SHIPPING IN EASTERN AFRICA GROWS

Shipping and Trade in the East African region got a major boost after the the port of Mombasa received its largest container vessel so far.

MV Maersk Cairo Hong Kong called at the port of Mombasa on Thursday evening docking at the newly commissioned berth 19.

The 249 meters long and 37.5 meters wide Wafmax commercial vessel, is the biggest ship in terms of capacity to ever dock in the East African shores. The vessel has the capacity of 4,400 TEUs.



Speaking when the Kenya Ports Authority management received the port yesterday, KPA chairman Danson Mungatana said the move is a good indication of the global appreciation of the port of Mombasa. He attributed the success to the infrastructure developments which include the recent dredging of the Kilindini channel, construction of berth 19 and the increased length of container terminal at the port.

“Maersk deploying a vessel of this capacity to East Africa is a special call for us. This shows how much confidence they have on our port facility. I want to say that we are prepared to deal with big capacity vessels and the current trends in the world,” said Mungatana.

He said KPA is also focused on completion of the second container terminal at the port, which will increase the port cargo handling capacity.

The vessel which came from Oman will offload 1,800 TEUs and load 1,000 TUEs at the port before leaving for Malaysia with KPA making 3,000 total moves at the berth 19.

According to Maersk terminal performance partner Roosen Wouter, the company, which is among the leading shipping companies, KPA has shown commitment in improving its capacity hence the deployment of the vessel.

Other Shipping Line companies working in East Africa include, The Africa Shipping Line.

TRADE in the East African region got a major boost after the the port of Mombasa. received its largest container vessel so far.
MV Maersk Cairo Hong Kong called at the port of Mombasa on Thursday evening docking at the newly commissioned berth 19.
The 249 meters long and 37.5 meters wide Wafmax commercial vessel, is the biggest ship in terms of capacity to ever dock in the East African shores. The vessel has the capacity of 4,400 TEUs.
Speaking when the Kenya Ports Authority management received the port yesterday, KPA chairman Danson Mungatana said the move is a good indication of the global appreciation of the port of Mombasa.
He attributed the success to the infrastructure developments which include the recent dredging of the Kilindini channel, construction of berth 19 and the increased length of container terminal at the port.
“Maersk deploying a vessel of this capacity to East Africa is a special call for us. This shows how much confidence they have on our port facility. I want to say that we are prepared to deal with big capacity vessels and the current trends in the world,” said Mungatana.
He said KPA is also focused on completion of the second container terminal at the port, which will increase the port cargo handling capacity.
The vessel which came from Oman will offload 1,800 TEUs and load 1,000 TUEs at the port before leaving for Malaysia with KPA making 3,000 total moves at the berth 19.
According to Maersk terminal performance partner Roosen Wouter, the company, which is among the leading shipping companies, KPA has shown commitment in improving its capacity hence the deployment of the vessel.
- See more at: http://www.the-star.co.ke/news/article-154434/mombasa-receives-its-largest-container-vessel#sthash.uyKBBEEa.dpuf

TRADE in the East African region got a major boost after the the port of Mombasa. received its largest container vessel so far.
MV Maersk Cairo Hong Kong called at the port of Mombasa on Thursday evening docking at the newly commissioned berth 19.
The 249 meters long and 37.5 meters wide Wafmax commercial vessel, is the biggest ship in terms of capacity to ever dock in the East African shores. The vessel has the capacity of 4,400 TEUs.
Speaking when the Kenya Ports Authority management received the port yesterday, KPA chairman Danson Mungatana said the move is a good indication of the global appreciation of the port of Mombasa.
He attributed the success to the infrastructure developments which include the recent dredging of the Kilindini channel, construction of berth 19 and the increased length of container terminal at the port.
“Maersk deploying a vessel of this capacity to East Africa is a special call for us. This shows how much confidence they have on our port facility. I want to say that we are prepared to deal with big capacity vessels and the current trends in the world,” said Mungatana.
He said KPA is also focused on completion of the second container terminal at the port, which will increase the port cargo handling capacity.
The vessel which came from Oman will offload 1,800 TEUs and load 1,000 TUEs at the port before leaving for Malaysia with KPA making 3,000 total moves at the berth 19.
According to Maersk terminal performance partner Roosen Wouter, the company, which is among the leading shipping companies, KPA has shown commitment in improving its capacity hence the deployment of the vessel.
- See more at: http://www.the-star.co.ke/news/article-154434/mombasa-receives-its-largest-container-vessel#sthash.uyKBBEEa.dpuf

SHIPPING IN EASTERN AFRICA GROWS

Shipping and Trade in the East African region got a major boost after the the port of Mombasa received its largest container vessel so far.

