New feeder to North West England

Importers looking for a greener alternative to road and rail to the North West of England can now have their goods shipped all the way from the Far East following X-Press Container Line adding a new connection to its dedicated container feeder services from Southampton.


The arrival of the MV India, due to arrive in Liverpool this Thursday (26 May), will signal the start of a weekly sailing as part of the line’s established UK / Ireland services.


DP World Southampton is the UK’s premier container terminal for goods arriving from the Far East and offers customers some of the fastest transit times from Asia. The addition of a North West call combines those short transit times with a fast and reliable transhipment operation, arriving in Liverpool two days later.


Neil Fletcher, senior account manager, DP World Southampton, said: “Importers are increasingly looking for ways to make their supply chains leaner and greener. Feeder services are a cost effective and greener alternative to traditional inland distribution. For every container box imported to Liverpool by feeder ship our customers can drastically reduce their CO2 emissions.”


Paul-James Sawyer, trade manager, X-Press Container Line, added: “The inclusion of Liverpool into our network is an exciting development which will help ensure that reliable and viable solutions can be offered to our customers servicing the North/North West areas. Furthermore, this expansion continues to improve our commitment to the West Coast UK/ Ireland trade lanes.”
(Source:http://www.container-mag.com)