DEUTSCHE AFRIKA-Linien (DAL) has chosen to operate all liner activities under its own name in South Africa in future and has relocated its head office to Durban. Malte Kersten, the owner’s representative in South Africa, said that effective since September 1 all offices representing DAL, apart from Safdal, have been renamed DAL Agency. This is a further indication of DAL’s willingness to become further involved and to expand liner activities particularly in Southern Africa, he said. DAL has been involved with Southern African shipping for many years, particularly with Safdal, its long-term joint venture with Safmarine. DAL currently operates two ships on the SAECS (South Africa Europe Container Service) twin strings – DAL Kalahari on the main string and DAL East London on the intermediate service.
