‘Safari 3’ service launched

According to Safmarine’s SA Trades Executive, Alex de Bruyn, the new Safari 3 string will complement Safmarine's existing service offering and market coverage of Southern Africa.  It will not only improve the direct coverage of the niche ports of Toamasina and Maputo to and from Asia, but it will also strengthen Safmarine's service into South Africa by taking the Indian Ocean Islands out of the westbound rotation of the main Safari string where our customers require fast transit times.   

Safari 3 is a weekly service linking Asia to Mozambique and the Indian Ocean Islands with direct calls to Tanjung Pelepas, Port Louis, Toamasina and Maputo.  

The eastbound transit time between Maputo and Tanjung Pelepas will be 15 days.

Five 1700 teu vessels will be deployed on the service, providing adequate capacity to cater for both dry and refrigerated cargo.