French shipping line Delmas, a part of the CMA CGM group, and Dutch shipping company NileDutch have entered into an agreement to start a new service between the east coast South America and West Africa.
Both companies have extensive experience of the West African trade and each will provide a ship to the new service which commences in the first week of March 2007.
The service will be fully containerised with ample reefer capacity, says a statement issued by NileDutch. Shippers will be provided with a fortnightly connection from the Brazilian ports of Sao Francisco do Sul, Santos and Rio de Janeiro to Luanda in Angola and Pointe Noire in Congo.
Argentinean cargo will be relayed via Rio de Janeiro. Other West African destinations such as Boma, Matadi, Cabinda, Soyo, Lobito, Libreville, Douala, Lagos, Tema and Abidjan will be served by relay via Pointe Noire using other service loops of both Delmas and NileDutch.
According to Delmas the new service will provide the fastest transit time between Brazil and Angola .
Both companies have extensive experience of the West African trade and each will provide a ship to the new service which commences in the first week of March 2007.
The service will be fully containerised with ample reefer capacity, says a statement issued by NileDutch. Shippers will be provided with a fortnightly connection from the Brazilian ports of Sao Francisco do Sul, Santos and Rio de Janeiro to Luanda in Angola and Pointe Noire in Congo.
Argentinean cargo will be relayed via Rio de Janeiro. Other West African destinations such as Boma, Matadi, Cabinda, Soyo, Lobito, Libreville, Douala, Lagos, Tema and Abidjan will be served by relay via Pointe Noire using other service loops of both Delmas and NileDutch.
According to Delmas the new service will provide the fastest transit time between Brazil and Angola .