Africa Express sailing schedules

Africa Express schedules

Upcoming vessel departures and sailing schedules for Africa Express Line

Africa Express schedules and upcoming departures
Next Departure	Arriving in	Duration	Vessel	Description 6 Nov 10 Nov 13 Nov 17 Nov 21 Nov
SNDKR 6 Nov 2025, 13:52→	GBPME 12 Nov 2025, 21:14	6 days 7h Direct service	STAR FIRST IMO 9330056	STAR FIRST departs Dakar (SNDKR) on 6 Nov 2025, 13:52 and arrives in Portsmouth (GBPME) on 12 Nov 2025, 21:14. The transit time between these ports is 6 days 7h and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
GHTEM 6 Nov 2025, 20:09→	CIABJ 7 Nov 2025, 16:42	20h 33m Direct service	COSTA RICAN STAR IMO 9150822	COSTA RICAN STAR departs Tema (GHTEM) on 6 Nov 2025, 20:09 and arrives in Abidjan (CIABJ) on 7 Nov 2025, 16:42. The transit time between these ports is 20h 33m and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
GHTEM 7 Nov 2025, 03:14→	CIABJ 7 Nov 2025, 22:47	19h 32m Direct service	COTE DIVOIRE EXPRESS IMO 9983994	COTE DIVOIRE EXPRESS departs Tema (GHTEM) on 7 Nov 2025, 03:14 and arrives in Abidjan (CIABJ) on 7 Nov 2025, 22:47. The transit time between these ports is 19h 32m and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
GBPME 7 Nov 2025, 15:39→	BEANR 8 Nov 2025, 12:46	20h 7m Direct service	COTE D'IVOIRIAN STAR IMO 9172478	COTE D'IVOIRIAN STAR departs Portsmouth (GBPME) on 7 Nov 2025, 15:39 and arrives in Port of Antwerp-Bruges (BEANR) on 8 Nov 2025, 12:46. The transit time between these ports is 20h 7m and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
MAAGA 8 Nov 2025, 21:17→	SNDKR 11 Nov 2025, 18:18	2 days 22h Direct service	SENEGAL EXPRESS IMO 9984015	SENEGAL EXPRESS departs Agadir (MAAGA) on 8 Nov 2025, 21:17 and arrives in Dakar (SNDKR) on 11 Nov 2025, 18:18. The transit time between these ports is 2 days 22h and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules

Top 10 ports serviced by this carrier

These are the top 10 ports that Africa Express services. They are ranked by frequency of departures and include both international and domestic services.

Rank	Port Code	Port Name	Country	Departure frequency
1	CIABJ	Abidjan	Ivory Coast	2-4 times a week	More details
2	GHTEM	Tema	Ghana	1-2 times a week	More details
3	SNDKR	Dakar	Senegal	1-2 times a week	More details
4	MAAGA	Agadir	Morocco	Every 1-2 weeks	More details
5	FRPOV	Port Vendres	France	Every 1-2 weeks	More details
6	BEANR	Port of Antwerp-Bruges	Belgium	Every 1-2 weeks	More details
7	CMDLA	Douala	Cameroon	Every 1-2 weeks	More details
8	GBPME	Portsmouth	The United Kingdom	Every 1-2 weeks	More details
9	PEPAI	Paita	Peru	Every 2-4 weeks	More details
10	ECPBO	Puerto Bolivar	Ecuador	Every 2-4 weeks	More details

Carrier statistics

#83Global Rank

Africa Express is ranked 83rd in the world against other carriers when comparing service frequency and global port coverage.

Global Rankings

On time performance

This chart displays the On Time Arrival performance for Africa Express as measured by comparing all vessel scheduled vessel arrivals vs actual arrivals.

Sep OTP 62.50%

Previous month OTP 55.10%

7.40%

Average days late

A vessel is considered late when arriving more than 1 day behind schedule. This chart shows the average number of days that Africa Express vessels are typically late by.

Sep 3.0 days

Previous month 1.4 days

1.6 days

Frequently asked questions about Africa Express

Last month the on time arrival performance (OTP*) of Africa Express was 48%. This is a decline on the previous month of 55% OTP. *OTP is measured by comparing scheduled arrival time vs actual arrival time across all port calls over the span of a month. When a vessel arrives at port more than 24 hours after its scheduled arrival, it is considered late. Over the last three months Africa Express was, on average, 2 days late into port.