CMA CGM to reshuffle its services connecting Asia with West & South Africa

November 15 2023 Print This Article

CMA CGM is very pleased to announce the revamping of its Asia West Africa & South Africa Services effective 1st week of December.

Fitting their services to Terminal operational capacities while offering reliable schedules and efficient connections will be the backbone of the new setup:

-  With an enhanced fleet of 14,000 TEU nominal, our WAX service will now be dedicated to Nigeria, Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire

-  The WAX3 service will keep on serving Togo and Nigeria

-  Cape Town will be served by SHAKA service in transhipment via Port Louis

With these enhancements will benefit from:

-  Three tailored services dedicated to West Africa (WAX, WAX3, ASAF)

-  Direct connections from North, Center & South China to West Africa major markets: Nigeria, Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire & Cameroon,

-  A better frequency and improved transit times to South Range on ASAF service,

-  One unique and competitive solution to address South Africa Market via SHAK

The updated rotations details:

-  WAX will be offered in 91 days with 13 vessels of 14K TEU Nom

-  1st Departure: m/v "MAERSK EDIRNE", ETA QINGDAO 05/12/2023, ETA Tema 16/01/2024

- Rotation: Xiamen – Qingdao - Gwangyang – Shanghai – Ningbo – Shekou – Nansha - Singapore – Tanjung Pelepas – Tema – Lekki – Abidjan – Pointe Noire – Colombo – Singapore - Xiamen

-  WAX3 will be offered in 70 days with 10 vessels of 4.5K TEU Nom

-  1st Departure: m/v "ALS FIDES", ETA Singapore 24/12/2023, ETA Lome 19/01/2024

-  Rotation: Singapore – Tanjung Pelepas – Lome – Apapa – Onne – Cotonou – Singapore

 -  ASAF will be offered in 84 days with 12 vessels of 8.5K TEU Nom

- 1st Departure: m/v "MAERSK AMAZON", ETA Qingdao 02/12/2023, ETA Pointe Noire 09/01/2024

-  Rotation: Qingdao – Shanghai – Ningbo – Nansha – Tanjung Pelepas – Singapore - Pointe Noire - Kribi – Luanda - Walvis Bay – Singapore- Qingdao

-  SHAKA will be offered in 63 days with 9 vessels of 9.3K TEU Nom

-  1st Departure: ETA Shanghai 15/12/2023, Durban 14/01/2024

-  Rotation: Shanghai – Ningbo – Shekou – Tanjung Pelepas – Port Louis - Durban – Port Louis – Tanjung Pelepas – Shanghai