BG Freight Line boosts exports from Greenock – Daily Business

BG Freight Line has begun services from Greenock

A new weekly shipping service is providing Scottish exporters with a regular connection from Greenock to Rotterdam.

Peel Ports Group believes the certainty of BG Emerald’s sevice, which began last Friday, could be particularly valuable to Scotland’s independent distillers, bottlers and their supply chains.

Jamie Strain, Clydeport port director at Peel Ports, said: “This is a significant moment for Scottish exporters, [which] now have the certainty of a ship here every week to take their goods to Rotterdam and on to markets around the world.

“We’re also pleased with the level of initial interest we’ve had in this service, which will be particularly beneficial for independent whisky businesses given the current challenging market conditions.”

The announcement follows an export round table hosted by Peel Ports Group earlier this year, which brought Scottish food and drink businesses together to examine barriers to international growth. 

Cost, reliability, capacity and access to market emerged as common concerns, alongside the impact that the time and cost involved in getting goods to customers can have on cash flow.

The Port of Greenock handles around 100,000 shipping containers, or twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU), annually.

Peel Ports Group has invested £25 million in two 72-metre ship-to-shore cranes at the terminal as part of its programme to increase capacity and support Scottish international trade. 

The route will be served by the MV BG Emerald and MV BG Jade, 1002 TEU vessels, alternating on the weekly calls.

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