Samskip Expands Its Network With a Dedicated Morocco Short-Sea Service

We are excited to announce our new dedicated shortsea service connecting Morocco with the UK, the Netherlands, and the broader European market. Designed for both reefer and dry cargo, this service combines speed, reliability, and sustainability to give Moroccan exporters and European importers the strongest trade link 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. To ensure efficiency at every step, we provide in-house customs clearance and door-to-door delivery through our own trucking network and railway operations within Continental Europe.

Transit times:

Agadir – Thamesport: 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?

Our new service is designed to connect Morocco’s thriving fresh produce market with Northern Europe more quickly, sustainably, and reliably than ever before.

1. The Fastest Connection Between Morocco and Europe

We offer a reliable shortsea schedule with weekly sailings, giving you speed, consistency, and full control of the supply chain, from customs clearance to last-mile delivery.

2. Built Around Moroccan Perishables

This service is designed to meet the needs of Morocco’s expanding fresh produce trade. We provide specialized reefer handling to safeguard temperature-sensitive goods and offer a seamless switch to 45ft reefer containers, delivering the same capacity as trailers with greater efficiency. To ensure quality and reliability at every stage, shipments are equipped with our Remote Reefer Management System and Controlled Atmosphere (CA) Technology, enabling real-time monitoring and regulating oxygen, CO2, and temperature to keep the produce fresh for up to 45 days.

3. Sustainable by Design

Samskip is committed to making sustainable logistics easy. Our Morocco service delivers:

Up to 80% CO₂ savings compared to road transport.

With every journey, we move closer to a cleaner, more sustainable supply chain.

Why Choose a Shortsea Solution?

Discover how Samskip shortsea 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 Shortsea 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

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. add to this section using the infor in the photo

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!