Safmarine has enhanced its '225' fully-containerized service between South Africa and West Africa by connecting West Africa via Dakar and Algeciras. The new weekly service, with high reefer capacity, will operate six vessels of 1100 teu (nominal) with direct calls in Durban, Cape Town, Dakar (Senegal) and Algeciras (Spain). 

According to Safmarine's : ' The focus of the new enhanced 225 service on West Africa and its connection in Dakar will enable fast and reliable connections via the MW1 service to Tin Can Island and Douala. The additional new call in Algeciras also offers customers connections with our entire portfolio of services to and from West Africa, the Middle East and Indian Subcontinent, North America, South America and in particular the intra - European feeder services in the West and Eastern Mediterranean'.

The first southbound sailing commences with the MV Macuba in Algeciras on Tuesday 8 February 2011 and the MV Shanti which arrives in Durban on 5 February 2011. 
The 225 service is a wholly Safmarine operated service, partnered by sister company Maersk Line, through a slot charter agreement.