Maersk Line and Safmarine organise Africa Nite in Mumbai
Maersk Line and Safmarine auctioned the container freight on their trade routes to West, East and South Africa during their recent customer event ’Africa Nite’, held in Mumbai.
August 28, 2017: Maersk Line and Safmarine auctioned the container freight on their trade routes to West, East and South Africa during their recent customer event ’Africa Nite’, held in Mumbai. ’Africa Nite’ is a testament to the company’s focused efforts to enable seamless trade between the two economies. This opens up new opportunities for Indian businesses to reach out to newer African markets, a significant boost to enhance the trade ties between the Indian Sub continent and Africa. The event was attended by Maersk Line and Safmarine executives from all over Africa, and from headquarters including the global CEO of Safmarine, David Williams.
The proceeds amounting to USD 13000 from the auction went to World Vision India which supports Maersk’s Healthy Highway Project and Fisherman Community Development Project. Steve Felder, managing director, Maersk Line India Pvt Ltd, said, “I would like to extend our sincere gratitude to all our partners, who showed their support. We will continue our commitment to empowering local communities in the region and also serve our customers to access the African markets in an efficient, environmentally-friendly and reliable way.”
World Vision India was represented by Ronald John, head, key accounts and Gamliel Sherio- senior manager, My City Initiative, Mumbai, who received the cheques during the event.