MV Maersk Cairo Hong Kong called at the port of Mombasa on Thursday evening docking at the newly commissioned berth 19.

The 249 meters long and 37.5 meters wide Wafmax commercial vessel, is the biggest ship in terms of capacity to ever dock in the East African shores. The vessel has the capacity of 4,400 TEUs.



Speaking when the Kenya Ports Authority management received the port yesterday, KPA chairman Danson Mungatana said the move is a good indication of the global appreciation of the port of Mombasa. He attributed the success to the infrastructure developments which include the recent dredging of the Kilindini channel, construction of berth 19 and the increased length of container terminal at the port.

“Maersk deploying a vessel of this capacity to East Africa is a special call for us. This shows how much confidence they have on our port facility. I want to say that we are prepared to deal with big capacity vessels and the current trends in the world,” said Mungatana.

He said KPA is also focused on completion of the second container terminal at the port, which will increase the port cargo handling capacity.

The vessel which came from Oman will offload 1,800 TEUs and load 1,000 TUEs at the port before leaving for Malaysia with KPA making 3,000 total moves at the berth 19.

According to Maersk terminal performance partner Roosen Wouter, the company, which is among the leading shipping companies, KPA has shown commitment in improving its capacity hence the deployment of the vessel.

Other Shipping Line companies working in East Africa include, The Africa Shipping Line.

TRADE in the East African region got a major boost after the the port of Mombasa. received its largest container vessel so far.
MV Maersk Cairo Hong Kong called at the port of Mombasa on Thursday evening docking at the newly commissioned berth 19.
The 249 meters long and 37.5 meters wide Wafmax commercial vessel, is the biggest ship in terms of capacity to ever dock in the East African shores. The vessel has the capacity of 4,400 TEUs.
Speaking when the Kenya Ports Authority management received the port yesterday, KPA chairman Danson Mungatana said the move is a good indication of the global appreciation of the port of Mombasa.
He attributed the success to the infrastructure developments which include the recent dredging of the Kilindini channel, construction of berth 19 and the increased length of container terminal at the port.
“Maersk deploying a vessel of this capacity to East Africa is a special call for us. This shows how much confidence they have on our port facility. I want to say that we are prepared to deal with big capacity vessels and the current trends in the world,” said Mungatana.
He said KPA is also focused on completion of the second container terminal at the port, which will increase the port cargo handling capacity.
The vessel which came from Oman will offload 1,800 TEUs and load 1,000 TUEs at the port before leaving for Malaysia with KPA making 3,000 total moves at the berth 19.
According to Maersk terminal performance partner Roosen Wouter, the company, which is among the leading shipping companies, KPA has shown commitment in improving its capacity hence the deployment of the vessel.
- See more at: http://www.the-star.co.ke/news/article-154434/mombasa-receives-its-largest-container-vessel#sthash.uyKBBEEa.dpuf

TRADE in the East African region got a major boost after the the port of Mombasa. received its largest container vessel so far.
MV Maersk Cairo Hong Kong called at the port of Mombasa on Thursday evening docking at the newly commissioned berth 19.
The 249 meters long and 37.5 meters wide Wafmax commercial vessel, is the biggest ship in terms of capacity to ever dock in the East African shores. The vessel has the capacity of 4,400 TEUs.
Speaking when the Kenya Ports Authority management received the port yesterday, KPA chairman Danson Mungatana said the move is a good indication of the global appreciation of the port of Mombasa.
He attributed the success to the infrastructure developments which include the recent dredging of the Kilindini channel, construction of berth 19 and the increased length of container terminal at the port.
“Maersk deploying a vessel of this capacity to East Africa is a special call for us. This shows how much confidence they have on our port facility. I want to say that we are prepared to deal with big capacity vessels and the current trends in the world,” said Mungatana.
He said KPA is also focused on completion of the second container terminal at the port, which will increase the port cargo handling capacity.
The vessel which came from Oman will offload 1,800 TEUs and load 1,000 TUEs at the port before leaving for Malaysia with KPA making 3,000 total moves at the berth 19.
According to Maersk terminal performance partner Roosen Wouter, the company, which is among the leading shipping companies, KPA has shown commitment in improving its capacity hence the deployment of the vessel.
- See more at: http://www.the-star.co.ke/news/article-154434/mombasa-receives-its-largest-container-vessel#sthash.uyKBBEEa.dpuf

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Nigeria has approved a N58.6 billion ($369 million) fund for the construction of a ship building facility in the Niger Delta region of the country. The country’s Minister of Transport, Idris Umar, told reporters that an initial N40.2 billion ($253.2 million) will be provided for the delivery of maritime equipments, with a further N18.4 billion ($115.9 million) for civil and structural engineering works.

