Safmarine gets new Africa-specific ship

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Tuesday, May 22, 2012

The liner carrier Safmarine has taken delivery of the 4,500-TEU Chachai , a WAFMAX containership designed specifically to serve the West African trade. The ship is the third to be received by Safmarine, a subsidiary of the A.P. Moller-Maersk Group. One of the previous two ships has already been deployed on Maersk Line’s and Safmarine’s FEW2 service between the Far East and West Africa, according to American Shipper affiliate ComPair Data . “Not only has this modern ne...

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