Maruba and Hapag-Lloyd will team up with CSCL on the Far East-West Africa trade, on a service that will include a Durban call from mid-July, reports AXS-Alphaliner News.
Using five vessels in the 2,100-2,500-TEU range, the three shipping companies will commence a fortnightly service linking Shanghai, Ningbo, Xiamen, Shekou and SE Asia through Port Kelang to Durban, Tema, Lome and Lagos.
Hapag-Lloyd and Maruba join CSCL, already with its twice monthly sailing WAX FE-West African service, as newcomers to the trade lane.
CSCL and Maruba also offer an extra Durban-Far East eastbound string in their SEAS 2 service, one of two loops which are to replace an existing FE-ECSA service.
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