PORT OF HULL SERVICE NOTCHES UP 100TH SAILING
A vessel trading on a the regular liner service connecting Associated British Ports’ (ABP) Port of Hull with the northern Finnish Port of Rahja, has notched up its 100th voyage to the Port of Hull.
Operated on the route by TTS Shipping Ltd (‘TTS’), m.v. Angermanland, owned by Navalis Shipping GmbH & Co kg of Oldendorf, reached its century milestone after calling on Saturday (16 April)at the Port of Hull’s Alexandra Dock, where TTS’ terminal is located. Darran Rogers, ABP Hull’s Dock Master, marked the occasion by presenting Captain Jan Szafranski, m.v. Angermanland’s Master, with a commemorative plaque.
The service, which started in 1991, primarily carries a range of forest products, but has also carried in excess of 16,000 tonnes of project cargoes for prestigious UK-construction contracts, including the roof of BAA’s Terminal 5 main building at Heathrow Airport, the new Arsenal football stadium and the Thameslink terminal at London King’s Cross.
Barrie Holt, Director of TTS Shipping, said:
“We are delighted to reach this landmark with Angermanland. She has now carried in excess of 550,000 cu m of timber products into Hull, plus some of the most difficult items of fabricated-steel sections shipped into the UK.
“With her ice classification of 4,000 tonnes’ Class 1A, she has been able to navigate the icebound ports of northern Finland through some very difficult winters, offering an uninterrupted connection between northern Finland and the UK.”
Matt Jukes, ABP Deputy Port Manager for Hull & Goole, welcomed the arrival of m.v. Angermanland on its 100th call.
“This is an important day in the relationship between the Port of Hull and TTS Shipping Ltd. They have been customers of the Port of Hull since 1991, and since that time we have worked closely together to develop this service and their other services from Sweden, Russia and all three Baltic states.
“I congratulate TTS on this milestone and look forward to celebrating many more.”
Hull, the UK’s number-one softwood timber port, last year handleda record 1.8 million cu m of timber. It lies on the main softwood timber-trades routes between Northern Europe, the Baltic states and Scandinavia.
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