Cork basedMainport which acts as shipping agent for container operator, Unifeeder A/S, has announced as of the start of this month that they have increased capacity between the Irish Sea and mainland northern Europe.

This has led to the deployment of a larger (658 TEU) capacity vessel, the MV Elizabeth which Afloat observed departing Dublin Port this week when bound for Belfast Harbour.

The news according to the IMDO, comes despite all the challenges with widespread congestion in North Europe, where Unifeeder have managed to maintain a very strong schedule integrity along with very short transit times to and from the UK port of Southampton.

The UK-all Ireland port rotation is also ideal for empty positioning of containers from Dublin and Belfast to Cork. This upscaling has been very well received by customers, deep sea lines and cargo owners.