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FRENCH
shipping group CMA CGM Group, the world's
third largest carrier, has reshuffled its
port network coverage from Europe and the
Mediterranean to West Africa to provide
five services from mid-December 2013 using
Tangier as an operational hub.
The
group said the rationalisation of it container
shipping services will enable it to adapt
to the market and serve the heart of Africa
by utilising intermodal solutions, including
Through Bill of Lading (TBL), to reach land
locked countries and deliver cargo to its
"client's door".
The
services are the PC Weekly, which adds a
UK and Nigeria port call to its rotation
from mid-December. The service links North
Europe and Tangier to West Africa, and operates
seven 3,500 TEU vessels.
The
port rotation is Dunkirk (Fri/Fri), Antwerp
(Sat/Sun), Tilbury (Tue/Tue), Le Havre (Wed/Thu),
Montoir (Fri/Sat), Tangier SB (Tue/Wed),
Dakar (Mon/Tue), Abidjan SB (Sat/Sun), Lome
(Fri/Sat), Tin Can Lagos (Thu/Sun), Abidjan
NB (Tue/Wed), Dakar (Mon/Tue), Tangier NB
(Sun/Mon) and back to Dunkirk.
The
weekly PC Centre service that uses five
2,500-TEU ships on the following port rotation
of Tangier (Sat/Sun), Dakar (Sat/Sun), Conakry
(Mon/Tue), Tema (Mon/Tue), Cotonou (Mon/Tue),
Douala (Wed/Thu) and back to Tangier.
The
weekly PC North service, which will be operated
by four 1,600-TEU vessels from December
13. The port rotation is Tangier (Sat/Sun),Nouakchott
(Fri/Sat), Freetown (Tue/Wed), Monrovia
(Fri/Sun), Banjul (Tue/Thu), Nouadhibou
(Sun/Tue) and back to Tangier.
The
weekly PC South service will remain unchanged
and is operated by five 2,000 TEU ships
on a rotation of: Tangier (Fri), Pointe
Noire (Wed), Port Gentil (Fri), Libreville
(Mon) and back to Tangiers.
The
Angola Shuttle, a service with a nine-day
frequency that links North Europe and Tangier
to the Angolan market, and uses five 2,000-TEU
vessels.
The
port rotation is Leixoes, Lisbon, Tangier,
Luanda, Lobito, Namibe, Leixoes.
The
hub port of Tangiers will connect the shipping
lines' long haul services from Asia (FAL
and MEX 3), the Middle East Gulf (EPIC)
and North America (Amerigo Express) to its
Europe and West Africa services.
"To
sustain the market growth of Africa and
accompany CMA CGM development, we have decided
to rationalise our Europe, Africa services,"
said CMA CGM vice president Mathieu Friedberg.
"The
seamless connectivity of our operational
hub in Tangier will permit our company to
connect the world to Africa. Reaching the
heart of Africa with intermodal solutions
in the land locked countries, we are proud
to deliver at our clients' door."
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