According to him, the project will be situated in Delta State – a move that strategically targets Nigeria’s oil industry.

He highlighted the manufacturing deficit present in the shipping industry, which, according to him, costs millions of dollars in overseas vessel acquisition.

“We have a very serious dearth in the ship building capacity in the country and it is, therefore, imperative that we develop the facility in order to curtail the incessant capital flight that is being experienced by the Nigerian economy.

“Annually, we have to be acquiring vessels and ships outside the country which is telling on the economy,” the minister explained. Once completed, the facility will help reduce the amount spent on procuring ships from foreign manufacturers.

According to the minister, the project has the propensity to drive sustainable development and capacity building in Nigeria’s maritime sector. “It will also help Nigeria to take its rightful place among the developed maritime nations across the world,’’ the minister added. The project is in line with the West African nation’s drive towards local production of ships and other maritime facilities.

In Collaboration, AFRICAN SHIPPING LINE - ASLINE West Africa will be looking to create more opportunities for the framework for the growth, development and the transformation of maritime transport in Nigeria, Benin, Togo, Ivory Coast as well as Senegal.

Presently, African Shipping Line -West Africa (Nigeria) operates in 6 ports – Lagos Port Complex and Tincan Island Port Complex, as well as that of Rivers, Delta, Calabar and Onne Port.

SOUTH AFRICA TO ENTER INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING MARKET: SAMSA

The AU’s draft Integrated African Maritime Strategy 2050 sets out plans for securing Africa’s territorial waters against illegal fishing, piracy, robbery, dumping of toxic waste and oil discharges. It also outlines the importance of a fleet of vessels owned by Africans and flagged in African countries. In addition, the strategy embraces the sustainable exploitation of offshore energy reserves, tourism as well as conservation.

But it will depend on co-operation between states, for the mutual benefit of the continent says African Union (AU) chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma

The absence of a strategy has been disastrous, according to South African Maritime Safety Authority (Samsa) CEO Commander Tsietsi Mokhele.


Piracy on the east African coast, he said, was created by the failure of countries to police their coastlines. Heavy pollution affected the livelihoods of fishermen, and piracy was an offshoot of that environmental disaster. "It’s a symptom of what happens when countries fail to manage their offshore real estate," Com Mokhele said.

Failure to take charge of the governance of African waters would expose the continent to more insecurity and instability. And it would raise the cost of trade. South Africa’s Deputy Transport Minister Sindisiwe Chikunga acknowledged at the conference that African countries had failed to exploit the sector. But she was adamant that South Africa would become a shipping nation.

"Government wants to enter the international shipping market. We want to build, maintain and repair ships. We intend for South Africa to have its own fleet as soon as possible."

Ms Chikunga called for evidence-based research to support the direction that South Africa’s maritime strategy will take. And she said South Africa intended to create a maritime university to deal with the dearth of industry skills. Ship owners, she said, control the industry. Until Africans owned ships, the continent would not control who was employed, how they were employed and which routes they adopted.

South Africa’s shipping registry has been empty since 2010, when the last remaining commercial vessel to fly South Africa’s flag was decommissioned. Plans to attract shippers have not been adopted yet. The Treasury’s introduction of a tonnage tax, suggested as far back as 2005, appeared to have stalled.

A policy framework for the maritime sector, which is set to guide the government’s response, has long been promised by the Department of Transport. That the department has had three different ministers in two years has compounded the policy uncertainty.

AFRICA ENERGY/PETROLEUM & SHIPPING SECTORS

Courtesy of shipspotting.com and FAL Group

Against the backdrop of the three-day investment roundtable in Cape Town, South Africa, John Iwori, who attended the event, writes that African countries are forging a common front in the shipping and energy sectors of the continent’s economy.



African countries are now coming together to forge ahead to tackle odds, especially in the shipping and energy sectors of their economies. it is said, They need to collaborate and work together in their quest to drive their shipping and energy sectors to handle their economies.

