News / Big ship craze spreads to UK shortsea shipping, but will VGM rule drive cargo to the roads?

The big ship craze appears to have spread to the shortsea shipping industry serving the UK, after investment in the sector was frozen during the past few years.

Speakers at this year’s Multimodal event in Birmingham questioned whether there would be enough capacity in the medium term to serve the country’s freight needs.

Richard Horsewill, director of freight for the UK and Ireland at Stena Line, told delegates: “In the ferry industry, we are still recovering from the financial crisis and recession, when ...