CMA CGM reshuffles Asia services

As part of its vessel-sharing
agreement with Maersk Line,
the French-based line, CMA
CGM, has announced the
reshuffling of its services
on the Asia-SA and Asia-
Mozambique trades.
It is to replace its current
Shaka and Mozex services
with new Shaka2 and Mozex2
services.
In the partnership with
Maersk Line the new Asia-
SA (Shaka2) service network
– jointly operated with eight
vessels of 6 500 TEUs – was,
from April 24, covered by a
port rotation of: Shanghai-
Ningbo-Fuzhou-Yantian-
Tanjung Pelepas-Port Louis-
Singapore-Nansha, this last a
new port on the service.
And, as of May 8, the new
Mozex2 service on the Asia-
Mozambique trade will be
serviced by a joint-operation
of seven vessels of 2 200
TEUs on a port rotation of:
Tanjung Pelepas-Port Kelang-
Pointe des Galets-Toamasina-
Maputo-Beira-Nacala-Port
Louis.
“This reorganisation
is part of CMA CGM’s
commitment to keep providing
its customers with the best
quality of service on India/
Middle East-East Africa
trades,” MD Arnaud Thibault
told FTW.
“The new Shaka 2 and
Mozex 2 services are
providing better frequency
and schedule reliability which
answer our clients’ demand.
The two services are also
giving better port coverage
in Asia, the Indian Ocean
Islands, SA and Mozambique.”