OOCL announces new direct port-call in Nigeria
Hong Kong-based Orient Overseas Container Line has expanded its West Africa service
By Marc Allen, Maritime Direct UK.
Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) announced today that it will be expanding its ports of call in West Africa. The company’s West Africa Service 3 (WAF3) will now call at Onne, Nigeria. OOCL’s new port rotation will start with Tema and will offer competitive transit times from Asia — cutting a week from the company’s previous product structure.
The new port rotation will be as follows: Shanghai – Ningbo – Xiamen – Shekou- Nansha – Singapore Tema – Lome – Cotonou – Onne – Tema – Colombo – Port Kelang – Singapore – Shanghai.
The current schedule will mean the withdrawal of port calls at Tincan (TICT/ Port and Cargo) from WAF3, but clients will still be able to use the company’s WAF1 service for direct shipments to Tincan (TICT and Apapa).
