The shipping company Wec Lines has, according to its own statements, revised its previous UK–Ireland–Spain service and renamed it to NWC Spain. The launch of the new offering is on 27 September 2025. The service will be operated weekly with two ships, each with a capacity of 812 and 822 TEU.
Expanded port rotation
According to Wec Lines, the schedule includes
the ports Antwerp, Le Havre, Montoir-de-Bretagne, Bilbao, Gijón, Liverpool and Dublin. The new additions are Antwerp, Montoir-de-Bretagne and Gijón. Departures from Bilbao take place on Fridays, arrival in Liverpool is planned for Mondays, arrival in Dublin on Wednesdays.
Short transit times and rail connections
From Antwerp to Bilbao, transit times of seven days are offered according to the company; from Montoir-de-Bretagne
to Bilbao the running time is two days. In Bilbao there are rail connections to Barcelona, Valencia, Madrid, Zaragoza and Agoncillo in La Rioja. From Liverpool, rail connections to Belfast, Mossend and Greenock are offered, according to Wec Lines.
“By deploying a second vessel in our existing service, we offer our Spanish customers a fast and reliable solution to Northwest Europe
and vice versa,” said Caesar Luikenaar, Managing Director of Wec Lines. “This underscores our commitment to respond to market demand while continuing to provide optimal solutions for our existing customers.”
Alternative to road transport
With the new line routing, Wec Lines aims, according to its own statements, to create a fast and reliable alternative to road transport between Spain, Great Britain
