The German container shipping company Hapag-Lloyd has signed a long-term agreement with the terminal group DP World of Dubai, which provides for the provision of ships of the Hamburg-based container terminal capacity company Middle Eastern Group Terminal in the African Ports of Dakar, in Senegal, Luanda, Angola, and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, as well as participation in infrastructure development dockers in Banana, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and in Maputo, in Mozambique.

Hapag-Lloyd specified that the agreement is aimed at support its growth in Africa where it plans to exceed This year a traffic volume of one million TEUs. "Africa - highlighted the CEO of the company, Rolf Habben Jansen - is one of the fastest growing markets most important for Hapag-Lloyd and we see a considerable potential across the continent. To support growth we need reliable infrastructure, a terminal capacity and a network capable of Growing together with our customers. Strengthening collaboration with DP World on the African continent, we are taking an important step to further improve the foundations of our service offering in Africa".