To further enhance our service quality and reliability in Qingdao on the product Asia > West Africa and South Africa, CMA CGM would like to share the upcoming change on ASAF service operated with a fleet of 12 vessels up to 8,750 TEU nominal capacity:
Effective with m/v CMA CGM BIANCA, in Qingdao on July 7th, 2018, ASAF will have the following features:
- Port rotation in Asia is modified with Qingdao port call just after Busan and Xingang
- Transit times from Qingdao to West Africa will benefit of shorter transit time up to 7 days
- Very competitive transit time to Tincan Lagos, Nigeria from Qingdao in 41 days
- Luanda is reached direct from Qingdao in 43 days, Pointe Noire in 37 days, Kribi in 40 days, Cape Town in 30 days
ASAF port rotation:
Busan – Tianjin/Xingang – Qingdao – Shanghai – Ningbo – Nansha – Tanjung Pelepas – Singapore – Cape Town – Pointe Noire – Kribi – Luanda – Cape Town – Port Kelang – Singapore – Busan
![[ASAF route map]](https://news.eesea.com/wp-content/uploads/ASAF-Juin-2018.png)
Source: CMA CGM (LF)
Source: CMA CGM