Hapag-Lloyd will further enhance its West Africa product, the company said in its press release. As of week 47, Hapag-Lloyd will introduce the DEX (Dakar Express) Service which will offer weekly sailings from North Europe to Senegal and Mauretania and vice versa. In addition, these markets will be well connected with Global Mainline Network via Tangier.
At the same time Hapag-Lloyd will remove Dakar from the WAX (West Africa Express) which will significantly reduce operational stress on this service and improve the schedule reliability.
The DEX will be composed of 4 x 1700 TEU vessels, all operated by Hapag-Lloyd, with following rotation:
Antwerp – Dunkerque – Lisbon – Tangier – Dakar – Nouakchott – Tangier – Leixoes – Antwerp
The first estimated departures times of DEX will be:
Southbound: Antwerp November 25, 2018
Northbound: Dakar December 3, 2018
Nouakchott December 5, 2018
The last estimated WAX departure to Dakar will be:
Southbound: Frisia Oslo 1840S, Antwerp November 12, 2018
Dakar November 26, 2018