EXPANDED CPS OPERATION ENHANCES CRUISE OFFERING AT LIVERPOOL
SCH sister company Cruise and Passenger Services (CPS) has expanded its cruise parking operations in Liverpool with the acquisition of a new secure compound for passenger vehicles. The site adjacent to Liverpool Cruise Terminal (LCT) can accommodate over 100 cars and...
SISTER COMPANY CPS TO SUPPORT LATEST CRUISE BRITAIN MEETING AT PORTSMOUTH
SCH’s sister company Cruise and Passenger Services (CPS) is to sponsor the latest meeting of industry association Cruise Britain in Portsmouth on June 21-22. The professional network of British ports, ground handlers and port agents plays a key role in promoting...
SCH RENEWS SOUTHAMPTON LINKS WITH SILVERSEA CRUISES
SCH has renewed its support for Silversea Cruises, part of the Royal Caribbean Group, with the luxury cruise line scheduled to make five stops in Southampton during 2022. The line’s newest vessel Silver Moon and established favourite Silver Cloud are making a...
ANTHEM OF THE SEAS WELCOMED BACK AS SCH CRUISE OPERATIONS RAMP UP
SCH has welcomed back Royal Caribbean Cruise Line’s Anthem of the Seas as she embarks on her 2022 season from Southampton. Anthem of the Seas started her summer programme with nearly 4,000 passengers joining the ship for a short cruise to France. She then returned to...
SCH AND CPS IN ATTENDANCE AS MAJOR MIAMI CRUISE EXHIBTION RETURNS
SCH and sister company Cruise and Passenger Services (CPS)will be showcasing their cruise handling skills to the world when they exhibit at Seatrade Cruise Global 2022, which starts in Miami today and lasts for four days. The prestigious event is the meeting place for...
SCH EXPANDS LINKS WITH CELEBRITY CRUISES BY SUPPORTING CELEBRITY BEYOND
SCH is expanding its links with Celebrity Cruises by supporting the line’s new ship Celebrity Beyond on its inaugural calls in Southampton. The prestigious visits by Celebrity’s latest vessel will see SCH provide extensive stevedoring support to the new ship as she...
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,...
CHRISTMAS COME EARLY
This 53 tonnes piece of oil well equipment, known as a Christmas tree, was headed out to Singapore on a Hoegh Autoliners vessel from Southampton but first it needed a heavy lift transfer from road transport to mafi. Offshore Christmas trees control the flow of a well...
SCH Senior Operations Manager Mark Living looks at how ro-ro operators now offer a competitive alternative for the shipment of project cargoes…
The bulk of ro-ro shipments have traditionally focused on cars and heavier wheeled plant but those staples are now being augmented by a growing trend for out-of-gauge cargo. Shippers are finding that ro-ro vessels offer a competitive alternative when it comes to...
Digging Deep…..
More than a dozen heavyweight pieces of a Liebherr R9150 mine excavating machine, including two 50-tonne tracks, arrived in Southampton by road. SCH used its heavy lift expertise to transfer the pieces, totalling over 300 tonnes, from road transport to mafis before...
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....
EXPANDED CPS OPERATION ENHANCES CRUISE OFFERING AT LIVERPOOL
SCH sister company Cruise and Passenger Services (CPS) has expanded its cruise parking operations in Liverpool with the acquisition of a new secure compound for passenger vehicles. The site adjacent to Liverpool Cruise Terminal (LCT) can accommodate over 100 cars and...
SISTER COMPANY CPS TO SUPPORT LATEST CRUISE BRITAIN MEETING AT PORTSMOUTH
SCH’s sister company Cruise and Passenger Services (CPS) is to sponsor the latest meeting of industry association Cruise Britain in Portsmouth on June 21-22. The professional network of British ports, ground handlers and port agents plays a key role in promoting...
