CMA CGM to launch new service from/to West Coast Central America
CMA CGM has announced the launch of the NEW TIKAL 2, a complementary service to the current NEW TIKAL, offering optimized connections from/to WEST COAST CENTRAL AMERICA.
With this new loop, CMA CGM becomes a vessel operator on the trade, and enhances its allocation from/to Acajutla and Puerto Quetzal, according to the company's release.
Service will start in January 2022.
NEW TIKAL 2 main features will be the following:
Frequency: Weekly
Rotation: 3 vessels (21 days) | Lazaro Cardenas – Manzanillo (MX) – Puerto Quetzal – Acajutla – Corinto – San Lorenzo – Puerto Quetzal – Lazaro Cardenas
Transit times SB: Lazaro Cardenas to Acajutla: 7 days | Manzanillo to Puerto Quetzal: 11 days
First sailing SB: ETD 25/01 Lazaro Cardenas
First sailing NB: ETD 08/02 San Lorenzo