The following release was published by CMA CGM:
CMA CGM is very pleased to announce the revamping of its Asia West Africa & South Africa Services effective 1st week of December.
Fitting our services to Terminal operational capacities while offering reliable schedules and efficient connections will be the backbone of the new setup:
- With an enhanced fleet of 14,000 TEU nominal, our WAX service will now be dedicated to Nigeria, Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire
- Our WAX3 service will keep on serving Togo and Nigeria
- Cape Town will be served by SHAKA service in transhipment via Port Louis
With these enhancements, you will benefit from:
- Three tailored services dedicated to West Africa (WAX, WAX3, ASAF)
- Direct connections from North, Center & South China to West Africa major markets: Nigeria, Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire & Cameroon,
- A better frequency and improved transit times to South Range on ASAF service,
- One unique and competitive solution to address South Africa Market via SHAKA.
Please find below updated rotations details:
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WAX will be offered in 91 days with 13 vessels of 14K TEU Nom
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1st Departure: m/v "MAERSK EDIRNE", ETA QINGDAO 05/12/2023, ETA Tema 16/01/2024
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Rotation: Xiamen – Qingdao - Gwangyang – Shanghai – Ningbo – Shekou – Nansha - Singapore – Tanjung Pelepas – Tema – Lekki – Abidjan – Pointe Noire – Colombo – Singapore - Xiamen
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ASAF will be offered in 84 days with 12 vessels of 8.5K TEU Nom
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1st Departure: m/v "MAERSK AMAZON", ETA Qingdao 02/12/2023, ETA Pointe Noire 09/01/2024
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Rotation: Qingdao – Shanghai – Ningbo – Nansha – Tanjung Pelepas – Singapore - Pointe Noire - Kribi – Luanda - Walvis Bay – Singapore- Qingdao
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SHAKA will be offered in 63 days with 9 vessels of 9.3K TEU Nom
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1st Departure: ETA Shanghai 15/12/2023, Durban 14/01/2024
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Rotation: Shanghai – Ningbo – Shekou – Tanjung Pelepas – Port Louis - Durban – Port Louis – Tanjung Pelepas – Shanghai
Source: CMA CGM