CMA CGM Group to optimize its services between Asia and Europe
CMA CGM and Ocean Three partners have decided to harmonize FAL2 and FAL3 in order to adapt to the current market situation between Asia and Europe. They will offer a new optimized rotation, the company said in its press release.
This new FAL 23 service will provide perfect answers to customers’ needs, including:
Transit times amongst the best on the market - especially between Asia and Le Havre, Rotterdam and Antwerp
Vietnam will be directly served with a new call at Cai Mep Deep Sea terminal in Ho Chi Minh City
Le Havre and Rotterdam will benefit from import and export calls
A new export call at Felixstowe
A new import call at Chiwan
Starting October 13th in Asia, twelve 12,000 to 15,000 TEUs vessels will follow the new rotation: Shanghai, Ningbo, Yantian, Cai Mep, Port Kelang, Le Havre, Rotterdam, Antwerp, Hamburg, Felixstowe, Rotterdam, Le Havre, Jeddah, Port Kelang, Chiwan, Shanghai.
The new rotation will start in the Eastbound from Antwerp on September 28th with the CMA CGM LA PEROUSE.
FAL1 and FAL8 services optimization
A new call at Qingdao has been added on the FAL1 service as from mid-August 2015.
Transit times from Ningbo, Shanghai, Yantian and Port Kelang to Algeciras, Southampton, Dunkirk and Hamburg will be reduced by 3 days.
The largest 18,000 EVPs Group’s vessels are sailing on this route namely CMA CGM KERGUELEN, CMA CGM GEORG FORSTER, CMA CGM VASCO DE GAMA and CMA CGM BOUGAINVILLE.
The rotation will be: Tianjin, Dalian, Pusan, Qingdao, Ningbo, Shanghai, Yantian, Port Kelang, Algeciras, Southampton, Dunkirk, Hamburg, Rotterdam, Zeebrugge, Le Havre, Malta, Khor Fakkan, Yantian, Tianjin.
Starting October 13th, CMA CGM will add Xiamen on its FAL8 service. The new rotation is: Qingdao, Shanghai, Ningbo, Xiamen, Yantian, Port Kelang, Felixstowe, Rotterdam, Hambourg, Zeebruge, Rotterdam, Port Kelang, Yantian, Qingdao.
