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WORTHCARGO Introduction to African routes - Africa Lines

Introduction to African routes

source: Worth Cargo   2023-09-22 16:50:58  
African routes are divided into East Africa, South Africa, West Africa, and North Africa in the shipping industry.
East Africa's main ports are:
Mombasa (Montbarbasaka)
Dar ES Salaam
These two ports are the ports of East Africa, and many inland countries have been transferred through them.
PIL's East Africa route is an old route, so it is undoubtedly a shipping company that is fond of the goods. Therefore, there will also be many factories and trading companies that designate PIL ships. Many of them are basically required by the consignee. But the freight is basically high. PIL transit in Singapore. During the peak season, there are too many backlogs in Singapore, and there will be problems with tight positions. Except for Pil, CIF East Africa's large volume is MSK and SafMarine. There are still some differences in freight. Generally speaking, SAF has been cheaper and has a lot of MSK, fast boat periods, cheap prices, undoubtedly many guests choose. Next is CMA & Mol & MSC, but the price is large and can be made from time to time. The Emirates East Africa Line is worth mentioning. Usually the price advantage is large. It is transferred in Colombo and the boat period is not slow. But after all, it is a boat, which is obvious with the adjustment of market volatility.
The main ports in South Africa are:
Durban (Durban South Africa)
CAPE TOWN (South Africa, Cape Town)
Port Elizabeth
South Africa is a relatively rich country in Africa. There are many goods exported to Durban & Capetown, two basic ports or transferred to the capital Johannesburg, so there are also many shipowners who are in South Africa. MSK/SAF/EMC/MSC/COSCO/MOL/CSCL/KLINE/PIL/CMA/H-SUD/CSAV/NDS/NYK, etc. At present, it is NDS/KLINE/EM/CSCL/MSC. These ships are low in prices, but there are still limitations in heavy weights and cabins. MSK/SAF/COSCO are relatively fast, and they are more popular with guests.
The main ports of West Africa are:
Abidjan (Abidjan)
Lagos (Ragos Niilia) (where Lagos includes two docks of Apapa Apapa and Tincan Tincan))
TMA (Tema Ghana)
LOME (Lommeido)
Cotonou (Cotonou)
The basic points of West African port are five, but coupled with other partial ports, there are 20 ports in West Africa ports. The export volume is also the majority of Africa's entire route. There are more than 10 shipowners who are backed by West African port.
At present, NYK/NDS/KLINE is low in freight in West Africa. NYK & NDS is a direct flight. The two are positioned, the boat period is fast, the price is cheap, depending on the three ports of LOME/ TEMA/ Apapa (Tincan). But it is a double -week ship, with few cabins. KLINE is different, and is attached to TEMA/COTONOU/TINCAN (APAPA). The position is relatively tight, and the weekly boats and reservations also need to be advanced in advance. Basically, all West African guests are more recognized by the shipowner is MSK/CMA/Safmarine/Delmas. The destination port service is good, the boat period is stable, and of course the price is also high -end. The lower price is SafMarine. Therefore, the receipt is good, especially the heavy cabinet. Medium ships, such as CSCL/Mol/Pil/Cosco, are also good choices. Especially Lagos, including TINCAN APAPA, is the focus of CSCL receiving goods. Relying on the advantages of the customs clearance capacity of the destination, the large sales point of the CSCL West Africa route is Tincan. Of course, starting in December, with the exit of the Maruba with the previous positions, the CSCL positions are a few0 % more, so it starts to receive the goods at low prices. West Africa routes have a lot of shipowners. However, the receiving policies and priorities of each shipowner are different. Therefore, the business is receiving the goods. When you quote the quotation, you must first understand the needs of the guests.
The main ports of North Africa are:
Algiers (Al and Ir Heriga)
CASABLANCA
ORAN (Olan Algeria)
Tunis (Tunisia Tunsia)
Benghazi (Bangallibia)
Tripoli
Elkhoms (Huslibia)
Misurata (Misu Latalbia)
Several ship companies that are backed by North African ports are CMA/MSK/MSC/Irism/NCL/EMC. CMA Dafei is a shipowner designated by North African guests. Thanks to its rotation point, many containers exported to Africa are removed from the inspection and restrictions of EU countries, and the shipping period is relatively stable. Although the freight is relatively high, it is still the choice that guests like. The price of MSK North Africa was not much different from MSC, but of course, the shipping period was better than that of MSC, so it belongs to the middle choice. MSC is a large ship, which is basically named at a low price. Of course, some of the relatively backward services of some routes are well known. But after all, the price is low, and it is still a must for many guests. The price of Irisl's North Africa route is low, and the consumption volume of several ports in Libya is OK. Several shipowners such as NCL/EMC are not on North Africa routes, so the amount receiving volume is also greatly reduced.