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 9 Dec 12 Dec 15 Dec 18 Dec 22 Dec
CMDLA 9 Dec 2025, 05:25→	GHTEM 11 Dec 2025, 02:11	1 day 21h Direct service	COSTA RICAN STAR IMO 9150822	COSTA RICAN STAR departs Douala (CMDLA) on 9 Dec 2025, 05:25 and arrives in Tema (GHTEM) on 11 Dec 2025, 02:11. The transit time between these ports is 1 day 21h and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
CIABJ 9 Dec 2025, 22:42→	CMDLA 12 Dec 2025, 12:01	2 days 12h Direct service	CARIBBEAN STAR IMO 9150810	CARIBBEAN STAR departs Abidjan (CIABJ) on 9 Dec 2025, 22:42 and arrives in Douala (CMDLA) on 12 Dec 2025, 12:01. The transit time between these ports is 2 days 12h and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
CIABJ 9 Dec 2025, 23:30→	FRPOV 19 Dec 2025, 04:14	9 days 3h Direct service	CAMEROUN EXPRESS IMO 9983865	CAMEROUN EXPRESS departs Abidjan (CIABJ) on 9 Dec 2025, 23:30 and arrives in Port Vendres (FRPOV) on 19 Dec 2025, 04:14. The transit time between these ports is 9 days 3h and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
FRPOV 11 Dec 2025, 11:13→	ITVDL 12 Dec 2025, 04:46	17h 32m Direct service	SENEGAL EXPRESS IMO 9984015	SENEGAL EXPRESS departs Port Vendres (FRPOV) on 11 Dec 2025, 11:13 and arrives in Vado Ligure (ITVDL) on 12 Dec 2025, 04:46. The transit time between these ports is 17h 32m and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
GHTEM 11 Dec 2025, 14:04→	CIABJ 12 Dec 2025, 15:36	1 day 1h Direct service	GHANA EXPRESS IMO 9984003	GHANA EXPRESS departs Tema (GHTEM) on 11 Dec 2025, 14:04 and arrives in Abidjan (CIABJ) on 12 Dec 2025, 15:36. The transit time between these ports is 1 day 1h 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	SNDKR	Dakar	Senegal	1-2 times a week	More details
3	GHTEM	Tema	Ghana	1-2 times a week	More details
4	CMDLA	Douala	Cameroon	1-2 times a week	More details
5	FRPOV	Port Vendres	France	Every 1-2 weeks	More details
6	ITVDL	Vado Ligure	Italy	Every 1-2 weeks	More details
7	GBPME	Portsmouth	The United Kingdom	Every 1-2 weeks	More details
8	BEANR	Port of Antwerp-Bruges	Belgium	Every 1-2 weeks	More details
9	MAAGA	Agadir	Morocco	Every 1-2 weeks	More details
10	SRPBM	Paramaribo	Suriname	Every 2-4 weeks	More details

Carrier statistics

#79Global Rank

Africa Express is ranked 79th 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.

Nov OTP 39.53%

Previous month OTP 40.74%

-1.21%

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.

Nov 3.6 days

Previous month 2.7 days

0.9 days

Frequently asked questions about Africa Express

Last month the on time arrival performance (OTP*) of Africa Express was 48%. This is 15% improvement on the previous month of 41. *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, 3 days late into port.