New Africa India Middle East service from October 2019
Ocean Network Express (ONE) has announced details of a new service with direct coverage between Africa, India and the Middle East (AIM). The new product will broaden ONE’s already expansive global coverage by offering direct port calls between West Africa, South Africa and key locations in West Asia, it highlighted in a release.
The AIM service, launched through a joint cooperation with Hapag-Lloyd, will commence from October 2019 with 9 ships of nominal 2,800 TEUs. The new service will offer market-leading transit times between the West Asian ports of Jebel Ali, Mundra, Nhava Sheva and Colombo and African ports of Durban, Cape Town, Tema, Tincan and Apapa, the release added.
The Africa India Middle East (AIM) service rotation is as follows: Jebel Ali – Mundra – Nhava Sheva – Colombo – Durban – Cape Town – Tema – Tincan – Apapa – Cape Town – Durban – Jebel Ali.
