CMA CGM aims to enhance its network from West Mediterranean to West Africa reshuffling its MEDWAX service and introducing new West Med-West Africa solutions.
The revised MEDWAX service port rotation will now include Tanger Med (Morocco) - Algeciras (Spain) - Dakar (Senegal) - Conakry (Guinea) - Monrovia (Liberia) - San Pedro (Ivory Coast) - Abidjan (Ivory Coast) - Freetown (Sierra Leone) - Tanger Med (Morocco).
The vessel CMA CGM Ambarli will make the final MEDWAX departures from Marseille (ETA 20/2), Barcelona (ETA 21/02), and Valencia (ETA 22/02).
Commencing with the vessel CMA CGM Excellence (ETA Marseille 29/02, ETA Barcelona 01/03), Marseille, Barcelona, and Valencia will be served through CMA CGM's Tanger Med/Algeciras hubs, facilitating seamless connections with EURAF loops.
EURAF 4 will maintain direct connections from Valencia to Lomé (Togo) - Cotonou (Benin) - Bata (Equatorial Guinea) - Malabo (Equatorial Guinea) - Kribi (Cameroon).
CMA CGM has noted the following transit times for Marseille, Barcelona and Valencia:
| Dakar | Conakry | Abidjan | Monrovia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marseille | 13 days | 19 days | 21 days | 22 days |
| Barcelona | 12 days | 18 days | 20 days | 21 days |
| Valencia | 10 days | 15 days | 17 days | 18 days |
