CMA CGM has announced the launch of two new rail services that will connect the Brazilian port of Santos with Rio de Janeiro and Minas Gerais in southeast Brazil.
Effective from April, the rail products Rio de Janeiro Ramp and Mina Gerais Ramp will offer daily departure and short and reliable transit time through the country’s major port.
In the meantime, CMA CGM provides three weekly services SEAS, SEAS 2 and SAFRAN connecting Asia and Europe to/from Rio de Janeiro and Minas Gerais with rail ramp delivery respectively in four days and seven days.
“Should last miles service be required, the intermodal transit time is within 1 day,” noted the French company.
Transit time to Rio de Janeiro from Shanghai is scheduled to be 37 days, from Qingdao 40 days, from Antwerp 19 days and from Hamburg 21 days. From Mina Gerais, the transit time will be 38 days to Shanghai, 41 to Qingdao, 30 to Antwerp and 28 days to Hamburg.
