CMA CGM has announce launching a new service linking South America to the Arabian Gulf, the Red Sea, India and South Africa.

As of 13th February, this new weekly service under the name of VASCO Express will deploy 8 vessels of 1,700 TEUs and a reefer capacity involving 350 reefers plugs.

The port rotation on the service will be as follows: Rio de Janeiro - Santos - Paranagua - Itajai - Rio-Grande - Salalah - Khor-Fakkan - Nhava-Sheva - Port-Louis - Durban - Rio de Janeiro.

The transit time between Rio-Grande and Khor-Fakkan will make 20 days.

CMA CGM VASCO Express will use the port of Salalah to serve the Red Sea market with CMA CGM dedicated feeders.

The first vessel will leave Brazil on the 13th February with the m/v "CMA CGM Rio-Grande".