New direct Ro-Ro Spanish/UK/Ireland link from CLdN

Short sea freight operator CLdN has announced the first pure Ro-Ro service in a triangle trade between Santander (ES), Liverpool (UK) and Dublin (IE).

CLdN will operate one sailing per week from Santander to Liverpool. The schedule has been created with the intention of being agile, enabling the vessel to make additional Landbridge calls between Liverpool and Dublin before returning to Santander, according to Port News.

The new route is the second expansionary move for the company’s network, following the recent increase in frequency and capacity on CLdN’s Irish and UK services from continental Europe.

As all cargoes are moved in an unaccompanied mode (without truck-driver) on pure freight ferries, CLdN has maintained its regular sailing schedules on all routes without a state subsidy of any kind.

This new offering, it’s claimed, will provide an environmentally efficient solution for the trailer business, by cutting down on excessive road and sea miles, and by following the shortest, most direct route which will avoid channel and road trips.

“Whilst our vessels are designed to move four product groups – trailers, containers, project cargo and finished vehicles – all industries and cargo types can gain advantage from this service. Our schedule increases freight capacity between the UK and Ireland by allowing for additional Landbridge sailings between Liverpool and Dublin and proves that freight routes can be Brexit-resilient and flourish without additional state aid,” says a CLdN spokesman.