CMA CGM overhauls services linking Asia to West & South Africa
CMA CGM, the world leader in maritime transport and logistics, recently announced the redesign of its services for Asia, West Africa and South Africa. The changes will come into effect from the first week of December.
The objective of this redesign is to adapt CMA CGM’s services to the operational capacities of the terminals while offering reliable schedules and efficient connections.
With a strengthened fleet of 14,000 nominal TEU, the WAX service will now be dedicated to Nigeria, Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire. The WAX3 service will continue to serve Togo and Nigeria. Cape Town will be served by the SHAKA transhipment service via Port Louis.
Customer benefits
Thanks to these improvements, CMA CGM customers will benefit from :
- Three tailored services dedicated to West Africa (WAX, WAX3, ASAF)
- Direct connections from North, Center & South China to West Africa major markets: Nigeria, Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire & Cameroon,
- A better frequency and improved transit times to South Range on ASAF service,
- One unique and competitive solution to address South Africa Market via SHAKA.
Please find below updated rotations details:
- WAX will be offered in 91 days with 13 vessels of 14K TEU Nom
- 1st Departure: m/v “MAERSK EDIRNE”, ETA QINGDAO 05/12/2023, ETA Tema 16/01/2024
- Rotation: Xiamen – Qingdao – Gwangyang – Shanghai – Ningbo – Shekou – Nansha – Singapore – Tanjung Pelepas – Tema – Lekki – Abidjan – Pointe Noire – Colombo – Singapore – Xiamen
| From/To | Tema | Lekki | Abidjan | Pointe Noire |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qingdao | 41 | 45 | 48 | 55 |
| Shanghai | 36 | 41 | 44 | 51 |
| Ningbo | 35 | 39 | 42 | 49 |
| Shekou | 31 | 36 | 39 | 46 |
| Nansha | 29 | 34 | 37 | 44 |
| Singapore | 23 | 27 | 30 | 37 |
| Tanjung Pelepas | 21 | 26 | 29 | 36 |
- WAX3 will be offered in 70 days with 10 vessels of 4.5K TEU Nom
- 1st Departure: m/v “ALS FIDES”, ETA Singapore 24/12/2023, ETA Lome 19/01/2024
- Rotation: Singapore – Tanjung Pelepas – Lome – Apapa – Onne – Cotonou – Singapore
| From/To | Lome | Apapa | Onne | Cotonou |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singapore | 26 | 28 | 32 | 38 |
| Tanjung Pelepas | 23 | 25 | 29 | 35 |
- ASAF will be offered in 84 days with 12 vessels of 8.5K TEU Nom
- 1st Departure: m/v “MAERSK AMAZON”, ETA Qingdao 02/12/2023, ETA Pointe Noire 09/01/2024
- Rotation: Qingdao – Shanghai – Ningbo – Nansha – Tanjung Pelepas – Singapore – Pointe Noire – Kribi – Luanda – Walvis Bay – Singapore- Qingdao
| From/To | Pointe Noire | Kribi | Luanda | Walvis Bay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qingdao | 37 | 41 | 46 | 54 |
| Shanghai | 35 | 39 | 43 | 51 |
| Ningbo | 33 | 37 | 42 | 50 |
| Nansha | 30 | 34 | 38 | 46 |
| Tanjung Pelepas | 25 | 29 | 33 | 41 |
| Singapore | 23 | 27 | 31 | 39 |
- SHAKA will be offered in 63 days with 9 vessels of 9.3K TEU Nom
- 1st Departure: ETA Shanghai 15/12/2023, Durban 14/01/2024
- Rotation: Shanghai – Ningbo – Shekou – Tanjung Pelepas – Port Louis – Durban – Port Louis – Tanjung Pelepas – Shanghai
| From/To | Port Louis | Durban | Cape Town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shanghai | 24 | 30 | 33 |
| Ningbo | 19 | 25 | 28 |
| Shekou | 13 | 20 | 22 |
| Tanjung Pelepas | 10 | 16 | 19 |