SHIPPING LINES IN SOMALIA : MOGADISHU PORT GROWING AT A FASTER RATE

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Shipping Line companies presence in Mogadishu has increased considerably with Major Liners including China Container Shipping Lines, Hanjin, MSC, Maersk Line, ZIM and Evergreen showing their interests in Mogadishu port of Somalia where few months ago, piracy was it's peek. It is understood that Piracy has completely been "wiped" out after EU and US naval forces maintained their presence in Somalia's Water to reduce piracy risks.

Currently CMA-CGM, MSC, AFRICA SHIPPING LINE, Simatech, PERMA LINE, EMKAY LINE are doing brisk business following the reconstruction period of Somalia as a state even after being absent in International politics for close to 25 years.

Africa Shipping Line - Mogadishu  offices are already handling Container consignments at the port which consist of Mainly Containerized Cargo as well as Ro-Ro & BreakBulk shipments.

So far a total of 3000+ Containers is handled every week at the port of Mogadishu which is the largest Shipping port in Somalia. Mogadishu port is also known for it's Livestock business. 

KENYA (KENIA) MOMBASA PORT WASTE

The Kenya's National Environment watchdog has ordered the return to the United Kingdom of 20 tonnes of waste imports. 

Last week, the National Environment Management Authority’s investigators unearthed a scandal at the port of Mombasa involving the illegal importation of a 40-foot container load of solid waste from the UK.

A NEW INDIAN CONTAINER TERMINAL SET TO SERVE AFRICA PORTS

Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (SEZ) Ltd, part of the Adani Group, and the world’s second largest container shipping line, Swiss headquartered Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) have formed a joint venture to operate ‘Adani International Container Terminal Private Ltd’ (AICTPL), a new freight terminal in the South Basin at Mundra Port, Gujarat. The new terminal, the third container facility at Mundra Port, will have a capacity of 1.5 million TEU. Mr Gautam Adani, Chairman Adani Group, said:

"Adani Ports has been at the forefront of creating modern Port Infrastructure, catering to export/import and domestic needs for over 16 years. The new container terminal will enable the biggest and largest container vessels to seamlessly berth & operate at Mundra. With rapid access to North & West India hinterland, the trade will benefit from scale benefits of larger vessels calling at Mundra, in addition to proximity to hinterland markets, providing a compelling cost advantage to port users. The new container terminal will be a regional hub with trans-shipment of international cargo being performed.

"These facilities, along with other terminals in Mundra & Hazira are poised to serve the nation's sorely needed infrastructure shortages. Furthermore, Adani Ports will be expanding capacity to serve the nation's port infrastructure needs, providing International standards of capability and cost efficiency.”

These facilities will serve well the Africa Shipping Sector and the volumes of containers from India, Pakistan and China to Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, South Africa, Somalia and Djibouti will definately increase.

Africa Shipping Lines has been at the forefront in linking Africa with the Subcontinent and other Asia Countries.

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LIVESTOCK SHIPMENT: MOMBASA, DJIBOUTI & MOGADISHU

Livestock Shipment and the type of animals involved between Kenya (Mombasa Port) to Mauritius (Port Louis) at the moment.

AFRICA ASIA CONTAINER NETWORK

This is a simulation of the upcoming Shipping Network between China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Pakistan, Dubai and Africa Sectors

NOTICE TO TRADE: DEMURRAGE/DETENTION FOR CONTAINERS (SOC/SLOTS)

DEMURRAGE/ DETENTION FOR CONTAINERS (SOC/ SLOTS) - (Dubai, Mombasa, Mogadishu, Berbera and Djibouti)

Import 

• Please be advised that, Calculations for Free time will be from the time the containers become available at the terminal; (if the container arrives at Terminal before 08.00hrs, then free time counts from the same day. If after 08.00hrs, free time counts from the next day.
• Saturday and Sunday are counted as calendar days in Freeday period, however, National Holidays are excluded.
• Detention charge is based on calendar day, and subject to a VAT charge of 8%.

Export 

• Freetime is calculated from the next day after release of empty container from the terminal. 
• Demurrage and detention charges are subject to a VAT charge of 8%.

AFRICA SHIPPING LINE - MOGADISHU SHIPPING AGENCY, SOMALIA

SOMALIA

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Mogadishu Muqdisho (Somali) مقديشو (Arabic) Maqadīshū is a Port in Eastern Africa along the 
Indian Ocean. Africa Shipping Lines shipping agency is located in The Port of Mogadishu, Somalia.

Please feel free to consign your Vessel (With upfront PDA's), Containers and  Ro-Ro to Mogadishu 
and you will find our services helpful at all times. 

