WEC Lines has launched a new direct and weekly liner service connecting Ireland, Belgium, and France, expanding its European network.
With immediate effect, WEC Lines, which also has Hamburg in its network and works with Lidl shipping company Tailwind in hinterland transportation, is connecting Ireland, Belgium and France in a new direct and weekly service.
A dedicated 612 TEU vessel will be deployed every seven days, as the Dutch company announced. Departures will be on Thursdays from Zeebrugge and Sundays from Dublin.
WEC Lines is a shipping company with intermodal connections that also serves North and East Africa and the Red Sea. Headquartered in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, the company operates 16 vessels, has its own container fleet, 17 offices and a worldwide network of agents.
Dublin will now be called three times a week as it is also a port of call for the existing Spanish and Portuguese services. WEC Lines has been active in the Irish market from Portugal for over 30 years. In 2024, we introduced a dedicated Bilbao call between Dublin and the Canary Islands to facilitate onward travel to and from Spain and the Canaries.
Roger Megann, Managing Director of WEC Lines UK, emphasized: “In 2025, this new service between Dublin and Zeebrugge was introduced and extends our reach into the surrounding European hinterland. This underlines WEC Lines‘ commitment to Ireland as we grow our network and eventually extend our offering to the Baltics and beyond, while continuing to develop our markets in Portugal, Spain, Morocco and East Africa.”
The Dutch shipping company traditionally connects the North West continent with Southern Europe and is now expanding its trade beyond WEC Lines’ conventional shipping network. The new service is based on demand from customers in both the dry and reefer markets for higher frequencies, faster transit times and greater reliability, it says.
By calling at Le Havre, WEC Lines aims to offer a sustainable alternative to truck transportation. The port is now called at twice a week. “In addition, the Zeebrugge-Dublin connection offers a reliable way to bypass the congested ports of Antwerp and Rotterdam for westbound transports,” the Dutch company continues.
