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.”