PORTS & SHIPPING QUICK, SECURE, COST- EFFECTIVE TRANSPORT Smyril Line Cargo Smyril Line Cargo transports PO Box 3296 FO-110 Tórshavn thousands of tonnes of frozen www.cargo.fo and fresh seafood between [email protected] Tel.: +298 309 600 the Faroe Islands and the Fax: +298 309 601 European Continent, using Managing Directors: two newly acquired freight Halgir Dahl Olesen vessels that take reefer trailers, René Dahl Olesen Smyril Line Cargo is the only containers and bulk freight. freight forwarding company offering Ro/Ro, container and HE RISE of the Russian market for fish break-bulk services between from the Faroe Islands—unaffected by the Northeast Atlantic island region and the European Tthe countermeasures that have hit other Eu- mainland. ropean suppliers whose governments had en- gaged in trade sanctions against the giant Our versatile freight vessels M/S Eystnes and M/S Hvítanes country—has proved to be a key factor in the have apacity for 23 reefer recent growth of the Faroese seafood trade. trailers, 30 FEU containers and In this connection, Smyril Line Cargo, 1000 EPAL pallets the freight forwarding division of ferry op- Our modern Ro/Pax ferry erator Smyril Line, has consolidated its po- M/S Norröna has a capacity sition with the acquisition of Eystnes and of 130 trailer units and runs Hvítanes, a pair of freighters that the com- between the ports of pany has deployed on its route between the Seyðisfjörður, Tórshavn Faroes and the European Continent. Velsen in the Netherlands, Gdansk in Poland tablished itself as the primary link between The main export markets for fresh Faro- and Hirtshals. The two sister vessels have capacity for and Klaipeda in Lithuania. the islands and the European mainland, and ese salmon are Russia, the United States, M/S Norröna operates at a 23 reefer trailers, 30 FEU containers and Smyril Line, meanwhile, has RoPax the company’s cargo arm has been dedicated China, the United Kingdom, and Denmark. speed of 21 knots. 1000 EPAL pallets. ferry Norröna on her regular route between to meeting the specialized needs of Faroese The Faroe to Denmark crossing is a 40- Smyril Line Cargo offers Faroese exports of pelagic fish to Russia Seyðisfjörður in eastern Iceland, Tórshavn exporters in getting their produce to custom- hour trip, taking reefer trailers to Hirtshals bespoke solutions for freight increased by thousands of tonnes last year in the Faroes and Hirtshals, with additional ers in Europe and beyond. with immediate access from there to the including management of (2015)—and a considerable share of this vol- options for shipping cargo trailers. Besides frozen pelagic fish, there is also Danish motorway network, then returning export/import processes that ume was shipped on Smyril Line Cargo’s “With the long experience of operating a steady flow of fresh salmon and whitefish, to Hirtshals a week later. Working with 14- combine multiple modes of transportation as appropriate— Managing Director freighters. Volumes sent to other markets the Norröna, we know quite a lot about Ro/ and the perishable nature of these is such day cycles, this way the refrigerated trailers road, sea, air, rail. Halgir Dahl Olesen; were high as well, notably to destinations in Ro transport,” Halgir Dahl Olesen said. “We that careful handling and prompt forward- are shipped via Hirtshals to destinations in Multipurpose freighters Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, and the Neth- look to create solutions that are based on ing are crucial. the Netherlands, Russia or across the wider • Specialists in reefer transport Eystnes (main), Hvítanes erlands. the market’s requirements, and with a sched- “With fresh seafood in transport, avoid- Baltic region, before being shipped back to — for example, chilled or frozen (opposite bottom right). seafood by sea, road, rail or air. The overall picture is expected to re- ule of sailings that has been customized for ing delays is key as time is critical,” Mr. Ole- the Faroes—so products shipped from the main largely unchanged this year as produc- Faroese exports of pelagic fish and salmon, sen noted. “Cargoes are kept secure in reefer Faroes are in Denmark two days later, and • Airfreight and courier service Reefer trailer coming out of ers gear up for the summer mackerel and we are the most flexible trading partner in trailers from dispatch to delivery and this can be with Russian, Baltic, Polish or Dutch via worldwide network of logistics partners. RoPax ferry Norröna (below); herring seasons. this field.” combination is the safest bet against any customers within a week. Norröna steaming toward the On request, with its new freighters, unpleasant surprises. This is the most cost- Now one challenge for Smyril Line • Port agency services. Port of Tórshavn (opposite). Smyril Line Cargo can reach all of these ‘MOST COST-EFFECTIVE’ effective way of transporting fresh seafood.” Cargo is to capitalize on the success of what markets on a weekly basis, according to Hal- Smyril Line places emphasis on a strong has already been achieved in establishing gir Dahl Olesen, who heads the company op- Faroese identity with Faroese crews and these export routes, to locate opportunities posite his co-managing director and brother under the Faroese flag. The Norröna, still a to make full use of the return passage for Rene Dahl Olesen. source a national pride, was delivered to its imports to the Faroes. They are running scheduled weekly sail- Faroese owners in 2003, replacing an older “There is clearly some good potential ings between Tórshavn and Runavík in the ferry that had many years of good service for imports,” Mr. Olesen said, “and there Faroes and St. Petersburg in Russia, using behind it but which was no longer able to are, admittedly, quite many items that are the Danish port of Hirtshals as a transit hub. provide the capacity the triangular North currently not easily available in the Faroe Alternative destinations from Hirtshals are Atlantic route demands. Norröna quickly es- Islands. We’re open to suggestions.” 72 • 2016 Faroe Business Report Faroe Business Report 2016 • 73.