SCH is making preparations for the resumption of cruising later this summer from all the UK ports where it provides specialist stevedoring services.   Plans are underway to ensure Covid secure handling services are provided at SCH’s major...

SCH has supported the ships of major cruise customer Royal Caribbean Cruise Line throughout the pandemic and the latest operation was a major exercise in discharge operations when the Explorer of the Seas called into Southampton. Using two mobile cranes in challenging...

Celebrity Cruises’ impressive new passenger ship Celebrity Apex has been added to the fleet of cruise vessels handled by SCH after she made her maiden call in Southampton.  The second of the Edge-Class ships stopped off in Southampton for two days en route from...

SCH is seeing the wheels of trade turning again as cargo volumes through the Port of Southampton build, with more UK manufacturing industries returning to work in the wake of the COVID 19 crisis and the traditional summer break at manufacturing sites. Vehicle...

SCH has been continuing to service its cruise ship customers despite normal cruising activity being suspended.Besides ships making regular calls to load stores before sailing to anchor offshore, some vessels like Royal Caribbean Cruise Line’s Majesty of the Seas have...

SCH has become one of the first UK companies to offer support services to the new 110,000 gross tonnes Scarlet Lady, the first venture into cruising for Richard Branson’s Virgin Group. The impressive Virgin Voyages ship made her maiden call in Liverpool, having...

SCH is expecting an increase in ro-ro cargo volumes in 2020 as the uncertainty over Brexit eases. The indecision over the UK’s departure from the EU impacted adversely on 2019 volumes with totals down on previous years as UK vehicle manufacturing output fell. There is...

SCH has again underlined its credentials as the UK’s most extensive provider of cruise ship services after supporting vessels calling in three of Britain’s leading cruise ports during the past season. SCH, along with sister companies Southern Maritime Services (SMS)...

SCH has moved into new headquarters after restoring one of the oldest buildings in the Port of Southampton to its former glory. SCH, along with sister companies in the Independent Port Handling group, has re-located to Pilgrim House, a listed 19th century building in...

SCH has played its part in another successful cruise ship season for Southampton with some 430,000 passengers handled during the year. The passengers travelled on 70 ships that were supported by SCH during their calls in Southampton, headed by Royal Caribbean Cruise...