CMA CGM has implemented a broad set of service adjustments and new launches across multiple trade lanes, refining port coverage in the Americas, Northern Europe, the Mediterranean and the Caribbean as part of its ongoing network optimisation strategy.
Mexico Express and West Coast South America reshuffle
CMA CGM has added Ensenada to its Mexico Express (M2X) service, replacing the ports of Buenaventura (Colombia) and Posorja (Ecuador). As part of the realignment, Buenaventura has been shifted to the Far East–West Coast South America ACSA1 service, which already covered Posorja.
The revised rotations are:
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M2X:
Shenzhen (Shekou) – Ningbo – Shanghai – Tianjin – Qingdao – Manzanillo (Mexico) – Lázaro Cárdenas – Ensenada – Yokohama – Shenzhen -
ACSA1:
Busan – Qingdao – Ningbo – Shanghai – Posorja – Buenaventura – Chancay – Callao – San Antonio – Posorja – Yokohama – Shanghai
Changes in Northern Europe
In Northern Europe, CMA CGM has removed Rauma from its Sweden Express (SXW2) and replaced it with Halmstad, Sweden. The weekly service continues to be operated by two vessels of around 900 TEU.
The updated SXW2 rotation is:
Hamburg – Bremerhaven – Klaipėda – Norrköping – Gävle – Hamburg
New intra–East Mediterranean Palmyra Shuttle
CMA CGM has launched a new Palmyra Shuttle in the intra–East Mediterranean. The service is operated by a single 1,200 TEU vessel on a weekly basis, offering direct connectivity between Egypt, Lebanon and Syria.
Rotation:
Port Said – Beirut – Lattakia – Port Said
GTL service expanded with Iskenderun
In the Eastern Mediterranean, CMA CGM has expanded its Greece–Turkey–Libya (GTL) service with the addition of Iskenderun, Türkiye. The service is operated by five vessels of approximately 1,700 TEU.
The updated GTL rotation now covers:
Thessaloniki – Piraeus – Limassol – Damietta – Beirut – Mersin – Iskenderun – Tripoli – Malta – Misurata – Malta – Thessaloniki
New intra-Caribbean Motagua Express
In the Caribbean, CMA CGM has launched the Motagua Express, an intra-regional service linking the Kingston hub with Central America and the French Caribbean. The service is operated by vessels ranging between 1,300 and 1,800 TEU.
The rotation is:
Kingston – Puerto Cortes – Puerto Barrios – Pointe-à -Pitre – Kingston
Intra-Caribbean Guyanas service added
CMA CGM has also added an Intra-Caribbean Guyanas service to its network. Operated by two vessels of around 700 TEU, the service strengthens connectivity between the Eastern Caribbean and the Guyanas.
The rotation is:
Fort-de-France – Roseau – Pointe Lisas – Georgetown – Paramaribo – Fort-de-France
The combined service changes were highlighted by DynaLiners, underscoring CMA CGM’s continued efforts to fine-tune its network, optimise capacity deployment, and align port coverage with evolving regional and intercontinental trade flows.
