CMA CGM launches the first direct service between the Adriatic Sea and Algeria

The CMA CGM Group, a world leader in shipping and logistics, has announced the launch on May 13th of its new short sea service: ADRINAF, the company said in its release.

With this weekly service, the Group is offering the first direct connection between the Adriatic Sea and Algeria. It thus opens up new development opportunities for its customers located in Central and Eastern Europe thanks to rail and road intermodal solutions, mainly via Koper. It also allows connections to the rest of the world via its port hub in Malta, thus reaffirming its local commitment and its desire to develop it.

With the ADRINAF service, the Group reinforces its intra-Europe and Mediterranean “CMA GM short sea” offer, which is comprised of 33 services operating 63 vessels and making over 300 calls per week. The Group also confirms its strategy aimed at densifying its regional network.

 Rotation: Koper, Venice, Rijeka, Bar, Malta, Skikda, Malta, Catania, Ancona, Koper
 Launch: May 13th, 2019
 Voyage duration: 21 days
 3 vessels of 1,300 TEU (Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units)