News / DFDS unaccompanied Sheerness service can challenge Dover freight flows

A bullish Peel Ports believes it can challenge Dover for cross-Channel freight flows with its Sheerness facility and the growth of unaccompanied freight at the port – offering a service accompanied freight cannot.

Peel Port’s chief operating officer David Huck told The Loadstar he was confident Sheerness would see new services operating from the Medway port within the next six months.

“We will challenge Dover, with cargo increasingly moving to unaccompanied facilities,” said Mr Huck.

Indeed, official UK government figures show a shift from ...