The updated network expands port coverage through key gateway terminals—including Port Said (Egypt), Lomé (Togo), and Pointe-Noire (Republic of the Congo)—and reconfigures hub-based connections to optimize cargo flow across the region.

Revised service rotations:  

WAF 2: Algeciras → Tangier → Dakar  

WAF 3: Port Said → Algeciras → Tangier → Lomé → Abidjan → Tema → Apapa  

WAF 6: Port Said → Tangier → Algeciras → Tema → Apapa → Pointe-Noire  

WAF 7: Tangier → Conakry  

WAF 9B/C: Algeciras → Leixões → Lisbon → Praia → Mindelo  

WAF 10: Tangier → Nouakchott → Nouadhibou → Nouakchott  

WAF 12: Tangier → Banjul  

Notably, the Tema and Apapa calls on WAF 3 are designated exclusively for West African export cargo.  

• In addition, Maersk will maintain direct services to Monrovia (Liberia) via WAF 5X and to Freetown (Sierra Leone) via WAF 7X—both operating from Tangier—pending further operational review.

   

Optimized transshipment architecture  

To support improved European cargo routing, Maersk has consolidated and rationalized its interline connections at major regional hubs:  

• Abidjan: Serves San Pedro (Côte d’Ivoire) via WAF 8; Onne (Nigeria) and Takoradi (Ghana) via WAF 5  

• Lomé: Connects to Cotonou (Benin) via MW 2  

• Pointe-Noire: Provides access to Luanda (Angola) and Walvis Bay (Namibia) via WAF 13; Malabo, Bata, and Libreville (Equatorial Guinea & Gabon) via 23F; Matadi (Democratic Republic of the Congo) via 23D; Cabinda (Angola) via 23E; and Kribi (Cameroon) via FEW 6  

• Tema: Links to Douala (Cameroon) via 23N 

This revised hub-and-spoke structure centralizes onward distribution through Abidjan, Lomé, Pointe-Noire, and Tema—thereby streamlining cargo routing for European exports destined for multiple West and Central African markets.

Resource.: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/hlzsL6d-J4OpXG94RfGioA