GEARING UP FOR FLEET OF NEW CALLERS IN UPCOMING CRUISE SEASON
SCH and sister company SMS will add at least ten new cruise vessels to their fleet lists during the forthcoming season as new builds and new lines flood the UK. New calls are spread across Southampton, Liverpool and Portsmouth where SCH and SMS provide stevedoring and...
CPS AND SISTER COMPANIES PLAN FOR RETURN TO PRE-PANDEMIC CRUISE WORK
Valet parking specialist Cruise and Passengers Services (CPS), in conjunction with its sister companies, are scheduled to handle some 450 cruise ship calls at ports throughout the UK in 2022. The increased volumes, which are expected to restore business to...
GROWTH IN HEAVY RO-RO VOLUMES REFLECTS RISE IN ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
SCH has seen a significant increase in heavy ro-ro operations in the year to date with loading and discharge operations through the port of Southampton both increasing. Exports of heavy ro-ro units such as construction equipment grew by 36 per cent in the nine months...
CRUISE SEASON 2021: A YEAR LIKE NO OTHER
Cruising operations have steadily returned to full swing for SCH and its sister companies during 2021 with more than 150 ship calls supported at ports throughout the UK. The network of ports has grown for SCH and its subsidiaries with ships supported in Southampton,...
AUGUST CRUISE OPERATIONS REACH NEW HEIGHTS AS SCH COMPANIES EXTEND NATIONWIDE
SCH and its sister companies have had their two busiest weekends since UK cruising restarted as August sees operations hit their peak. Several thousands of passengers were handled as Royal Caribbean Cruise Line, Disney Line and Celebrity Cruises get their UK...
CRUISE OPERATIONS IN SOUTHAMPTON AND LIVERPOOL BACK IN FULL SWING
Cruise operations in Southampton and Liverpool are back in full swing for SCH after an absence of more than 18 months. Celebrity Cruises’ Celebrity Silhouette began its UK coastal cruises for British passengers from Southampton following a multi-million dollar refit....
CPS APPOINTED TO PROVIDE CRUISE VALET PARKING SERVICES AT PORT OF DOVER
Leading cruise passenger valet parking providers Cruise and Passenger Services (CPS) have been awarded a contract to provide services for cruise passengers at the port of Dover. CPS will utilise on-site and undercover parking facilities in the Port to offer safe...
SCH GEARS UP FOR RETURN OF CRUISING THIS SUMMER
SCH is making preparations for the resumption of cruising later this summer from all the UK ports where it provides specialist stevedoring services. Plans are underway to ensure Covid secure handling services are provided at SCH’s major...
SCH OVERCOMES HEAVY WEATHER TO COMPLETE LATEST ALONGSIDE TASK ON EXPLORER OF THE SEAS
SCH has supported the ships of major cruise customer Royal Caribbean Cruise Line throughout the pandemic and the latest operation was a major exercise in discharge operations when the Explorer of the Seas called into Southampton. Using two mobile cranes in challenging...
SCH HANDLES DEBUT UK CALL OF NEWBUILD CELEBRITY APEX
Celebrity Cruises’ impressive new passenger ship Celebrity Apex has been added to the fleet of cruise vessels handled by SCH after she made her maiden call in Southampton. The second of the Edge-Class ships stopped off in Southampton for two days en route from...