MSC Becomes First Shipping Line To Send Mega-Sized Container Ships To Africa

MSC Becomes First Shipping Line To Send Mega-Sized Container Ships To Africa

MSC Diletta arrived at the Port of Lomé in Togo, followed shortly by MSC Turkiye, which made port calls in Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire, and Cameroon.

MSC expands trade routes and deploys 24,000 TEU boxships to West Africa - Maritime Gateway

The first shipping company to send its massive ships to Africa was MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company. When two of the newly constructed 24,000 TEU class containerships arrived in the ports of Ghana, Togo, Cote d’Ivoire, and Cameroon as part of the deployment on the African Express service in late April and early May, the firm made history. Carriers ranging from MSC, CMA CGM, and Hapag-Lloyd to Evergreen and OOCL have utilised the enormous vesse…

MSC Megaships Signal New Era for West African Trade

Record-breaking 24,000 TEU vessels from MSC mark a major step in integrating West Africa into global trade networks A New Era for West African Trade Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has made maritime history with the deployment of record-breaking megaships to West Africa—an ambitious move that marks a new phase in the region’s integration with global trade networks. The arrival of MSC’s 24,000 TEU vessels on MSC’s Africa Express routes is ex…