Maersk adds Mideast/West Africa link
Maersk said it will launch a Middle East/West Africa service on Feb. 6.
The “MEW1” service will sail around Africa with a rotation of Pipavav, India; Jawaharlal Nehru, India; Jebel Ali Dubai, U.A.E; Algeciras, Spain; Abidjan, Ivory Coast; Tema, Ghana; Apapa, Nigeria; Salalah, Oman; and Pipavav; India.
The service will use nine vessels with 2,500-TEU capacities. The company said it was “a natural extension of our existing West Africa feeder network,” and will not add capacity, but provide a direct service for Middle East cargo by offering a weekly, direct connection from Jebel Ali and India to three main ports in West Africa.
The company said the rest of West Africa will be served through its feeder network.
Maersk adds Mideast/West Africa link
