Theagreement is due to take effect from week 22 with the service initially using 2,500-teucapacity NileDutch vessels.
Asof August, the agreement will use two NileDutch and two CMA CGM vessels, eachwith a capacity of 4,250-teu.
Therotation will see the service call at Buenos Aires, Rio Grande, Itajai, Santosand Rio de Janeiro in South America and Lome, Pointe Noire and Luanda in WestAfrica.
“The vessel sharing agreement will enable bothcompanies to offer their customers a better and more efficient service,”NileDutch said.
“Thisservice, operating every two weeks, will provide a valuable connection betweenthese regions with their rapidly developing economies.”
Lastmonth NileDutchteamed up with Pacific International Lines (PIL) to jointly provide a weeklyservice between the Far East and West Africa.
The service isdue to start in mid-May 2014 with the first sailing from Xingang using a totalof 13 panamax vessels.
Both PIL andNileDutch independently provide dedicated container shipping services from theFar East to West Africa.
However, the combined service will providedirect weekly coverage from North, Central and South China to South Africa,Angola and Congo.
