SSF launches feeder service from Colombo

Simatech Shipping (SSF) a market leader in the Feeder Industry which has it's head office in Dubai, commenced the East African Service (EAF) out of Colombo.

This is the first ever Common Carrier and feeder service operating to this region and paves the way for Colombo port to extend its hub status to serve Africa.

The first vessel on the service called Colombo (JCT) recently, the port rotation on this service is Colombo/Mombasa (Kenya)/Dar Es Salaam (Tanzania)/Colombo. Three vessels will be deployed on this route to maintain a call of every 7 - 10 days in Colombo.

As a common carrier, SSF along with partners has been successful in promoting Colombo as a hub to all potential clients who are MLO's and NVOCO's by changing the routing of their cargo via Colombo port utilizing Simatech feeder services.

Exporters and Importers in Sri Lanka should make use of this direct sailing to East Africa out of Colombo providing a faster transit time to their cargo and also make use of the only direct Inbound call from East Africa to Colombo.

Simatech Shipping is the leading feeder operator in the Gulf, servicing also the Indian Sub Continent and the Far East.

Simatech has provided its Customers with unrivalled service quality by using mostly its own tonnage, and is constantly looking at breaking into new markets and new frontiers to better serve the dynamic demands of the shipping industry.