Maersk and Dafei have made major changes to the route, involving several Chinese ports.

the current African market is growing rapidly, more consumption creates stronger demand for goods.

In view of the growing demand in the African market, Maersk and Tamiflu have recently made adjustments to the Asia-Africa route.

, Maersk announced that starting from the first week of December this year, it will upgrade a number of routes between the Far East and Africa to provide more comprehensive coverage and faster transit times between the Far East and West Africa.

At the same time, Maersk will also launch a new branch service, the Cape Town Express, which will be linked to the upgraded SAFARI route.

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Bhavan said: "At present, the African market is growing rapidly, and more consumption has created stronger demand for commodities, reflecting the resilience of African economies. Under the current market conditions, we must provide customers with flexible and reliable products. Our goal is to provide customers with competitive advantages and prepare for the future.

upgrade are as follows:

upgraded FEW2 route will focus on the Nigerian market with the following ports of call: Singapore-Thanjong Parapas-Lomé-Apapa-Ona-Cotonou-Singapore.

upgraded FEW3 routes will connect major ports in West Africa with major ports in Asia. Route FEW1 will be suspended and services will be diverted to route FEW3.

FEW3 route is: Qingdao Guangyang Shanghai Ningbo Shekou Nansha Singapore Tanjung Palapas Tema Laiki Abidjan Black Point Colombo Singapore Xiamen Qingdao.

upgraded FEW6 route will focus on key ports in southwest Africa and add new connections to the port of Kribi. A major change in the route was the removal of the connection to Cape Town, reducing the transit time between the South West African port and the Asian port to seven days.

FEW6 route is: Qingdao Shanghai Ningbo Nansha Danjiang Parapas Singapore Black Point Kribi Luanda Whale Bay Port Singapore Qingdao.

New Cape Express can meet the demand for freight between Port Louis and Cape Town in the following order: Port Louis-Cape Town-Port Louis.

upgraded SAFARI route will increase northbound coverage of Port Louis, combining with the Cape Town Express and Safari routes to provide direct transportation services for Cape Town export products (including refrigerated containers) to Asian markets.

new SAFARI route connecting ports is: Shanghai Ningbo Shekou Tanjung Parapas Port Louis Durban Port Louis Tanjung Parapas.

In addition to Maersk, Dafei also announced the upgrade of its routes in Asia, West Africa and South Africa, which will take effect in the first week of December this year, to improve scheduled flight rates and operational efficiency.

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, Duffy's Wax route will exclusively serve Nigeria, Ghana and Cote d'Ivoire; WAX3 will continue to serve Togo and Nigeria; and Shaka will provide transshipment services from Port Louis to Cape Town.

Dafei stated that it will provide direct flights from North China, Central China, and South China to Nigeria, Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire, Cameroon and other West African markets through upgraded routes.

Wax route is operated by 13 TEU ships with a capacity of 14000 ships, and the order of port of call is: Xiamen-Qingdao-Guangyang-Shanghai-Ningbo-Shekou-Nansha-Singapore-Tanjung Parapaz-Tema-Lecki-Abidjan-Black Point-Colombo-Singapore-Xiamen.

, the WAX3 route is operated by 10 4500TEU ships with the port of call order Singapore-Tanjong Parapaz-Lomé-Apapapapa-Ona-Cotonou-Singapore.

ASAF route is operated by 12 8500TEU ships, with the following ports of call: Qingdao Shanghai Ningbo Nansha Tanjong Parapas Singapore Black Point Kribi Luanda Whale Cove Port Singapore Qingdao.

, the Shaka route is operated by nine 9300TEU ships, and the ports of call are as follows: Shanghai Ningbo Shekou Tanjung Parapas Port Louis Durban Port Louis Tanjung Parapas Shanghai.