SCH employees Satty Kaur and Ria Gillespie have taken the next step on the professional ladder by earning qualifications that enhance their respective roles. Satty has secured a level four Certificate in Professional Digital Marketing after completing a one-year on-line course that included modules in marketing, integrated communications and digital marketing. The qualification also involved […]
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MAIDEN SOUTHAMPTON CALL OF AZAMARA JOURNEY ADDS TO SCH CRUISE EXPERIENCE
Azamara Cruises luxury mid-sized vessel Azamara Journey has become the latest addition to SCH’s fleet of cruise ships handled after the ship made her maiden call in Southampton. The 30,000 tonnes vessel arrived in the port from the Channel islands with over 600 guests before a similar number embarked for a 12-night Baltic capitals cruise. SCH managed […]
SCH SECURES SOUTHAMPTON AGREEMENT WITH NEPTUNE LINES TO HANDLE EUROPEAN RO-RO SERVICE
Leading Southampton-based terminal operators SCH have secured a handling agreement to load and discharge all Neptune Lines ro-ro vessels calling in the Port of Southampton. Neptune Lines is one of the leading independent car carrier operators in the short sea transportation sector worldwide. The company is a finished vehicle logistics provider, offering transportation and shipping […]
SUMMER OF CRUISE SHIP FIRSTS AT LIVERPOOL
SCH has achieved another notable first in the port of Liverpool by handling its first passenger turnaround call in the port of Cunard Line’s Queen Mary 2. Some 300 passengers joined other passengers already on board the ship as the 76,000 tonnes liner sailed from Liverpool, where SCH has the contract to handle cruise […]
SCH DEMONSTRATES HANDLING EDGE TO SUPPORT CELEBRITY CRUISES INNOVATIVE NEW CALLER
SCH has supported the futuristic Celebrity Edge cruise ship on her maiden call in Southampton. The luxury 131,000 tonnes ship, delivered at the end of last year, turned heads as she sailed into the port for the first time after a transatlantic crossing with around 2,500 passengers. SCH supported the disembark and then prepared the ship for […]
CELEBRITY SILHOUETTE KICKS OFF BUSY 2019 SOUTHAMPTON CRUISE SEASON
SCH has kicked off its 2019 cruise season in Southampton with the handling of the Celebrity Cruises’ visitor Celebrity Silhouette. The call marked the first of some 60 cruise ship calls that SCH will handle during the year, with Celebrity Cruises base porting Celebrity Silhouette in Southampton and also bringing their newest ship, Celebrity Edge, […]
SCH EXTENDS CRUISE HANDLING CONTRACT WITH LIVERPOOL CITY COUNCIL
Stevedores and port terminal management specialists SCH have been awarded the contract for a further three years with Liverpool City Council to handle all cruise ships calling at Liverpool Cruise Terminal (LCT). The agreement follows an extensive procurement and evaluation exercise and includes the option for an additional two years beyond 2021; this will mean SCH will be the cruise […]
SCH TO REFURBISH 19TH CENTURY PORT BUILDING AS NEW HQ
Stevedoring and terminal management company SCH has acquired one of the oldest buildings adjacent to the Port of Southampton as its new office headquarters. Pilgrim House was built in the second half of the 19th century as the Southampton office of the Board of Trade Mercantile Marine, the administrative organisation for UK seafarers. It was […]
SCH LAUNCHES NEW WEBSITE TO REFLECT GROWING CAPABILITY
SCH has launched a new website to reflect the company’s growing port operations at locations throughout the UK. The site outlines the stevedoring and related services that SCH offers, underlining its position as the leading handler of deep-sea ro-ro cargoes in Southampton and also a significant provider of cruise ship support. SCH was formed nearly […]
LONG SERVING SARAH TAKES WELL EARNED RETIREMENT
Sarah Thompson, one of SCH’s longest serving employees, has retired after nearly 30 years working in accounts. Sarah joined SCH from port owners ABP in 1991, shortly after the company was formed the previous year. In those days, SCH was purely a stevedoring company, handling cargos ranging from fruit to cars and cruise ships to […]
