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Hapag-Lloyd to call at Mombasa, Dar in a new Africa service
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GERMAN container shipping line Hapag-Lloyd plans to launch a new weekly service between the port of Jeddah and the east coast of Africa in April. The carrier will be the sole operator of the service that will initially deploy four 1,200 TEU vessels.
Branded the East Africa Service (EAS), the port rotation will be Jeddah, Mombasa, Dar es Salaam and back to Jeddah, which offers transhipment opportunities.
The carrier said that the EAS will be the first service in Hapag-Lloyd's network to call at the ports of Mombasa and Dar es Salaam, reported American Shipper.
"The fast-growing economies of countries in East Africa further inland from Kenya and Tanzania, which lack their own seaports, are also likely to benefit from this new offer, as it will give them improved access to the global market," said Hapag-Lloyd.
"Uganda, South Sudan, Rwanda, Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi and Zambia will gain direct access to markets worldwide," said Hapag-Lloyd.
Branded the East Africa Service (EAS), the port rotation will be Jeddah, Mombasa, Dar es Salaam and back to Jeddah, which offers transhipment opportunities.
The carrier said that the EAS will be the first service in Hapag-Lloyd's network to call at the ports of Mombasa and Dar es Salaam, reported American Shipper.
"The fast-growing economies of countries in East Africa further inland from Kenya and Tanzania, which lack their own seaports, are also likely to benefit from this new offer, as it will give them improved access to the global market," said Hapag-Lloyd.
"Uganda, South Sudan, Rwanda, Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi and Zambia will gain direct access to markets worldwide," said Hapag-Lloyd.