Recently it was learned that South African shippers and forwarders have lost direct sailings in Cape Town due to the impact of the port congestion surcharge. At the same time, shipping companies Maersk and CMA CGM announced the cancellation of calls at the Port of Cape Town due to extended waiting times at the country's ports.
Cape Town port call canceled
Previously, Maersk announced the reorganization of its Asia-West/South Africa network and realigned the FEW6 route between northern China and southwestern Africa. Two current calls at the Port of Cape Town have been cancelled.
In this regard, Maersk stated that the updated FEW6 service will focus on major ports in Southwest Africa and will call at Kribi.
A major change to the service will be the removal of Cape Town route coverage, shortening transit times between South West African ports and Asian ports to seven days
It is understood the service is operated jointly with CMA CGM and COSCO Group. Hapag-Lloyd and OOCL are the time charter companies, while Cape Town cargo owners will have access to a dedicated feeder between Cape Town and Mauritius transshipment hub Port Louis. Serve.
Maersk further added that a new service, Cape Town Express, will be launched as Cape Town is removed from FEW6.
Recently, it was learned that South African shippers and freight forwarders have lost direct sailings in Cape Town due to the impact of port congestion surcharges. At the same time, shipping companies Maersk and CMA CGM announced the cancellation of calls at the Port of Cape Town due to extended waiting times at the country's ports.
