Hapag-Lloyd has announced that as of week 22 the Dakar Express (DEX) will resume regular calls at Lisbon on the southbound leg.
By reinstating this call the company says it will offer a reliable connection between Lisbon and Hapag-Lloyd’s global network with competitive transit times.
The first vessel which will sail from Lisbon will be Jonni Ritscher Voyage 2020S (ETS Lisbon May 27, 2020).
Hapag-Lloyd has also reported that due to operational reasons the Hansa Rendsburg (Voy 2019 S), which is deployed in the Dakar Express Service is delayed by seven days.
Currently the vessel is in Antwerp undergoing some emergency repairs. “It is not known at this stage when these repairs will be completed and when the vessel will be able to continue its voyage,” said the German company.
In the best-case scenario it is expected that the 2000-built 1,718TEU container vessel might sail from Antwerp on 25 May 2020.
