Ellerman City Liners announced on 12 November 2025 the acquisition of Viasea Shipping that operates a niche shortsea service using 2 ships of 800 teu connecting UK, Netherlands, Poland, Norway and Lithuania. Viasea Shipping was launched in November 2016 as a subsidiary of Norwegian logistics services provider ColliCare Logistics. It current has offices in Moss, Rotterdam, Gdynia, Klaipeda, and Immingham.
Following the acquisition, Ellerman's services will be expanded to cover
* Viasea Shippin