Samskip launches new freight route

Source: eyp.fo

Samskip is launching a new regular freight service between the Faroe Islands and Scrabster in Scotland. The service aims to strengthen links between the Faroe Islands and the British market and give Faroese businesses a faster route for transporting goods abroad.

The plan is to sail twice a week from Runavík to Scrabster via Vág in Suðuroy.

Silver Arctic was originally due to begin the service this week. However, the vessel is still chartered to another party and is not yet available. Sjúrður Johansen, managing director of Samskip, told Eysturoyarportalurin that he hopes it will be available for the new route very soon.

Silver Pearl will operate the service in the meantime. Its first departure is from Runavík tonight at 9:00 p.m., bound for Scrabster via Vág.

This first week will largely serve as a trial. Samskip will announce further details and a timetable for the new route soon, but first wants to ensure that all relevant parties in the Faroe Islands and Scotland are ready.

Although salmon exports are an important part of the basis for the new route, the service will not be limited to salmon.

Samskip will also offer freight capacity to other Faroese and British customers, both from the Faroe Islands to Britain and from Britain back to the Faroe Islands. The new route will therefore provide an alternative for businesses needing regular freight transport between the Faroe Islands and the British market.

Silver Pearl alongside the quay in Runavík today. Photo: Eyp.fo