A new shipping line, ONE – Ocean Network Express began operating 31 August, at the Port of Beira. The first vessel, the Penang Bridge, docked at around 4.45pm and was greeted with a festive welcome.
The ONE – Ocean Network Express shipping line has a space-sharing agreement with another line, UNIFEEDER, which means that in addition to its own containers, it also brings containers from the UNIFEEDER line to the Port of Beira.
ONE connects the Port of Beira to Maputo/Mombasa/India/Middle East, and will initially operate fortnightly.
The Operations Director of Cornelder Mozambique, Miguel de Jenga, said that the entry of the new shipping line brings diversity of choice for importers and exporters in the Beira Corridor. “This will offer more alternatives for the Beira Corridor, covering the centre of Mozambique and the hinterland countries,” he said.
He added that the economic gains will be “competitiveness between the shipping lines”, which will be reflected in the costs for “exporters and importers”.
ONE – Ocean Network Express is the sixth shipping line to call at the Port of Beira. Cornelder de Moçambique has already been working with MSC, PIL, Maersk, CMA-CGM and Gold Star Line (GSL), the latter of which began operating on 28 April 2023.
Source: Cornelder de Moçambique