CMA CGM Proposes New East-West Network

CMA CGM confirms its global development strategy and proposes a new and unique East-West network of services on the following trades: Asia-Europe, Asia-Mediterranean, Transpacific and Asia-United States East Coast.

Pending authorization from the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC), the new East-West offering will provide four weekly services on the Asia-Europe trade, completing the two existing services, thereby offering six departures per week; four weekly services on the Asia-Mediterranean trade: two to the Mediterranean, one to the Adriatic and one to the Black Sea (the only one on this market); five weekly services on the Transpacific: four to California and one to the Pacific Northwest (United States and Canada); and two services on the Asia-US East Coast trade: one via the Suez Canal and one dedicated to the Gulf of Mexico. CMA CGM said Transatlantic services area being finalized and will soon be announced.

The new 2015 CMA CGM East-West services are intended to begin near the end of 2014.

According to the shipping company, key highlights include three main trades, 17 fixed-day weekly loops, 159 vessels, 1.5 million TEU capacity, 199 weekly calls and 93 ports of call.

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