Dutch feedership operator WEC Lines is starting a new service linking southern Europe to the north.

It will begin weekly calls at Liverpool, Lisbon, Setubal, Leixoes and Sines from 10 February, tying in with other services to Spain, the Canary Islands, Ireland, Scotland and Morocco.

WEC said: “This is a major new development for us, offering a dedicated, faster and direct container service for our customers in the Iberian peninsula, north Africa and the Canaries.

“We’re