Maersk and Safmarine upgrades FEW2 service

Maersk Line and Safmarine have extended their Far East-West Africa FEW2 loop to China and Korea and the following ports of calls are added: Xiamen, Fuzhou, Busan, Shanghai, Ningbo and Nansha.


The upgraded loops will be served by Maersk's new WAF-max ship 4,496-TEU vessel which replaces the 3,500-TEU one.


The first sailing will sail from Busan on May 23, with the Maersk Conakry 4,496-TEU vessel.


The old port rotation for the FEW2 was Port Kelang (Malaysia), Tanjung Pelepas (Malaysia), Walvis Bay (Namibia), Abidjan (Ivory Coast), Apapa (Nigeria) and Walvis Bay, the Shipping Gazette reports.
(Source:http://www.transportweekly.com)