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How big, how long, how heavy?
What is the maximum load/vehicle width you can accept on your vessels?
The maximum widths are as follows:
Dover-Calais - 6.70m
North Sea routes - 6.00m
Tilbury-Zeebrugge - 6.00m
Portsmouth-Bilbao - 5.80m
Cairnryan-Larne - 6.00m
Troon-Larne - 4.00m
Liverpool-Dublin - 5.20m
Loads wider than 2.5m incur additional charges. On our Irish Sea, North Sea and Portsmouth routes, loads wider than 3m require special arrangement, and therefore need to be booked direct with the relevant freight office.
What is the maximum vehicle height you can accept on your vessels?
The maximum heights are as follows:
Dover-Calais - 4.80m
Hull-Rotterdam - 7.00m
Hull-Zeebrugge - 4.40m
Teesport-Rotterdam - 7.00m
Teesport-Zeebrugge - Norstream 7.00m, European Trader 4.00m
Tilbury-Zeebrugge - 6.00m
Portsmouth-Bilbao - 4.58m
Cairnryan-Larne - 5.00m
Troon-Larne - 6.00m
Liverpool-Dublin - 4.80m
On our Portsmouth route loads higher than 4.2m require special arrangements and therefore need to be booked directly with the relevant freight office.
What is maximum weight you can carry on your vessels?
The maximum weights are as follows:
Dover-Calais - 44 ton (72 ton upon special arrangement)
North Sea routes - 170 ton
Tilbury-Zeebrugge - 150 ton
Portsmouth-Bilbao - 120 ton
Cairnryan-Larne - 125 ton
Troon-Larne - 150 ton
Liverpool-Dublin - 160 ton
Loads heavier than 50 ton incur additional charges on our Irish Sea routes and loads in excess of 100 ton incur additional charges on all routes. On our Irish Sea, North Sea, Tilbury and Portsmouth routes, loads heavier than 50 ton require special arrangement, and therefore need to be booked direct with the relevant freight office.