CMA CGM to reshuffle its MEDCARIBE service

CMA CGM announced the reshuffling of its MEDCARIBE service with direct calls in West Coast South America.

Main features of MEDCARIBE service are the following:

Introduction of Buenaventura, Paita, Posorja & Guayaquil direct calls

New rotation: Algeciras > Malta > Livorno > Genoa > Marseille > Barcelona > Valencia > Pointe à Pitre > Fort de France > Caucedo > Cartagena > Kingston > Buenaventura > Paita > Posorja > Guayaquil > Moin > Cartagena > Algeciras

Frequency & duration unchanged : weekly - 56 days

Fleet unchanged : 7 vessels x 6,900 TEUS nominal capacity - 1 vessel x 4,200 TEUS nominal capacity - 1 vessel x 1,700 TEUS nominal capacity

Starting vessel : m/v ALEXIS voy. 0DVCGS1MA in Algeciras on 31/05 > Valencia on 12/06 > Kingston 29/06

Ocean transit time references : Valencia to Buenaventura in 20 days | Valencia to Guayaquil in 25 days | Guayaquil to Algeciras in 17 days | Moin to Algeciras in 10 days

Such reshuffling will allow CMA CGM to offer a direct service from/to the Mediterranean to/from the North of the West Coast South America: Buenaventura / Paita / Posorja / Guayaquil.

Imports to Veracruz and Houston will be offered in relay via Kingston connecting BRASEX service, exports also loading on BRAZEX service.

Last MEDCARIBE vessel calling Veracruz : m/v KRISTINA voy. 0DVCES1MA – ETD Valencia 05/06 – ETA Veracruz 27/06

With the reshuffling of the MEDCARIBE service, ORO VERDE service will be terminated with the MV BOMAR CALAIS – ETD COCTG SB 23/06 – ETA COCTG NB 07/07.