Minister for European Affairs, Thomas Byrne has welcomed the announcement by Samskip of a new weekly direct shipping route between Dublin and Amsterdam starting from Monday, January 25.
“This new service is very welcome and will add to the other direct services to EU ports that have come on stream in recent months,” the minister said.
“It allows our exporters and importers to bypass customs and other checks which were brought about by Brexit and provides greater reach into EU markets in northern Netherlands, Germany and beyond.”
Additional route
This adds to the existing Rotterdam-Ireland shortsea services by offering rail, barge and road customers in the Netherlands a new Monday night departure to Ireland.
According to the Department of Foreign Affairs, fixed day container services to and from Amsterdam provide the certainty on which supply chain managers serving the Dutch and German markets can base business growth.
“New services like this are of great benefit to businesses and consumers and allow for our full participation in the EU single market,” Minister Byrne said.