SCH Group gears up for the busiest year on record, servicing over 500 Cruise Ship Calls!
As the demand for cruising reaches new heights, SCH and sister company CPS, prepare for a bustling 2024. Our cruise teams are set to manage an impressive 500 cruise ship calls throughout the year. This includes regular visits from Royal Caribbean International,...
SCH Set For the #1 Cruise Event – Seatrade Cruise Global 2024
Seatrade Cruise Global serves as the cruise industry’s leading event to discuss emerging trends, forge partnerships, and explore new horizons. For CPS, this event presents an invaluable opportunity to reconnect with peers, partners, and stakeholders, as well as to...
SCH & A&P Falmouth Partner & Welcome Ambition to Falmouth’s Shores
Earlier this month, a historic moment unfolded as The Port of Falmouth's reputation as a premier cruise destination further solidified with the arrival of the grand arrival of Ambassador Cruise Lines "Ambition”. The significance of this event was magnified by the...
Cruise & Passenger Services (CPS) and Baggex Join Forces to Elevate Cruise Line Support and Guest Experience
Cruise and Passenger Services (CPS) and Baggex have partnered to further enhance Cruise Line support by offering to take away the hassle and stress of travel through a professional new tailored service, shipping guest’s baggage door to door. Baggex provides a doorstep...
SCH RENEWS CRUISE SHIP SUPPORT CONTRACT WITH LIVERPOOL CITY COUNCIL
Cruise ship services provider SCH has secured an extension to its contract with Liverpool City Council to support all cruise vessels calling at Liverpool Cruise Terminal (LCT). SCH has provided support at LCT for nearly ten years and the latest three-year agreement...
SCH EXPERTS TAKE PART IN SOUTHAMPTON RO-RO SHOWCASE
SCH was among a group of expert companies invited to attend a specialist workshop on cargo lashing in Southampton’s Eastern Docks. The Ro-Ro Rodeo, hosted by Wallenius Wilhelmsen, included lashing demonstrations, guest speakers and promotional displays by leading...
GEARING UP FOR A BUSY CRUISE SEASON
SCH has embarked on a busy cruise season in Southampton with the arrival of Celebrity Cruises’ Celebrity Silhouette. The first of some 50 cruise calls to be handled by SCH in Southampton saw the Ponant Cruises icebreaker vessel Le Commandant Charcot make her maiden...
PROMISING START TO BMW MOTORCYCLE SERIES FOR SCH MOTORPREP TEAM
SCH Motoprep’s team competing in this season’s series of BMW F900R Cup motorcycle races made a successful start in the first race of the summer at Silverstone. SCH Motorprep technical manager Rob Smith has handed over his S1000RR race bike to son Christian who now has...
CPS EXTENDS VALET PARKING RELATIONSHIP WITH PORT OF DOVER
SCH sister company Cruise and Passenger Services (CPS) has extended its valet parking contract with the Port of Dover for a further two years. CPS has been providing cruise parking services at Dover since 2021 and utilises on-site and undercover parking facilities in...
2023 SET TO MATCH PRE-PANDEMIC CRUISE LEVELS FOR SCH AND SUBSIDIARIES
Valet parking specialist Cruise and Passenger Services (CPS) and its sister companies will handle around 500 cruise ship transfer calls in 2023 as the industry continues its post-pandemic recovery. CPS will provide valet parking in Southampton, Liverpool and...
SCH Group gears up for the busiest year on record, servicing over 500 Cruise Ship Calls!
As the demand for cruising reaches new heights, SCH and sister company CPS, prepare for a bustling 2024. Our cruise teams are set to manage an impressive 500 cruise ship calls throughout the year. This includes regular visits from Royal Caribbean International,...
SCH Set For the #1 Cruise Event – Seatrade Cruise Global 2024
Seatrade Cruise Global serves as the cruise industry’s leading event to discuss emerging trends, forge partnerships, and explore new horizons. For CPS, this event presents an invaluable opportunity to reconnect with peers, partners, and stakeholders, as well as to...
A Journey from Pathfinder Agency to SCH HR Associate
Employee Spotlight! At SCH there's a remarkable success story that exemplifies dedication, growth, and perseverance. Samantha Woodley, whose journey began as a Pathfinder agency worker in the Cruise and Passenger Services call centre, has not only climbed the...
