The following release was published by CMA CGM:
CMA CGM is pleased to announce an upgrade to CAGEMA service connecting Canada & USA with Latin America. CAGEMA will add a direct call at Montreal, Canada, providing an extensive coverage of the Canadian market while maintaining the direct call at Saint John, New Brunswick.
Main features will be as follows:
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Direct connection from the two Canadian ports to the main markets of Jamaica, Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico
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Large coverage of Latin American destinations via Kingston hub through CMA CGM dedicated weekly services
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Connections with India, Türkiye, the Mediterranean, Oceania and the Middle East via New York thanks to 5 direct CMA CGM services, providing Canadian shippers with a very large weekly fixed-day offering (Montreal on Sunday, Saint John on Friday), enabling them to maximise their loadings during the week.
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Connections with Asia via Kingston
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Short transit times for Imports into Montreal from Latin American origins, allowing sensitive goods to reach Canadian destinations faster, more efficiently and with greater reliability compared to the solution via New York
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This standalone CMA CGM new service will be operated on a weekly basis with a fleet of 5 CMA CGM operated vessels.
Source: CMA CGM