Eimskip starts calling Bremerhaven in Germany
Eimskip has decided to start calling Bremerhaven in Germany as of 6 December this year. The company will at the same time stop calling Hamburg, which has since the year 1926 been one of the company’s ports of call. This step is a part of developing the company’s sailing system, but the change gives the company’s customers better connections to other markets and the transit time gets shorter, besides having the heart of the German fish industry located around Bremerhaven, the company said in its press release.
For the past several years, the company’s vessels Dettifoss and Godafoss have been calling Hamburg on the Blue Line. The terminal that Eimskip has been using will be closed due to structural changes in the port of Hamburg. It is therefore the right moment now to move the vessel calls and it will strengthen the company’s sailing system. The last service call in Hamburg is planned with the vessel Godafoss on 29 November.
The move to EUROGATE Container Terminal Bremerhaven represents a significant step in increasing services to Eimskip’s customers. The port offers a modern terminal, providing a full array of services at a high degree of efficiency. The container port of Bremerhaven is the fourth largest in Europe and is a major transshipment hub. Connections via Bremerhaven to Asia, Africa and South and North America are also excellent and a warehouse for chilled and cold cargo is located directly at the container terminal, which further improves services for the fish industry.
Eimskip’s main office in Germany will remain in Hamburg.
