CMA CGM and DELMAS announces the launching of a new, direct, fast and efficient weekly service on the Asia-Africa route: “New Africa Express” (AFEX) service.

This service is to be dedicated to South Asian and West African trades and will replace existing Maersk operated FEW3 service. As a replacement, there will be no additional capacity injected to the market.

As from the 24th July 2012, the CMA CGM Group South China - West Africa network will be covered by the following loop:

• NEW AFRICA EXPRESS (AFEX):

A service operated under a Vessel Shared Agreement between CMA CGM and Maersk with 10 vessels, 2 CMA CGM and 8 Maersk, ranging from 4,000 to 4,500 TEU. Rotation: Yantian (YICT) > Nansha > Tanjung Pelepas > Port Kelang (West Port Terminal) > Capetown > Pointe Noire (Congo Terminal) > Tema (MPS) > Capetown > Yantian

The New AFEX service will ensure schedule reliability with owned berthing windows as well as fast transit time with for example Yantian > Tema in 37 days. The key aim of this product will be to develop a NEW DIRECT link from Asia to Ghana, being the 2nd largest market in West Africa” explain Ludovic Rozan, Vice-President CMA CGM Africa, Indian Ocean and Oceania Lines and Mathieu Friedberg, General Manager Delmas.

Source: CMA CGM