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Contecon Manzanillo, CMA CGM launch new block train service in Mexico for Walmart

French carrier CMA CGM, Grupo México, a Mexican transportation company, and Contecon Manzanillo (CMSA), International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) subsidiary, running the Specialized Container Terminal of the North Zone of the Port of Manzanillo in Mexico, coordinated the operation of the first block train for Walmart de Mexico.

CMA CGM-dedicated block train carried 216 containers, 202 of which were discharged at Walmart’s terminal in Cuautitlan, Mexico.

“Through our collaboration and high-level connection with CMA CGM and Grupo México, we promote a new stage in the transport of cargo by train in Mexico,” stated José Antonio Contreras, Contecon Manzanillo’s chief executive officer.

He further added, “The service offers direct routes and takes 29 hours from point to point. This operation enabled us to cut 88.5 tons of carbon emissions and help the environment.”

ICTSI said the operation is part of the French shipping company’s third block train service in Mexico and marks another achievement for CMSA, which was recently certified as the country’s first carbon-neutral port.





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