UK AND IRISH CAPACITY REPORTS

Research and analysis is complete and the 2010 Irish Freight RoRo and LoLo Capacity Analysis and Report is now available in hard copy and electonic format, bringing you right up to date with services, vessels and ports serving the Irish market.

The eleventh edition of the UK Short Sea Freight RoRo and LoLo Capacity Analysis and Report, the 2010 update, will be published in November 2010, providing a comprehensive, up to date assessment and analysis of the UK's short sea freight RoRo and LoLo connections and service / port capacity.

If you are interested in subscribing to either or both of the Reports and require further information please contact Peter Baker.

CAPACITY UPDATES:

Seatruck Ferries plans to introduce a 2nd vessel (MV Arrow) onto the new Larne / Heysham route in October (2010) providing 2 sailings per day in each direction, seven days per week

Stena Line is on course to complete its £20m investment in the 2-berth Loch Ryan Port development by Autumn 2011. The investment in a 28-acre site two miles north of Cairnryan complements the £37m investment made in Belfast at VT4 in 2008 and the company is currently assessing vessel deployment plans, based upon the use of two conventional ferries

CUSTOMER COMMENTS:

Port of London Authority:

'Congratulations on another comprehensive and incisive survey! As ever, this is an invaluable document and one which is constantly in use.'

Kalmar Limited:

‘We required a detailed and incisive analysis of unit load handling infrastructure and service capacity at UK ports and PRB Associates’ Survey of UK Short Sea Freight RoRo and LoLo Capacity provided the perfect solution.’

ANALYSIS OF FREIGHT CARRIED:

Quarterly UK Port Statistics: PRB Associates working with UK Ports and Logistics is producing a quarterly analysis of freight movements through UK ports, providing the most up to date analysis as soon as the information becomes available. In addition to receiving the quarterly analysis subscibers receive ad hoc analysis, subject to request   

PRB Associates is co-operating with IRN Research (Market Research Consultants to the Travel and Tourism Industries) to produce a monthly analysis of short sea ferry freight carryings, split between accompanied and unaccompanied freight units. Bringing together IRN’s respected reputation in the passenger market together with PRB Associates’ understanding of the freight market, the end product, FreightStat, will provide a consistent monthly appraisal of freight carryings across all UK Short Sea markets. FreightStat already contains a complete picture of freight carryings across the Dover Strait and on Western Channel routes. IRN and PRB Associates, with operator cooperation, would like to extend the analysis to cover the Irish Sea and North Sea markets and in doing so provide the market with vital, up to date information raise market awareness for all concerned and aid company planning and strategy development