MAERSK ADDS CAPACITY TO MED/WEST AFRICA SERVICES

MAERSK ADDS CAPACITY TO MED/WEST AFRICA SERVICES

   Maersk Line is adding ship capacity to its Algeciras/West Africa services by replacing 1,100-TEU vessels by larger 1,350-TEU units.
    The ships will be employed on two fortnightly services between Algeciras, Maersk’s southern European container hub, and the southern range of West African ports.
    The move is the latest in a gradual expansion of Maersk’s ship capacity deployed in the West African trades.
    In a separate development, Maersk said that it has started to exchange space between northern/southern Europe and West Africa with CMB Transport. CMB Transport was acquired by Maersk earlier this year, as part of its takeover of Safmarine Container Lines.