Friday, May 15, 2009

New Asia-Black Sea service launched

France’s CMA CGM has announced the May 20 launch of its new joint service with Maersk Line, linking Asia and the Black Sea.

The New Bosphorus Express will be operated with ten 6,500TEU containerships, of which five will be CMA CGM vessels Rotation will be: Dalian – Tianjin – Busan – Shanghai – Ningbo – Taipei – Shenzhen (Chiwan, Yantian) – Tanjung Pelepas – Port Kelang – Aqaba – Port Said – Damietta – Istanbul Evyap – Istanbul Ambarli – Constanza – Illichivsk – Odessa – Damietta, Port Said – Port Kelang – Tanjung Pelepas – Dalian. After difficult months of economic recession in the countries bordering the Black Sea, we see signs of recovery in exchange flows to and from Asia," said a statement from the Marseilles-based company. The first vessel to be deployed on service will be the ‘CMA CGM Baudelaire’ leaving Dalian on May 20.
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