Hapag-Lloyd is expanding its African liner
services and will offer its MIAX (Middle East-India-Africa Express) service
starting in October 2019. It will include direct connections between the
Arabian Gulf, India, Colombo (Sri Lanka), La Réunion, South Africa and West
Africa.
“With MIAX, we are expanding our service offerings for the growing African
market and integrating the continent even more tightly into our global network.
We are pleased to be able to offer our customers even faster and more flexible
direct connections in the future,” said Mark Wottke, Senior Director Trade
Management Africa.
MIAX is integrated into the Global Mainline Network with the central ports
Jebel Ali (Dubai) and Colombo. Hapag-Lloyd will operate MIAX jointly with Ocean
Network Express. A total of 9 vessels with a capacity of 2,800 TEU each, five
of which will be provided by Hapag-Lloyd, will be used for the new route.
The first departures are scheduled for early October with the following port
rotation:
Jebel Ali ▪ Mundra ▪ Nhava Sheva ▪ Colombo ▪ La Réunion ▪ Durban ▪ Cape Town ▪
Tema ▪ Lagos (Tincan and Apapa) ▪ Cape Town ▪ Durban ▪ Jebel Ali
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