CMA CGM upgrades east coast South America-West Africa SAMWAF service
Source:transportweekly 2014-6-3 10:26:00
French shipping giant CMA CGM has announced an upgrade on its SAMWAF service with direct calls at South America east coast and West African ports from the end of May, according to Shipping Gazette.
The upgrade will bring to the service larger vessels and add two new calls in Lome in Togo and Rio in Brazil.
The new structure offers a wide range of connection opportunities through local feeders, barges and transshipment to:
Montevideo and Asuncion via Itaja and Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Ghana, Senegal and other African destinations available via our Lome hub.
Inland transport is also provided by integrated intermodal solutions, being the SAMWAF service the gateway to connect the Brazilian and African markets.
The new service configuration will be settled in two stages:
Phase 1: From the end of May to August: CMA CGM will share allocation on 2,500 TEU NileDutch vessels.
Phase 2: From August: CMA CGM Group and NileDutch will enter into vessel sharing agreement. Four 4,250-TEUers will be operated, of which two will be from CMA CGM and two fron NileDutch.
The service, that provides bi-monthly departures, will rotate through Buenos Aires, Rio Grande, Itaja Santos, Rio de Janeiro, Lome, Pointe Noire, Luanda and back to Buenos Aires.