CMA CGM upgrade Asia - Middle East trade

CMA CGM announced its upgrade of its CIMEX service linking Asia to the Middle East Gulf.
The NEW CIMEX will be an enhanced service in partnership with CSCL, in replacement of CMA CGM CIMEX / CSCL AMA services, featuring 2 major changes.

The competitive modern fleet in this trade, composed of 6 vessels with homogeneous capacity of 8,500 TEU. This fleet will replace the 3,000 and 5,700 TEUs vessels currently deployed on CIMEX / AMA services, without adding extra capacity on the market.

CMA CGM said an enlarged port coverage with fast transit times and the introduction of 5 new port calls (Tianjin, Dalian, Shekou, Nansha and Dammam) offering new direct connections to North China and the Middle East Gulf.

The new CIMEX rotation will be as follows: Tianjin, Dalian, Pusan, Shanghai (Yangshan), Shanghai (Waigaoqiao), Ningbo, Shekou, Port Kelang, Khor Fakkan, Jebel Ali, Damman, Bandar Abbas, Port Kelang, Nansha and return to Tianjin.

The new CIMEX service will start its westbound rotation at Tianjin on July 8th, 2009 with the sailing of CMA CGM DON CARLOS <Korea Shipping Gazette>