Two leading container shipping lines, NileDutch and CMA CGM, have concluded a vessel sharing agreement (VSA) for services from South America to West Africa.
This agreement will take effect in late May, and will enable both companies to offer their customers a better and more efficient service.
Initially the service will operate using 2,500 TEU NileDutch vessels. As of August, it will use two NileDutch and two CMA CGM vessels, each with a capacity of 4,250 TEU.
This service, operating every two weeks, will provide a valuable connection between these regions with their rapidly developing economies.
Ports of call – South America:
Buenos Aires, Rio Grande, Itajai, Santos and Rio de Janeiro.
Ports of call – West Africa:
Lomé, Pointe Noire and Luanda.
[mappress] May 15, 2014