Home/American Shipper/Maersk further slows Mideast-South Africa loop American ShipperShipping Maersk further slows Mideast-South Africa loop FreightWaves Staff · Thursday, October 11, 2012 Facebook Twitter/X LinkedInJust over one month after slowing to a seven-week rotation, ocean carrier Maersk Line has added an eighth vessel to its weekly Middle East-to-South Africa MESA service, further increasing roundtrip voyage time from 49 days to 56 days.