CMA CGM launches new Noura Express service to connect Middle-East and Somalia
The CMA CGM Group is expanding its service opportunities to Africa with the launch of the new direct service Noura Express from Middle-East to Somalia, the Group said Wednesday in a press release.
The service will connect at Khor Fakkan with CMA CGM long haul services from / to the world to reach Mogadishu, Somalia.
The Noura Express will start as of January 29th, 2014, with M/V CMA CGM KAILAS, deploying 1,854 TEU capacity with 21-day frequency.
Noura Express full rotation is as follows:
Jebel Ali (day 1) – Khor Fakkan (day 2) – Salalah (day 3) – Mogadishu (day 6) – Jebel Ali.
Mathieu Friedberg, Senior Vice President African Lines CMA CGM, explains: “We strongly believe in the recovery of the Somalian economy and are proud to launch the Noura Express, offering worldwide connections to and from Mogadishu. This is the first milestone of our growth plan in this region and there will be more developments in the months ahead.”
About CMA CGM
CMA CGM, founded and led by Jacques R. Saadé is the world’s third largest container shipping company and has an estimated turnover of 16 billion USD in 2013. Operating a fleet of 428 vessels, the Group serves more than 400 ports around the world. In 2013, the Group carried 11.4 million TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units). With a presence on every continent and in 150 countries through its network of 650 agencies and branch offices, the Group employs more than 18,000 people worldwide and 2,400 in its headquarter in Marseilles.
