New ‘Rumba/Prime 4’ service

Safmarine Container Lines will be introducing a direct, weekly service between the Indian Subcontinent, Middle East and East Coast of South America.  The new ‘Rumba/Prime 4’ service is the combination of a new Prime string with the existing L Class service which runs from East Coast South America to West Mediterranean and will complement our existing Prime and Latin American services. (see below for full port rotations of these services).

’Rumba/Prime 4’ port rotation is as follows:
Jebel Ali  (UAE) – Jawaharlal Nehru (India) – Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) - Suez Canal (Egypt) – Genoa (Italy) – Barcelona (Spain) – Algeciras (Spain) –  Tangier (Morocco) -  Santos (Brazil) – Itajai (Brazil) – Paranagua (Brazil) – Montevideo (Uruguay) - Rio Grande (Brazil) – Santos (Brazil) - Algeciras (Spain) – Valencia (Spain) – Suez Canal (Egypt) – Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) – Salalah (Oman) – Jebel Ali (UAE).  

This service will deploy 11 vessels.  The first southbound/westbound sailing of the Rumba/Prime 4 service will be the "Maersk Danville" in Jebel Ali on 31 July and on the northbound/eastbound sailing, the "Laust Maersk" in Brazil on 7 August.  This service is operated together with Maersk Line.