Asaf calls at Kribi
The direct Asia-Africa (asaf) line recently called the Kribi deep-water port in Cameroon. Asaf, operated by the CMA CGM shipping company, is run in partnership with Maersk and Nile Dutch. As a first-timer, the Kribi Conteneurs Terminal (KCT) welcomed the CMA CGM Cendrillon ship on 17 August 2020. 334 m long and with a capacity of 8,645 teu, the vessel marks a new era of the port.
CMA CGM aims to extend the reach of the container terminal at the port of Kribi, thus strengthening its position as a leading operator in the Gulf of Guinea region.
The new service will provide economic operators in Cameroon, Chad and the Central African Republic with new transit times for their Asian exports and imports.
“With the reopening of the Asaf line, the port of Kribi will become increasingly better connected with the rest of the world,” said Eric Lavenu, managing director of Kribi Conteneurs Terminal. (mw)