by Satty Kaur | Aug 19, 2021 | Cargo of the Month
This 60 ton slew column is part of a Liebherr heavy duty bulk handling crane that will be used for open sea bulk handling operations in the Far East, lifting up to 35 tonnes with each swing. Arriving in Southampton by road, the column was first lashed to a mafi...
by Satty Kaur | Aug 18, 2021 | News
SCH and its sister companies have had their two busiest weekends since UK cruising restarted as August sees operations hit their peak. Several thousands of passengers were handled as Royal Caribbean Cruise Line, Disney Line and Celebrity Cruises get their UK...
by Satty Kaur | Jul 14, 2021 | News
Cruise operations in Southampton and Liverpool are back in full swing for SCH after an absence of more than 18 months. Celebrity Cruises’ Celebrity Silhouette began its UK coastal cruises for British passengers from Southampton following a multi-million dollar refit....
by Satty Kaur | Jun 18, 2021 | News
Leading cruise passenger valet parking providers Cruise and Passenger Services (CPS) have been awarded a contract to provide services for cruise passengers at the port of Dover. CPS will utilise on-site and undercover parking facilities in the Port to offer safe...
by James | Jun 16, 2021 | Blog
It all sounds so simple when ro-ro cargo is loaded on a ship in Southampton and heads off around the world but the process of preparing the shipment, planning the loading and putting everything in the right place often starts at least three weeks before the ship...
by James | Jun 16, 2021 | Cargo of the Month
After 25 years working an open cast coal mine in the north of England, two excavators are being shipped to the Middle East for a new chapter of operations. Following shipment of the tracks and other ancillary pieces, the two 56-ton bodies were brought by road to...
by James | Apr 9, 2021 | News
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...
by Satty Kaur | Nov 20, 2020 | News
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...
by Satty Kaur | Sep 24, 2020 | News
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...
by Satty Kaur | Sep 11, 2020 | News
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...
