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Shipping to and from West Africa? Here's an update for your cargo planning

Operating on the African continent? Good news are coming your way! From mid-February, we’ll expand our presence in West Africa by adding new routes to and from our hub in Tangier Med, Morocco. Shipments will connect smoothly through Hapag-Lloyd’s network, including our range of shuttle and feeder services.

Some of the highlights of our revised West Africa network include:

  • Additional capacity to meet your cargo needs in the growing West African markets
  • A total of five services, including the introduction of two new services, offering you increased schedule reliability
  • Improved transit times for your imports to Abidjan and exports from Dakar and Abidjan
  • Two new ports in our portfolio: Lome (Togo) and Onne (Nigeria)
  • Services fully operated by Hapag-Lloyd for maximum flexibility and reliability
  • WA1: Tanger Med, Morocco -> Dakar, Senegal -> Abidjan, Ivory Coast -> Tanger Med, Morocco

For your reference, please find below the first vessel voyage, including Estimated Time of Arrival (ETA), Port and Week:

Vessel & Voyage ETA Port Week
MV AS Cypria V. 2509SS February 24, 2025 Tangier 9
  • WA2: Tanger Med, Morocco -> Nouakchott, Mauritania -> Conakry, Guinea -> Freetown, Sierra Leone -> Monrovia, Liberia -> Tanger Med, Morocco

For your reference, please find below the first vessel voyage, including Estimated Time of Arrival (ETA), Port and Week:

Vessel & Voyage ETA Port Week
MV Ulanga V. 2508S
February 22, 2025 Tangier 8
  • WA3: Tanger Med, Morocco -> Banjul, Gambia -> Tanger Med, Morocco

For your reference, please find below the first vessel voyage, including Estimated Time of Arrival (ETA), Port and Week:

Vessel & Voyage ETA Port Week
MV Contship Lex V. 2508S
February 17, 2025 Tangier 8
  • WAX: Tanger Med, Morocco -> Tema, Ghana -> Lome, Togo -> Cotonou, Benin -> Lagos (Tincan / Apapa), Nigeria -> Onne, Nigeria -> Tanger Med, Morocco

For your reference, please find below the first vessel voyage, including Estimated Time of Arrival (ETA), Port and Week:

Vessel & Voyage ETA Port Week
MV Ionikos V. 2508S
February 21, 2025 Tangier 8
  • WWA: Antwerp, Belgium -> Le Havre, France -> Lisbon, Portugal -> Tanger Med, Morocco -> Tema, Ghana -> Pointe Noire, Congo -> Luanda, Angola -> Tema, Ghana -> Antwerp, Belgium

For your reference, please find below the first vessel voyage, including Estimated Time of Arrival (ETA), Port and Week:

Vessel & Voyage ETA Port Week
MV Spirit of Singapore V.
2507S
February 20, 2025 Tangier 8


Our West African hubs of Pointe Noire, Congo and Luanda, Angola will continue to provide connectivity with our extensive network of neighboring ports: Matadi (Dem. Rep. of Congo), Boma (Dem. Rep. of Congo), Douala (Cameroon), Kribi (Cameroon), Libreville  (Gabon), Port Gentil (Gabon), Lobito (Angola), Namibe (Angola), Cabinda (Angola), Soyo (Angola), Bata (Equatorial Guinea), Malabo (Equatorial Guinea).

To assist your cargo planning, you can use our vessel tracker to view our vessels' latest Estimated Times of Arrival and Departure. If you should require additional information, please contact our teams at your preferred location, who will guide you based on your individual situation.

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