Theservice is due to start in mid-May 2014 with the first sailing from Xingangusing a total of 13 panamax vessels.
BothPIL and NileDutch independently provide dedicated container shipping servicesfrom the Far East to West Africa.
However,the combined service will provide direct weekly coverage from North, Centraland South China to South Africa, Angola and Congo
Theport rotation includes: Xingang, Qingdao, Shanghai, Ningbo, Nansha, Singapore,Durban, Cape Town, Pointe Noire, Luanda and Singapore before returning toXingang.
