The Hong Kong-based Gold Star Line is to upgrade two of its Far East-West Africa services from February.
Two direct sailings per week offering improved transit times from more ports of loading in Asia to more ports in West Africa are the key advantages of this improved service, according to the line.
The FAX, or Far East-West Africa Express, deploying 11 vessels, will rotate through Shanghai, Ningbo, Hong Kong, Guangzhou-Nansha, Singapore, Port Kelang, Colombo, Lagos (Apapa), Tincan (TICT), Tincan (P&CHS), Tema, Cotonou, Abidjan, Singapore and back to Shanghai.
The FA2 service, operating 12 vessels, will rotate through Shanghai, Ningbo, Xiamen, Fuzhou, Shenzhen-Shekou, Guangzhou-Nansha, Singapore, Lome, Lagos-Tincan, Lagos-TICT, Tema, Abidjan, Colombo, Port Kelang, Singapore and back to Shanghai.
The new service line-up will add where appropriate Xiamen and Shekou to the Asian ports of loading and Abidjan and Lome in West Africa. There will also be an east-bound connection at Colombo, which Gold Star said would offer a superior transit time to exporters in West Africa.
