Grimaldi Group has expanded its Far East–West Africa service less than a year after launch, the company said in a news release.
The company said speed, capacity and efficiency remain central to the regular service, which handles containers, rolling cargo and project cargo.
The group has deployed four latest-generation con-ro vessels, including G5-class ships, enabling departures every fifteen days from Ningbo and Taicang–Shanghai to Durban, and onward from Durban to Lagos.
Transit time from China to Durban is 18 days, while the Durban–Lagos leg takes nine days. Durban has become a key hub for national trade flows, supporting both imports from China and exports to West Africa.
Cargo arriving from China and South Africa can continue to other destinations via transshipment at the PTML terminal in Lagos, which the group identifies as the largest ro-ro terminal in West Africa and part of its network. Connections from Lagos extend to major West African ports, including Abidjan, Tema, Douala, Dakar and Casablanca, as well as to South America, with services to the Brazilian ports of Santos and Paranaguá.
Grimaldi Group is an international shipping company headquartered in Italy. It operates a fleet covering maritime transport of vehicles, containers and passengers, and manages various port and logistics assets through subsidiaries in multiple regions.
