Safmarine has been rewarded as the leading shipping line on the India-Africa trade route at the prestigious All-India Maritime and Logistics Awards (MALA), which was held recently in Mumbai, India.
The group walked off with the Shipping Line of the Year award at the event, which was organised by Exim Group company Fairplay.
'We accept this award with pride and thank the organisers for this recognition,' said Bimal Kanal, Safmarine's India subcontinent regional executive. 'Safmarine is focused on its core markets and Africa continues to play an important role in our business development for the Indian subcontinent.'
Safmarine's India-Africa trade grew exports and imports in 2010 by 8.5 per cent compared to 2009 (total throughput figures) and figures (from July 2010-July 2011) show an increase of total import and export throughputs of almost 7 per cent.
