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CMA CGM strengthens Europe-West Africa service network

Marseille-based container line CMA CGM announced an upgrade to its service network from Europe to West Africa, featuring the following enhancements:

  • Casablanca will now be exclusively served through the company’s Wazzan service, offering a direct weekly connection to Dakar, Senegal.
  • Sierra Leone’s port of Freetown will transition to the Medwax service, while Dakar will move to the Wazzan service, with both benefiting from extensive coverage via the Gibraltar hub.
  • The new Bijagos service will focus on the Gambia and Guinea-Bissau markets, providing competitive transit times.

The Wazzan service will operate on a 28-day rotation, with the following ports of call: Casablanca (Morocco) – Algeciras (Spain) – Tanger (Morocco) – Nouakchott (Mauritania) – Dakar (Senegal) – Nouadhibou (Mauritania) – Las Palmas (Spain, Canary Islands).

The first departure from Casablanca is expected on 10 October.

Wazzan service map

In addition, the Bijagos service will run on a 35-day rotation with the following roation: Algeciras (Spain) – Tanger (Morocco) – Dakar (Senegal)  – Banjul (The Gambia) – Bissau (Guinea-Bissau)

The first departure is expected on 14 October from the port of Algeciras.

Bijagos service map

The Medwax service will operate on a 28-day rotation as follows: Algeciras (Spain) – Tanger (Morocco) – Freetown (Sierra Leone) – Conakry (Guinea) – Monrovia (Liberia) – San Pedro (Côte d’Ivoire)

The first departure from Algeciras is expected on 2 October.

Medwax service map

The EURAF 4 service will run on a 42-day rotation with the following roation: Valencia (Spain) – Algeciras (Spain) – Tanger (Morocco) – Lome (Togo) – Bata (Equatorial Guinea) – Malabo (Equatorial Guinea) – Kribi (Cameroon) – Libreville (Gabon)

The first departure from Valencia is expected on 6 October.

EURAF 4 service map




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