Norfolkline introduce Maersk Exporter to Irish Sea Heysham service
Norfolkline is very pleased to announce the arrival of the Maersk Exporter to the Irish Sea from Monday 2nd March – 2 months ahead of previous schedule.
This development forms part of a major commitment by Norfolkline to its Irish Sea services.
The plan is to transfer three large ro/ro vessels from the North Sea over the coming months to operate through Heysham and the arrival of Maersk Exporter is the first stage of this plan.
The Maersk Exporter will operate on the Heysham-Belfast route and will provide more capacity and better reliability than the vessel it replaces. The Maersk Exporter has a working capacity of 117 trailers and a service speed of 18 knots.
Poul Woodall route director states
‘It has been our plan to transfer three Exporter type vessels from the North Sea to the Heysham routes for quite some time. It is now very pleasing to see this plan take effect. The size and speed of these vessels makes them ideally suited to our Heysham services.
They will provide additional capacity and consistent scheduling on these important and strategic freight routes. The improved economies of scale will allow us to remain as competitive as possible in a difficult market environment.’
If you require any further information, please contact Poul Woodall, Route Director Norfolkline Irish Sea
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