News / Cape Town loses Maersk/CMA CGM call as carriers battle port delays

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After being hit with a series of port congestion surcharges this month, South African shippers and forwarders this week lost another direct call at Cape Town, as carriers continue to struggle to maintain schedules due to extended waiting times at the nation’s ports.

Maersk told customers today it was reorganising its Asia-West/South Africa network with a rejigged FEW6 service between Northern China and south-west Africa with two calls at Cape Town dropped.

“The updated FEW6 service will focus on the main south-west ...