MSC&CMA CGM reorganizes its Asia-North Europe services

Following the operational partnership announcement with MSC, CMA CGM recently announced the reorganization of its services to be implemented early April 2012 on the Asia-North Europe trade.
The new CMA CGM Asia North Europe network will be covered by the following loops:

- New FAL 1: Service operated by CMA CGM with 11 vessels of 13,800~14,000 TEU.

 Port rotation: Ningbo - Shanghai - Nansha - Hong Kong - Chiwan - Yantian - Vung Tau - Southampton - Hamburg - Bremerhaven - Rotterdam - Zeebrugge - Le Havre - Malta - Korfakkan - Port Kelang - Singapore - Yantian - Ningbo.

- FAL 2: This service remains unchanged.

- New FAL 3: Service operated by CMA CGM with 11 vessels of 11,400 TEU.

 Port Rotation: Xingang - Pusan - Qingdao - Shanghai - Xiamen - Singapore - Port Kelang - Tangiers - Le Havre - Hamburg - Bremerhaven - Antwerp - Zeebrugge - Beirut - Jeddah - Port Kelang - Singapore - Xingang.

 Port Rotation: Dalian - Xingang - Kwang Yang - Pusan - Qingdao - Ningbo - Shanghai - Singapore - Port Kelang - Felixstowe - Zeebrugge - Antwerp - Rotterdam - Southampton - Valencia - Jebel Ali - Singapore - Hong Kong - Dalian.

- FAL 7: Service operated by MSC with 11 vessels of 14,000 TEU.

 Port rotation: Ningbo - Shanghai - Xiamen - Chiwan - Yantian - Sines - Le Havre - Rotterdam - Antwerp - Felixstowe - Gioia Tauro - Singapore - Chiwan - Xiamen - Ningbo.

- FAL 9: Service operated jointly (VSA) by CMA CGM and MSC with 9 vessels of 9,500 TEU (5 from CMA CGM, 4 from MSC).

 Port rotation: Shanghai - Ningbo - Hong Kong - Chiwan - Yantian - Singapore - Port Kelang - Gioia Tauro -  Malta - Tangiers - Port Kelang - Singapore - Vung Tau - Shanghai. This service has been designed to serve Med Hubs for “out of scope” cargoes and is part of the Asia-North Europe Network.

The final port coverage and transit times will be confirmed as soon as possible. Following the changes detailed above, CMA CGM will operate a total of 28 vessels in the 9,500 ~ 14,000 range under the various FAL services.

Additional information will be communicated at a later stage regarding the other FAL services. The existing agreement with Maersk Line on the Asia-Med trade will remain unchanged.