AFRICA SHIPPING LINES - CHINA OPENING A NEW OFFICE AT GUANGZHOU & SHENZEN, CHINA

 

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AFRICA SHIPPING LINES has opened A China Office catering for the Container/ Project and Ro-Ro business in Guangzhou following Last Year's opening of a Shenzen Office.

The Offices at the Port Town of Shenzen and Guagnzhou, will be connecting China Shipping Business with African Countries Clients. So far, China is now the Second biggest Trading Bloc of many African Countries especially the Eastern African Countries of Kenya, Ethiopia, Somalia, Tanzania, Uganda, DRC, Malawi and Mozambique. All Client services will be undertaken at the Shenzen Offices. Clients at Either Guangzhou, Shanghai and Ningo will receive their B/L's on requests.

  

Shenzen Port -China Details in Perspective

• Has about nine container berths built around 2003 and 2004 to add to others existing before. The rapid growth of Shenzhen port, its lower labour costs and its proximity to factories in Guangdong province has put pressure on Hong Kong's terminals. Shenzhen's total sea container throughput caught up with Hong Kong's Kwai Chung port in August 2003, when each handled 1.06 million twenty-foot-equivalent units (TEUs) of goods.
• Shenzhen has moved more goods than mainland China's busiest port of Shanghai for the second month in September 2003 upto now.

• Yantian International Container Terminals, Chiwan Container Terminals, Shekou Container Terminals, China Merchants Port and Shenzhen Haixing(Mawan port) are the major port terminals in Shenzhen. 

从中国到非洲港口的运输包括 沃尔维斯湾（纳米比亚） POINTE NOIRE（刚果） 拉格斯（APAPA） TINCAN（尼日利亚） 罗安达（安哥拉） DOUALA（喀麦隆） 德班（S.Africa） COTONOU（贝宁） 利伯维尔（加蓬） CABINDA（安哥拉） LOBITO（安哥拉） BOMA（刚果） 香蕉（刚果） PORT GENTIL（加蓬） MATADI（刚果） ONNE（尼日利亚） TEMA（加纳）LOME（多哥） 纳米贝（安哥拉） 达喀尔（塞内加尔） BATA / MALABO（几内亚） CONAKRY（几内亚） NOUAKCHOTT（毛里塔尼亚） BANJUL（冈比亚） ABIDJAN象牙海岸 FREETOWN塞拉利昂 蒙罗维亚（利比里亚） MOMBASA 摩加迪沙 桑给巴尔 DAR ES SALAAM 纳卡拉 TANGA通过达累斯萨拉姆 Pointe des Galets（留尼汪岛 路易港（毛里求斯） 塔马塔夫（马达加斯加） 维多利亚港塞舌尔群岛 Longoni（直接） 莫罗尼和Mutsamudu（通过Longoni Diego Suarez，Nossi Be，Majunga， 贝拉，马普托，Quelimane，奔巴（通过德班）

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KENYA MOMBASA'S PORT NOW CAN HANDLE PANAMAX VESSELS

The dredging project, which took 18 months to complete, was carried out by a Dutch company, Van Oord Dredging and Marine Contractors, at a cost of $62 million (Sh5.1 billion). 

 “The turning basin has also been dredged to a depth of 15 metres and widened to 500 metres, and the call by the two large ships is a clear indicator of some of the benefits set to be realised now that dredging has been completed,” said Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) corporate affairs manager Bernard Osero. 

Highlights: - 

The Likoni Channel, through which ships access the port, was initially 250 metres wide. After dredging, it is now over 300 metres wide. 

-   The turning basin, the point at which a vessel turns as it leaves the port, is now 600 metres wide and can be used by vessels that are 350 metres long. 

-The harbour, where the ships dock, has been dredged to a depth of 12.5 metres from the initial 10.4 metres, while the channel is now 15 metres deep, from 13.5 metres. 

According to KPA manager in charge of operations Khamis Twalib, the additional 1.5 metres is crucial for the port.

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Latest News: Mombasa Port cheers arrival of millionth container on board

Despite of the protests by the government stakeholders about the inhibited growth of transshipment trade at Mombasa port and the violence and problems in implementation of the Kilindini Waterfront Automated Terminal Operations System (kwatos). Mombasa port celebrates the arrival of the millionth container on board.

Last year, KPA resumed the trade after commissioning berth 19 and implementation of presidential directives that enhanced efficiency and created sufficient space at the port. Transshipment is the trade of off-loading a container from one ship at a port and loading it onto another ship to be further carried to the final port of discharge. Mombasa handles goods destined to other ports like ports of Madagascar, Somalia, Zanzibar, Maputo in Mozambique and Comoros.

