MAERSK TAKES SPACE ON DIRECT U.S./SOUTH AFRICA CONTAINER SERVICE

MAERSK TAKES SPACE ON DIRECT U.S./SOUTH AFRICA CONTAINER SERVICE

    Maersk Line will provide a direct service between the U.S. East Coast and South Africa from Aug. 1 by taking space on the joint container service of SafBank and Mediterranean Shipping Co.
    The service calls at New York, Baltimore, Norfolk, Charleston, Freeport (Bahamas), Durban, Port Elizabeth and Cape Town.
    Maersk previously operated a transshipment container service between the U.S. and South Africa.
    The move follows Maersk’s acquisition earlier this year of Safmarine Container Lines, the parent company of SafBank.
    The changes do not affect the joint U.S./South Africa multi-purpose service of SafBank and Lykes, which will continue to run without any involvement by Maersk.