Boluda Shipping has announced the acquisition of Samskip on 28 October 2026 that will allow it to establish a pan-European short sea shipping network connecting Northern Europe with the Iberian Peninsula, Canary Islands and West Africa. The deal is expected to close on 1 January 2027 subject to regulatory approvals. Following completion, the enlarged Boluda network is expected to comprise of 32 vessels with Samskip's existing fleet of 15 ships of 130 teu to 950 teu set to join Boluda that will
Boluda Lines and Samskip have jointly launched a new Spain-Ireland-UK service connecting Santander, Dublin, Liverpool, Santander using the 803 teu LUCIA B from 29 September 2023. The service turns in 1 week using a single ship from Boluda, with Samskip taking slots. In northern Spain, the service will call at Boluda Maritime Terminals Santander that was opened by Boluda in April 2023 at a total cost of €40 m with a capacity of 110,000 teu a year.