CMA CGM and Maersk launch Busan - Black Sea joint service

CMA CGM announced the launching, effective May 20th, 2009, of a new joint service linking North Asia and the Black Sea.

The NEW BOSPHORUS EXPRESS will operate in partnership with Maersk Line, with 10 containerships of 6,500 TEU, of which 5 are CMA CGM vessels.

Port rotation will be as follows:
Dalian - Tianjin - Busan - Shanghai - Ningbo - Taipei - Chiwan - Yantian - Tanjung Pelepas - Port Kelang - Aqaba - Port Said - Damietta - Istanbul Evyap - Istanbul Ambarli - Constanza - Illichivsk - Odessa - Damietta - Port Said - Port Kelang - Tanjung Pelepas - Dalian.

“After some difficult months of economic recession in the countries bordering the Black Sea, we are starting to see some signs of recovery in the exchanged flows to and from Asia. CMA CGM wishes to accompany its clients in the area with reshuffled direct coverage whilst ensuring stability of the capacity on offer. This new product will reinforce our port coverage as well as overall service quality and reliability ”, explained Christine Cabau, Senior Vice-President Asia / Mediterranean, Red Sea, Black Sea & Adriatic Lines.

The first vessel to be deployed on NEW BOSPHORUS EXPRESS will be the CMA CGM Baudelaire leaving Dalian on May, 20th, 2009.