From December 22 French shipping line CMA CGM will include a direct weekly call at Cape Town on its Midas 1 service.
A spokesman for the line said this was intended to serve South African exporters’ needs during the peak reefer season.
According to the spokesman, transit time from Cape Town to Jebel Ali will be 18 days, Khor Fakkan 20 and Dammam 22 days.
For destinations in the Indian subcontinent, transit time from Cape Town to Mundra will be 23 days, Nhava Sheva 25 and Colombo 28 days.
Additionally, the line said that the Durban export call should resume in May 2018.