PD Ports welcomes third BG Freight Line weekly link

Britain's PD Ports says the launch of a third weekly service into Teesport by BG Freight Line in the northeast of England is another sign that this historically troubled port's container harbour is booming - with volumes up 40 per cent in 2010 year on year, according to the Shipping Gazette.


BG Freight Line will now link the port with Antwerp as well as Rotterdam, strengthening BG Freight's two existing weekly services between Teeside and the major Dutch harbour.


"This is a growing market and the need for another service is both a vote of confidence in PD Ports to handle the additional traffic and in the north east as a place to do business," said a port official, adding that the port was increasing capacity from 235,000 to 450,000 TEU this year.


Said BG Freight CEO Koert Luitwieler: "We continue to see demand for services into Teesport rise and so decided to launch a third weekly service. The link to Antwerp opens a new market on this route and we are confident we will attract a lot of cargo from there."


Teesport now handles 20 vessels a week compared with the four or five a week a few years ago.
(Source:http://www.transportweekly.com)