CMA CGM improves North Madagascar port coverage
CMA CGM Group's Indian Ocean Feeder North will extend its coverage to Nossi Be and Antsiranana (Diego Suarez) in addition to Majunga, the carrier said in a press release.
First vessel will be m/v HH SOUTH, calling at Longoni on January 27th, 2016.
The Indian Ocean Feeder North will connect with Swahili service at Longoni hub, allowing a faster and easy connection from Europe, Mediterranean, India and Middle East Gulf to Indian Ocean "North Zone".
The fortnightly service is operated by CMA CGM with one vessel of 738 TEU nominal capacity.
Port coverage is the following: Longoni - Moroni - Mutsamudu - Nossi Be [alternate call] - Antsiranana [alternate call] - Majunga - Longoni.
Marseille-headquartered CMA CGM was founded in 1978 by Jacques R. Saadé. Today the French company has become the world’s third largest container shipping group and number one in France operating across the world’s oceans. It is also one of the first global shipping operators to have control over the whole logistics chain offering a door-to-door service that integrates both inland waterway transport (River Shuttle Containers) and railways (CMA Rail), as well as port handling facilities and logistics on land.