London Gateway secures first shipping line as SAECS switches from Tilbury

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The under-construction London Gateway container terminal has secured its first liner customer in the shape of the Southern Africa Express Container Service (SAECS).

The service, operated by a consortium comprising MOL, Deutsche Afrika-Linien (DAL) and Maersk, along with its subsidiary Safmarine, currently makes its UK call at Tilbury’s London Container Terminal.

The partners said they will switch the SAECS main string UK call to London Gateway in early November, with the first vessel, the MOL Caledon, scheduled to arrive on 7 November.

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