The GAL liner service is operated between Southern Africa and the United States Gulf with 4 owned, modern, multipurpose ships of approximately 35,000 mts deadweight. The vessels, equipped with 40 mts cranes, combinable to 80 mts, can handle bulk, breakbulk, containers (including reefer containers) and project cargoes. The current, 4 ship configuration, translates into a monthly service (about 27-28 days). On occasion, additional tonnage is chartered in, reducing the gap to 23-25 days between sailings.

In the USA the GAL Service offers the following home ports: Houston, New Orleans and Jacksonville. On inducement the line will also call at Vera Cruz, Altamira, Brownsville, Port Arthur, Lake Charles, Mobile and Tampa.

Any other port in the USG and Florida can be considered subject port restrictions.Other ports in US Gulf and East Coast, including Mexico, can be considered on inducement and subject to port restrictions.

In Southern Africa GAL offers the following home ports: Walvis Bay, Cape Town, Durban, Richards Bay and Maputo. On inducement Port Elizabeth and East London can be considered (subject port restrictions).

Please read below to learn more about MACS competitive feeder solutions in America and Africa.

The STINNES Multipurpose Liner Service is operated between the North West Continent, United Kingdom and the U.S. Gulf / East Coast Mexico with 2-3 modern, multipurpose ships of 17,000 mts deadweight and with a combined crane capacity of 290 mt. The schedule advertises a sailing every three/four weeks.

In Europe the STINNES MPP Liner Service offers the following base ports: Bremen, Antwerp and Bilbao. On inducement the line will also call at other European ports. In North America the SANMEX Service offers the following base ports: Veracruz (Mexico), Altamira (Mexico), Houston and New Orleans. On inducement the line will also call at other US Gulf, Caribbean or Mexican EC ports.

With the regular calls at New Orleans MACS customers can discharge their goods directly to barge and economically reach their destination via the Mississippi river system.

On demand STINNES will charter dedicated tonnage to perform shipments of bulk or project cargoes exceeding the liner vessels capabilities.

To find out more please visit Hugo Stinnes Schiffahrt at www.stinnes-linien.de

Please read below to learn more about STINNES competitive feeder solutions in America and Europe.

In May 2019 MACS established a new service from Europe and US to East Africa. Customers have the option to book their cargo on the MACS liner vessels which may extend their voyage and call directly the Northern Mozambique ports of Nacala, Pemba and Palma. Optionally MACS offers shipments to these destinations with transshipment in Durban onto the feeder vessels of our local partners.

Beside these options MACS performs dedicated charter sailings which serve the ports the MACS liner vessels are not calling.