Samskip Expands its Network with a Dedicated Moroccan Short-Sea Service
We are excited to announce our new, dedicated short-sea service that connects Morocco with the UK, the Netherlands, and wider Europe. Designed for both reefer and dry cargo, this service delivers speed, reliability, and sustainability, giving Moroccan exporters and European importers one of the strongest trade links available today.
Direct, fast, and reliable
Our new Morocco service is built for performance. With weekly non-stop sailings from Agadir to the UK and Rotterdam (Matrans Terminal), your cargo moves seamlessly to key European hubs, like Belgium and Germany. This ensures efficiency at every step. Moreover, we handle in-house customs clearance and provide door-to-door delivery using our trucking network and rail operations across continental Europe.
Transit times:
- Agadir – Tilbury: 4.5 days
- Agadir – Rotterdam: 5.5 days
- Casablanca – Rotterdam: 7.5 days
With us, your shipments reach the market on time, every time.
Why choose Samskip Morocco?
We designed this service to link Morocco’s booming fresh produce sector with Northern Europe faster, more sustainably, and more reliably than ever before.
1. The fastest connection between Morocco and Europe
We provide a dependable short-sea schedule with weekly sailings. This gives you speed, consistency, and total control over your supply chain, from customs clearance through to last-mile delivery.
2. Built around Moroccan perishables
We tailor this service to meet the demands of Morocco’s growing fresh produce trade. First, we offer specialised reefer handling to protect temperature-sensitive goods. Second, we support a seamless switch to 45ft reefer containers, giving you the same capacity as trailers but with greater efficiency.
Furthermore, each shipment includes our Remote Reefer Management System and Controlled Atmosphere (CA) Technology. This enables real‐time monitoring and regulates oxygen, CO₂, humidity, and temperature — helping your produce stay fresh for up to 45 days.
3. Sustainable by design
At Samskip, sustainability is not an afterthought; it’s built into everything we do. For example:
- Up to 80% CO₂ savings compared to road transport
- Fewer road miles and lower emissions on every journey
- Support for your ESG goals and regulatory compliance
With every journey, we move closer to a cleaner, more sustainable supply chain.
Why Choose a Short-Sea Solution?
Samskip’s short-sea schedules give you faster, more reliable, and optimized logistics compared to traditional deep-sea shipping.
A typical deep-sea schedule
- Always focused on large vessels to lower slot costs
- Large vessels mean low frequency of calls
- Prioritizes maximizing cargo carried, not schedule reliability
- Very limited possibility for 45ft containers
A Samskip short-sea schedule
- Custom-designed and optimized schedules for your needs
- Fewer calls, lowering the risk of delays (“trucking mentality”)
- Schedule reliability-focused to provide the best service
- 45ft HCPW and 40ft containers with high reefer plug availability and speed
- Transit from Morocco to the UK and the Netherlands is 3+ days faster than deep-sea shipping
Go Bigger, Handle Less
The 45′ ft container solution that unlocks extra capacity and minimizes your costs
The 45ft container wasn’t always what it is today. Originally developed as a 13.6 meter unit, but it never got formally approved by the authorities in Brussels. So, a technical innovation needed to be made: simply halving the dimensions of the container seemed like an easy fix, but it introduced challenges in stability and handling.
In the 1980s, the Geest family began exploring this concept in depth, laying the groundwork for a new standard in multimodal transport. This innovation was later pioneered by us, Samskip, and later adopted by other players in the industry.
Today, the 45 ft container has evolved into a fully compliant unit with external dimensions of 13.716 meters, so your cargo can move seamlessly from port to rail, to truck, onto a barge, and finally arrive at its destination, all without any disruptions. That’s the power of our 45 ft container: it’s not just bigger; it’s better.
As pioneers in the 45 ft container, we’ve optimized it for real-world efficiency, offering space for up to 33 Euro-pallets, compared to 30 in a standard 40 ft container. You carry more goods in fewer containers, cutting handling time, costs, paperwork, and complications along the way.
Our containers are designed for multimodal transport. Ships, trains, barges, and trucks all work seamlessly with the 45 ft container. Whether it’s a curtain-sider for easy side access, a temperature-controlled reefer for sensitive and perishable goods, or a custom flatrack, our containers adapt to your transportation needs. Additionally, these units are specifically developed for road transport in the EU due to their chamfered front corner posts and casting features.
Every container is built strong, lightweight, and secure, with sturdy flooring and lashing points. By maximizing space and reducing the number of containers needed, we lower the amount of carbon emissions, ease road congestion, and make logistics easier. So, by choosing our 45’ container, your supply chain becomes, by definition, more sustainable.
With us managing your cargo, you enjoy full visibility, control, and reliability from start to finish.
Sustainable and Digital Services
Sustainability today and tomorrow
Samskip is building the future of logistics with real investment in green innovation. From hydrogen-powered ships to biofuels and smart digital planning, we’re committed to helping our customers grow responsibly.
Track your emissions savings with our CO₂ Calculator
Digital control with MySamskip
Plan, track, and optimise your supply chain in real time with MySamskip, our easy-to-use customer portal. Because with us, you stay in control wherever your cargo goes.
End-to-end remote reefer management system
Our newly ordered 40″ and 45” reefer containers are equipped with real-time GPS and temperature monitoring, fully integrated into the portal. And this is not all, our newly introduced Controlled Atmosphere (CA) Technology can regulate oxygen, CO₂, humidity, and temperature inside the container to keep fruit and vegetables fresh for up to 45 days. From blueberries to tomatoes, our new service ensures compliance with strict food standards.
Data can also be shared directly with your own systems or third-party platforms, giving you full visibility and faster decisions across your supply chain.
Ready to join the multimodal movement?
Samskip is more than a logistics provider; we’re your strategic partner committed, connected, and always ready to help you move forward.
Contact us, and we’ll guide you every step of the way!
Key Features
Support for customers
transtioning to sustainable transport
Reliable service & Capacity
with our growing footprint
Expedited handling
to meet your critical deadlines for urgent loads
Supplementary services
third-party logistics and cross-docking are available for increased flexibility
Care and guidance
we are large enough to carry, and small enough to care
We speak your language
one point of contact for all your questions and business needs
Let’s connect, and we’ll do the rest!
FAQs
Office addresses
Casablanca office
Address: Rue el Oraibi Jilali, 4th floor 12, Casablanca 20000
Expert: Ismail Doubabi
E-mail: ismail.doubabi@samskip.com
Phone: +212660176817
Network & Schedules
From ocean routes to inland rail, Samskip connects your business with a network built for speed, reliability, and sustainability. Wherever your business grows, our scheduled services keep your cargo moving seamlessly.
Connect with our experts
Are you ready to optimize your logistics? Our local experts are here to help you with tailor-made multimodal solutions that save time, costs and CO₂ emissions.
Let’s move your business forward together.
