Expansion of Zim Lines services on the cards

THE APPOINTMENT of Diamond Shipping Services, a Sharaf Group Company, as ship’s agent for Zim Lines is expected to see an expansion of Zim’s services in Mozambique, according to Simon Fellingham, head of Sharaf and Diamond in Mozambique. “Zim Lines has been servicing Nacala and Beira using existing feeder services along the coast but is planning to increase its regional fleet from three to four vessels in order to accommodate the growing market from these two ports,” says Fellingham, “with Maputo a future possibility.” “In addition an island “hopper” is under consideration to meet the growing demand,” he says. Sharaf / Diamond has recently opened branch offices in the ports of Nacala and Beira to complement its head office in Maputo.