Baltic States short-sea logistics to the UK and Europe

Samskip specialises in short-sea logistics from the Baltic states to the UK and Europe, ensuring seamless and sustainable freight transport across international borders. With regular departures from key ports in Riga and Klaipeda, we deliver efficient, multimodal shipping solutions tailored to your business needs. Whether you’re moving containers, looking for cross-docking, or need customs clearance services, our local experts in the Baltic region are here to help.

Highlights:

  • Extensive European network of door-to-door services based on 45ft containers with the same capacity as a trailer
  • Short transit times from Baltic States to the UK: 5 days from Riga and 3 days from Klaipeda
  • Connections to-and-from Scotland, Ireland, Italy, Iberia, Norway and Iceland via our hub in Rotterdam
  • Customer-centric service culture and local language support in all countries of service
  • Full door-to-door control with our own operated ships and truck fleet in Latvia and the UK
  • Additional services in the UK, such as in-house customs clearance, cross-docking and storage solutions.

Why choose Samskip?

We believe that communication and reliability are present in everything that we do. We provide a schedule that is reliable and tailored to every customer’s needs. With our Baltic Sea services, you will be able to reach the UK market with short transit times and scale load capacity based on your needs.

Our team

“At Samskip, we place our customers in the centre of everything we do. The experience of our customers and the reliability of our services are our core values in the Baltic States. We continuously challenge ourselves to enhance our customers’ experience and the ease of doing business with us.”
Johan van der Pijl, Managing Director Baltic States

Johan van der Pijl – Managing Director – Baltic Sea

Baltic States team
Samskip trucking services

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 optimize 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.

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.

Let’s build the smarter, more sustainable supply chain your business deserves.

Key features

customer support

Support for customers

the experience of our customers is our value

schedule reliability

Schedule reliability

our Baltic States service sails with 100% schedule reliability

shorter transit

Short transit times

combined with exact timed collections & deliveries

additional services

Supplementary services

in-house customs clearance and cross-docking solutions

handling with care

Care and guidance

we care about the success of your business

customer support

We speak your language

single point of contact that speaks the local language

FAQs

  • From the Baltic States, with own offices in Latvia and Lithuania, Samskip connects customers throughout Europe with direct sailing with short transit times to the UK and the Netherlands.
  • From our multimodal hub in the Netherlands, we connect to Scotland, Ireland, Iceland, Norway, Iberia and Italy.

From the Baltic region, Samskip provides:

  • Short-sea shipping (container services)

  • Door-to-door multimodal transport

  • Cross-docking and warehousing

  • Customs clearance services

  • Inland trucking connections and last-mile delivery

  • Emissions tracking / CO₂ calculation via our portal

Typical transit times are:

  • 5 days quay-to-quay from Riga to the UK, and 7 days quay-to-quay from Riga to the Netherlands
  • 3 days quay-to-quay from Riga to the UK, and 5 days quay-to-quay from Riga to the Netherlands
  • Door-to-door transit times depend on the actual day of loading. Samskip offers competitive late-closing and early pick-up times to ensure the most competitive door-to-door transit time.

Absolutely. We offer in-house customs clearance services and handle all required import/export formalities to ensure smooth cross-border transit.

Through the MySamskip digital portal, customers can:

  • Track containers in real time
  • View estimated time of arrival (ETA)
  • Access digital documents and invoices
  • Monitor CO₂ emissions for each transport

  • Most reliable short-sea service in the Baltic States with 100% schedule integrity.
  • Local teams offering support in the local language with a personal touch, ensuring better communication and service
  • Control from door-to-door with own assets, operating a Samskip-owned trucking fleet in Latvia.
  • Customer-centric service culture aiming to make customers enjoy a seamless experience whilst serving their customers.

Office addresses

Latvia office

Address: Skanstes iela 50a, 1st floor, LV-1013 Riga, Latvia

Contacts:

1. Commercial: Veronika Kocergina

Veronika.Kocergina@samskip.com

+371 266 291 59

2. Customer services: Ruta Ermane

Ruta.Ermane@samskip.com

Lithuania office

Address: Stariskes g. 33, LT-95366 Klaipeda, Lithuania

Contacts:

1. Commercial: Aleksandr Sokolov

Aleksandr.Sokolov@samskip.com

+370 698 014 32

2. Customer services: Klaipeda Customer Services team

Klaipeda@samskip.com

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.

Samskip shipping routes between Rotterdam, UK, Iceland, Ireland, and Baltic states

Connect with our experts

Ready to optimize your logistics? Our local experts are here to guide you with tailored, multimodal solutions that save time, cost, and CO₂.

Let’s move your business forward together.

Info & Downloads:

  • One pager Baltic services

  • Door-to-door infographic

  • Multimodal transport infographic