Due to perennial congestion at the Dar es Salaam port, Tanzania also sometimes rely on Mombasa, where cargo is off-loaded and later shipped in small vessels when the situation improves Statistics provided by KPA, however, indicate shipping lines are still not keen to use Mombasa as a transshipment hub, saying some conditions placed by Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) on the trade are unattainable. 

Of 16 million tons of cargo traffic handled at the port of Mombasa in 2007, transshipment constituted about 480,000 tones or 3 per cent. In 2008 KPA stopped the handling of transshipment trade before resuming again in 2012 but even last year the trade constituted of less than 300,000 tones.

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MARITIME SECURITY CONFERENCE 2012, NOVA SCOTIA, CANADA

The Maritime Security Conference 2012 will take place at the Westin Nova Scotian Hotel, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, from 4 to 7 June, 2012. Building on the success of the last year, the conference will be co-sponsored by the Combined Joint Operations from the Sea Centre of Excellence (CJOS COE) and the Centre of Excellence for Operations in Confined and Shallow Waters (COE CSW).

AFRICA, CHINA, DUBAI, TURKEY & INDIA CONTAINERS

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Our Container Agents are also "Bonded" and "Licensed" by the Many Maritime Commissions Worldwide, Including Dubai Chamber of Commerce, Kenya Port Authority, Tanzania Port and China Chamber of Commerce for Shipping Line and All Ocean Freight Shipments. Doesn’t just ship make sure your shipping Agent is licensed by the These Maritime Shipping Commissions for your protection? Our prices are very competitive and our goal is to make our customers happy. We believe good customer service is good business. We look forward to do business with you. We can help you save time and money on your freight shipping needs. Call us today..

AFRICA SHIPPING LINE - ASLINE is a pioneer African shipping company with it's headquarters in Dubai, UAE

AFRICA SHIPPING LINE - ASLINE has become the trademark for shipping to Africa from anywhere in the World has evolved to become one of the biggest shipping line company that swiftly moves your cargo to Africa. AFRICA SHIPPING LINES does the shipment of vehicles units (cars) , Containers and project cargo to Africa. The Line already offers freight services between USA (North America), ASIA (Pakistan and Sub-Continent) EUROPE and China ports to DUBAI, connecting to various African major ports that has served many shipping agents better. Many shipping agencies across Africa have signed business co-operation with us hence the speedy arrangement in various ports which is a bonus for our customers.



When you talk of our shipping rates to Africa, one finds that they are quite in-expensive considering that we are holding the biggest share in cargo movement to and from Africa and many of our competitors do not own vessels. With our low shipping rates, considered to be the cheapest in the market coupled with our experience in handling your cargo to Africa, guarantees that your shipment arrives at your destination safely and in a timely manner no matter how small or big you shipment is. Project cargo from various African government agencies are handled solely by our management for the sole purpose of maintaining integrity and security. 

Most of the times, our staff will handle your freight carefully and according to your specific needs while following government procedures in procurement and legislation in force across the world. We offer the best rates and services on shipments to Africa from USA (North America), ASIA (Pakistan and Sub-Continent) EUROPE and China ports to DUBAI to various African major ports that include:

Shipping to Mombasa, Dar-Es-Salaam, Beira, Maputo, Berbera, Djibouti, Assab, Port Sudan, Port Said, Abidjan, Tema, Port Gentil, Cotonou, Dakar, Libreville covering the whole continent of Africa. Other focal points like Alexandria, Algiers, Massawa, Bamako, Banjul, Bissau, Blantyre, Bobo-Dioulasso, Bulawayo, Cape Town, Casablanca, Conakry, Douala, Durban, East London, Freetown, Gaborone, Harare, Johannesburg, Kampala, Kitwe, Lagos, Las Palmas, Lilongwe, Lobito, Luanda, Lusaka, Mahe, Matadi, Mauritius, Mogadishu, Monrovia, Nairobi, Ndola, Niamey, Nosy Be, Nouadhibou, Nouakchott, Oran, Ouagadougou, Pointe Des Gallets, Pointe Noire, Port Elizabeth, Port Harcourt, Port Louis, Praia, Sfax, Takoradi, Tamatave, Tanga, ZANZIBAR, Tangier, , Tenerife, Tunis are covered through the above nearest ports. 



You will find that we have direct quotes for customers on our website, ie on the left side of the bar and we hope you will be forwarding your orders to us from time to time.

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