a significant investment in new facilities, including the provision of a brand new double-width ramp to permit more efficient vessel handling.

05 Jun 2001

Mersey Docks & Harbor Not Intimidated by Recession

The slowdown in the U.S. economy may be weighing on British industrial production, but ports operator Mersey Docks & Harbor Company expects to avoid the dark clouds of recession. "We have as yet not experienced any impact from the perceived slowdown in the North American market," Chief Executive Peter Jones reportedly said. The company expected instead to see year-on-year growth in cross-Atlantic traffic. Mersey Docks has about a 25 percent share of the U.S.-UK market in container traffic. "In the early months of this year we are continuing to see strong growth," Jones said. The two main areas of development would be RoRo traffic and fresh produce, handled at the company's docks in Sheerness, southeastern England.