CMA CGM, the French shipping line has announced the launch of a new service linking South America to the Arabian Gulf, the Red Sea, Indian and South Africa.
As of 13 February the new weekly service, operating under the name VASCO Express, will deploy eight ships of 1,700-TEU capacity and a reefer capacity of 350 reefer plugs.
The vessels will rotate between the ports of Rio de Janeiro, Santos, Paranagua, Itajai, Rio-Grande, Salalah, Khorfakkan, Nhava-Sheva, Port Louis, Durban, Rio de Janeiro with highly competitive transit times (20 days between Rio-Grande and Khorfakkan).
“The new service will enable CMA CGM to meet the growing market demand fro refrigerated containers between South America and the Middle East,’ says CMA CGM.
CMA CGM VASCO Express will use the port of Salalah to serve the Red Sea market with CMA CGM dedicated feeders.
The first ship will leave Brazil on 13 February with the CMA CGM RIO-GRANDE.
As of 13 February the new weekly service, operating under the name VASCO Express, will deploy eight ships of 1,700-TEU capacity and a reefer capacity of 350 reefer plugs.
The vessels will rotate between the ports of Rio de Janeiro, Santos, Paranagua, Itajai, Rio-Grande, Salalah, Khorfakkan, Nhava-Sheva, Port Louis, Durban, Rio de Janeiro with highly competitive transit times (20 days between Rio-Grande and Khorfakkan).
“The new service will enable CMA CGM to meet the growing market demand fro refrigerated containers between South America and the Middle East,’ says CMA CGM.
CMA CGM VASCO Express will use the port of Salalah to serve the Red Sea market with CMA CGM dedicated feeders.
The first ship will leave Brazil on 13 February with the CMA CGM RIO-GRANDE.