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CMA CGM Group will launch a new service linking Asia, Indian Ocean Islands and South Africa from May 8.
Called Shaka Express, the new weekly service will deploy six vessels between 4,500 and 6,500 TEUs, and will allow CMA CGM to meet the growing market demand of South Africa, as over 30 percent of the country’s trade is with Asia.
The new service offers reefer capacity for exports from Durban and Port Elizabeth (Nqura) to Singapore and Hong Kong: a very important strength on this trade where refrigerated goods represent about 20 percent of the containerised volumes, in particular with the transport of citrus and bananas
It also connects with the group’s global network of lines via Hong Kong for cargo from and to North China.
The service has northbound and southbound calls in Port Louis allowing relay of cargo to and from all Indian Ocean Islands, thanks to the connection with the CMA CGM Mascareignes service linking the Gulf, Pakistan and Indian Ocean.
The service rotation is Fuzhou, Xiamen, Kaohsiung, Hong Kong, Chiwan, Singapore, Port Louis, Durban, Port Elizabeth (Ngqura), Port Louis, Singapore and back to Fuzhou.
CMA CGM now has four services calling every week at South Africa, providing its clients with an optimal ports coverage and a full range of services to the rest of the world.
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