Hanjin Shipping is pleased to announce that it is introducing West Africa Service with UASC effective March 1st, 2010. Named WAF (West Africa Service),

this new service will be running between Valencia, Lagos, Cotonou, Tema
and Abidjan with 2 of 1,700TEU class ships, 1 deployed by Hanjin
Shipping and the other by UASC.

Hanjin Shipping comments that the
introduction of WAF will not only enable the company to expand its
presence in Africa, one of the world’s fastest growing markets, but
also to better service quality by extending the scope of its service
range.

In addition, Hanjin Shipping reveals that they are planning
to change the calling port from Valencia to Algeciras this coming
April, in accordance with the opening of the company’s new dedicated
terminal in the region, which is expected to become a new logistics hub
in the Mediterranean and West African regions for Hanjin Shipping.

Meanwhile,
Hanjin Shipping is continuing to seek opportunities to cooperate with
partner carriers in service-launching and more in order to satisfy the
various needs of its customers.

Source: Hanjin Shipping

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