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Maersk slows Asia-South Africa Safari 1 loop

Markets

Friday, December 28, 2012

The ocean carrier Maersk Line has added two extra vessels to its weekly Safari 1 service between Asia and South Africa, increasing roundtrip voyage time on the loop from 56 days to 70 days. Transit times westbound from China and Maersk’s mega-regional hub in Tanjung Pelepas, Malaysia, to South Africa on the Safari 1 remain roughly the same, but eastbound transit times from South Africa have increased by about seven days to Singapore and 14 days to China as vessels will now sl...

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