CMA CGM will reshuffle its India Middle East Gulf services to East Africa, the shipbuilding group said in its press release.
In a continued effort to provide increased reliability and quality services in a challenging environment, CMA CGM will reorganize its services connecting India Middle East Gulf to East Africa strategic markets.
Starting mid July 2016, NOURA EXPRESS and SWAHILI services new configuration will provide significant improvements:
Positive developments for reefer cargo from Port Victoria direct to India and to Europe with a weekly frequency instead of fortnightly
Improved service reliability to Mogadishu from Mundra with direct service in 18 days instead of in transhipment, very fast transit time from Jebel Ali to Port Victoria in 18 days.
NOURA EXPRESS service operated with 4 vessels of 2,200 TEU will stop Salalah call and add in its port coverage Mundra and Port Victoria. Effective m/v MARIE DELMAS voy. 1339WS Mundra ETA July 24th, 2016, and as from m/v CMA CGM LATOUR voy. 1299WS Port Victoria on July 31st, 2016.
NOURA EXPRESS service new port coverage will be the following:
Mundra - Khor Fakkan - Jebel Ali - Mombasa - Mogadishu - Port Victoria - Mundra
SWAHILI service operated with 6 vessels up to 2,700 TEU linking India Middle East Gulf to Tanzania will be revised in order to respond better to customers’ need for service punctuality.
Very challenging operation conditions in Zanzibar with heavy port congestion has negatively impacted our scheduling. To restore Swahili service reliability, Mundra and Port Victoria calls are transferred on to Noura Express which has sufficient buffer time
SWAHILI service new port rotation is effective with m/v DELMAS KETA voy. 1192SS Nhava Sheva ETA July 21st, 2016, as follows:
Nhava Sheva - Khor Fakkan - Jebel Ali - Longoni - Dar Es Salaam - Zanzibar - Nacala (fortnightly) - Nhava Sheva