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CMA CGM revises West Africa network

CMA CGM announced a reshuffle of its West Africa services, according to which EURAF 3 service will be discontinued, WAZZAN will deploy a full fleet of 1,700 TEU nominal capacity, and a dedicated Central Range Feeder will serve Monrovia (Liberia), San Pedro (Ivory Coast), and Takoradi (Ghana) through Abidjan (Ivory Coast) on a weekly basis.

Meanwhile, the new weekly North Range Feeder will offer Banjul (Gambia) via Dakar (Senegal), and upsized MEDWAX will include Freetown (Sierra Leone) in its rotation.

CMA CGM said these changes will include a higher frequency to/from Monrovia, San Pedro, Takoradi, and Banjul and additional links to the carrier’s major loops (EURAF 1, MEDWAX, WAX). Also, the French company noted that it will offer increased transfers from/to Monrovia, San Pedro, Takoradi, and Banjul and a direct link between Sierra Leone and the West Mediterranean.

The MEDWAX service will still be offered in 35 days with five vessels of 2,500 to 3,500 TEU withj the following port rotation:

Barcelona (Spain) – Marseille (France) – Valencia (Spain) – Algeciras (Spain) – Tanger (Morocco) – Dakar (Senegal) – Conakry (Guinea) – Freetown (Sierra Leone) – Abidjan (Ivory Coast)– Barcelona

The vessel New Yorker will be the first to sail under the updated port rotation with an expected time of arrival (ETA) in Tanger on 1 April, Freetown on 15 April, and Abidjan on 18 April.

Transit times:

From / To Dakar Conakry Freetown Abidjan
Barcelona, Spain 15 18 20 23
Marseille, France 13 16 18 22
Valencia, Spain 11 14 16 19
Antwerp, Belgium EURAF 1 21 23 EURAF 1
Jebel Ali, UAE EURAF 1 35 37 EURAF 1
Shanghai, China EURAF 1 47 49 EURAF 1

The Central Range Feeder will be operated in 14 days with two vessels of 1,300 TEU with the following port rotation:

Abidjan (Ivory Coast) – Monrovia (Liberia) – San Pedro (Ivory Coast) – Takoradi (Ghana) – Abidjan

CMA CGM Atlantic West will be the first boxship sailing under the new port rotation and is expected to arrive in Abidjan on 20 March.

Transit Times

From / To Monrovia San Pedro Monrovia
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire 2 6 12
Barcelona, Spain 25 29 35
Marseille, France 24 28 34
Valencia, Spain 21 25 31

Additionally, the North Range Feeder will connect Banjul (Gambia) and Dakar (Senegal) on a weekly basis with one vessel and the updated port rotation will be as follows:

Transit Times

From / To Banjul
Dakar, Senegal 2
Barcelona, Spain 12
Marseille, France 15
Valencia, Spain 13

Furthermore, the WAZZAN service will still be operated in 35 days with five vessels of 1,700 TEU as follows:

Tanger (Morocco) – Algeciras (Spain) – Nouakchott (Mauritania) – Dakar (Senegal) – Bissau 1/2 (West Africa) – Nouadhibou (Mauritania) – Las Palmas (Gran Canaria) – Tanger

Transit Times

From / To Nouakchott Bissau Nouadhibou
Antwerp, Belgium 15 19 26
Le Havre, France 10 14 21
Valencia, Spain 9 13 20
Ambarli, Turkey 20 24 31
Casablanca, Morocco 10 14 21
Shanghai, China 41 45 52





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