The CMA CGM Group and Infinity Flag-off New PenangPadang Besar Block Train Service

Today, the CMA CGM Group, a global player in sea, land, air and logistics solutions, in partnership with Infinity Logistics and Transport Ventures Limited (Infinity), flagged-off a weekly Penang-Padang Besar block train service; and officially opened a container depot in the Penang Port.
 
With the launch of the Penang-Padang Besar block train service, CMA CGM is providing a rail and sea multimodal solution to exporters from the southern provinces of Thailand who ship their cargo through the Penang Port.
 
Each week, up to 100 containers on rail are dedicated for CMA CGM shippers. Laden containers are picked up from Padang Besar, a Malaysian town on the border with the Songkhla province of Thailand. They will then set off for the Penang Port to be loaded on the CMS2 and KCM2 services provided by CNC, the CMA CGM Group’s Intra-Asia specialist. From Penang, the two weekly services will head for Malaysia’s top export destinations in Asia including Singapore, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Qingdao, and Busan.
 
Designed to go the extra mile for customers with CMA CGM as a one-stop service provider, the multimodal offering secures them equipment as well as rail and sailing slots; reduces their customs, monitoring and transportation costs; and saves them on scheduling activities with different providers.
 
The block train service will make its weekly stop in the Penang port, adjacent to the newly opened ondock depot that occupies over 14,000 sqm in land area. Co-managed by CMA CGM and Infinity, the depot is characterised by better connectivity coupled with diverse container handling capabilities and efficiency.
 
With a monthly operating capacity of 7,500 (TEU) containers, the facility provides more than just container storage, repair, cleaning, washing, handling and pre-trip inspections. It also specializes in handling CONTAINER Grade Selection – a container solution for special goods - as well as Flexitank containers for non-dangerous liquid shipments such as cooking oil that Penang exports.
 
This new facility in Penang is the CMA CGM Group’s third depot in Malaysia, and complements the Group’s depot footprint in addition to two others in West Port and North Port in Port Klang. The block train option significantly reduces CO2 emissions, and this new service is part of the CMA CGM Group’s commitment to develop BETTER WAYS to act for more sustainable, efficient, and fluid transport solutions. 

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