CMA CGM to enhance its FAL1 and FAL3 services connecting Asia with North Europe

Nov 28, 2023

CMA CGM has announced the following changes will be implemented on its FAL1 and FAL3 services connecting Asia with North Europe:

Effective Week 48, CAI MEP call on FAL3 will be suspended. We will re-assess the possibility to insert the call again in 2024 thanks to improved nautical conditions.

While part of the cargo will continue to be loaded on FAL7 directly calling in CAI MEP, we will also deploy a dedicated feeder between Ho Chi Minh and our hub in Singapore to connect with our seven loops sailing to North Europe and ensure same service commitment as today.

At the same time, we will switch TANGER call from FAL1 to FAL3. LE HAVRE will now become the first port of call on FAL1, followed by DUNKERQUE.

FAL1 rotation and Westbound transit times will be the following:

Rotation: Busan - Ningbo - Shanghai - Yantian - Singapore - Le Havre - Dunkerque - Hamburg - Gdansk - Rotterdam - Port Klang - Busan

LE HAVRE	DUNKERQUE	HAMBURG	GDANSK	ROTTERDAM
BUSAN	36	39	43	49	56
NINGBO	32	35	39	45	52
SHANGHAI	29	32	36	42	49
YANTIAN	24	27	31	37	44
SINGAPORE	20	23	27	33	40

FAL3 rotation and Westbound transit times will be the following:

Rotation: Qingdao - Shanghai - Ningbo - Yantian - Singapore - Tanger Med/Algeciras - Rotterdam - Southampton - Antwerp - Le Havre - Algeciras - Singapore - Qingdao