CMA CGM Group announces that the CMA CGM TIGRIS, one of the latest CMA CGM vessels, will be calling the Port of Santos on February, 6th. CMA CGM will be the first carrier to introduce a vessel of such a capacity in Brazil, the company said in its press release.
The CMA CGM TIGRIS is a 10,622 TEU (twenty-foot equivalent unit) vessel that will be added to the fixed-day and weekly SEAS2 service. It will call 13 ports, connecting Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay to China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia and South Africa within 90 days.
The introduction of this vessel is in line with the CMA CGM Group’s flexibility, and its strategy of fleet adaptation regarding its clients and markets’ needs. The CMA CGM TIGRIS responds to the Brazilian market specificities:
Equipped with the largest capacity in reefer plugs on such a ship, the vessel allows an unprecedented loading capacity of meat, poultry and fruits, some of Brazil most exported products, Its structure responds to the draft constraints and Brazilian ports infrastructure.
Since the opening of its first office in the country in 2003, CMA CGM has developed its presence and its business in Brazil, where it now has 10 direct lines calling 20 Brazilian ports, and over 300 staff members working in 17 offices.
About CMA CGM
CMA CGM, founded and led by Jacques R. Saadé is the world’s third largest and France’s top container shipping company.
Its 445 vessels call more than 400 ports in the world, on all 5 continents. In 2014, over 12 million TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units) were carried.
Present in 150 countries, with a network of 650 agencies, the Group employs 20,000 people worldwide, including 2,400 in its headquarters in Marseilles.