Containerships selects Teesport as northern freight hub

Initially there will be two ships operating the route making five calls a week, although the company plans to increase the frequency to reach a targeted increase of 20,000 teus, bringing the total volume fed by Containerships through Teesport to almost 80,000 teus pa.

Charles Patton, Containerships’ managing director, said, “We are delighted to announce Teesport as our strategic freight hub for Northern Europe. The port is the best placed location, has the capacity to handle the volume swiftly, is cost-effective and fits seamlessly into our planned routes and schedules”.

“We now have 15 offices and 15 vessels that will allow us to offer fast and frequent onward connections with transit times from 12 up to 21 days depending on ports of origin and destination using our fleet of 40′ and 45′ pallet-wide containers”, he added.