Ellerman City Liners has launched a new short-sea shipping service connecting the UK with the Baltics and the Benelux region, marking the first-of-its-kind route for the company in the region.
The Baltex service will operate on a fixed weekly rotation, calling at Riga, Latvia; Gdynia, Poland; Teesport and Tilbury in the UK; Rotterdam in the Netherlands; and Oslo, Norway.
The weekly service offers a capacity of 1,160 TEU per leg and provides fast transshipment connections to Spain and Portugal via the Port of Tilbury.
The operator said the new service expands its presence in the Baltics and strengthens its position in the Rotterdam-Oslo corridor.
The Baltex becomes the latest addition to Ellerman City Liners’ portfolio of short-sea services across Northern Europe, with six other lines running.
Ellerman City Liners said the launch is in response to growing demand for reliable short-sea container capacity in the Baltic region adding that the service offers shippers up to 50% lower CO2 emissions compared to road transport alternatives.
Peter Andrews, Ellerman City Liners commercial director, said: “The Baltex marks Ellerman’s first dedicated Baltic service, and we’re proud to give customers a fast, reliable and more sustainable link between the Baltics, the UK, Benelux and Iberia – supported by our teams across Europe.”