SCH & A&P Falmouth Partner & Welcome Ambition to Falmouth’s Shores
Earlier this month, a historic moment unfolded as The Port of Falmouth's reputation as a premier cruise destination further solidified with the arrival of the grand arrival of Ambassador Cruise Lines "Ambition”. The significance of this event was magnified by the...
18-Ton Yacht: From Shed to Sea!
Our latest accomplishment, involving the transportation of an 18-ton Oyster Yacht showcases our team’s expertise in high and heavy cargo. Our skilled project cargo team undertook the challenge of relocating the Yacht from Northam to its destination on the open seas....
Cruise & Passenger Services (CPS) and Baggex Join Forces to Elevate Cruise Line Support and Guest Experience
Cruise and Passenger Services (CPS) and Baggex have partnered to further enhance Cruise Line support by offering to take away the hassle and stress of travel through a professional new tailored service, shipping guest’s baggage door to door. Baggex provides a doorstep...
SCH RENEWS CRUISE SHIP SUPPORT CONTRACT WITH LIVERPOOL CITY COUNCIL
Cruise ship services provider SCH has secured an extension to its contract with Liverpool City Council to support all cruise vessels calling at Liverpool Cruise Terminal (LCT). SCH has provided support at LCT for nearly ten years and the latest three-year agreement...
SCH EXPERTS TAKE PART IN SOUTHAMPTON RO-RO SHOWCASE
SCH was among a group of expert companies invited to attend a specialist workshop on cargo lashing in Southampton’s Eastern Docks. The Ro-Ro Rodeo, hosted by Wallenius Wilhelmsen, included lashing demonstrations, guest speakers and promotional displays by leading...
On track for the Middle East…
This 67 tonnes tamping machine, used in railway track maintenance and repair, was wheeled on board Hoegh Autoliners’ Hoegh Sydney in Southampton bound for Jordan. The machine is used to pack the ballast under railway tracks to make them more stable and level.
GEARING UP FOR A BUSY CRUISE SEASON
SCH has embarked on a busy cruise season in Southampton with the arrival of Celebrity Cruises’ Celebrity Silhouette. The first of some 50 cruise calls to be handled by SCH in Southampton saw the Ponant Cruises icebreaker vessel Le Commandant Charcot make her maiden...
TANK TRANSPORT
Two liquid storage tanks were loaded onto road transport in Southampton as they prepared for the final leg of their journey from the US to Ireland. The tanks, weighing just over 11 tonnes each, arrived on a K Line vessel from Galveston in Texas and were lifted using...
PROMISING START TO BMW MOTORCYCLE SERIES FOR SCH MOTORPREP TEAM
SCH Motoprep’s team competing in this season’s series of BMW F900R Cup motorcycle races made a successful start in the first race of the summer at Silverstone. SCH Motorprep technical manager Rob Smith has handed over his S1000RR race bike to son Christian who now has...
CPS EXTENDS VALET PARKING RELATIONSHIP WITH PORT OF DOVER
SCH sister company Cruise and Passenger Services (CPS) has extended its valet parking contract with the Port of Dover for a further two years. CPS has been providing cruise parking services at Dover since 2021 and utilises on-site and undercover parking facilities in...
SCH’s Liverpool General Manager Karen Grogan looks at her company’s development and how it can support the region’s exciting growth plans…
Liverpool’s award of freeport status is the latest stage in an exciting period of growth for the port and is set to bring significant economic benefits to the region. Freeports are specially designated economic zones where usual tax and customs rules do not apply, to...
2023 SET TO MATCH PRE-PANDEMIC CRUISE LEVELS FOR SCH AND SUBSIDIARIES
Valet parking specialist Cruise and Passenger Services (CPS) and its sister companies will handle around 500 cruise ship transfer calls in 2023 as the industry continues its post-pandemic recovery. CPS will provide valet parking in Southampton, Liverpool and...
SCH Director Lee Davis looks back on a challenging 2022 and calls for realism in the face of similar challenges next year…
For many operating companies involved in the ports sector, 2022 has been a challenging year and, although next year appears to have some brighter prospects, there will be no shortage of challenges as the industry looks to regain stability. Cost inflation, wage...
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....
