Pursuing its continuous enhanced services on Africa Lines, CMA CGM Group informs its customers of the significant product improvement of SWAHILI EXPRESS service.

CMA CGM upgrades SWAHILI EXPRESS service
Caption: Container ship CMA CGM Manet - Image courtesy of Manuel Hernández Lafuente

As from July 12th, 2017 with m/v CMA CGM MANET voy. 2162 SN starting her Northbound rotation in Dar Es Salaam, SWAHILI EXPRESS will be upgraded as follows:

  • Mombasa export call to shorten significantly up to 10 days the transit time for the export cargo from East Africa to Northern Europe, Med and USA . Felixstowe will be reached from Mombasa in 29 days, Hamburg 31 days, Genoa 25 days, Port Said East 25 days and New York 29 days
  • Djibouti direct call opens new opportunities for fixed-day weekly service to India Middle East and Gulf market. Nhava Sheva will be reached in 5 days, Mundra 8 days, Jebel Ali 12 days. The aid cargo from Djibouti to Mogadishu will benefit of an excellent transit time in 25 days
  • Reefer cargo, significant service improvement for the avocado from Mombasa to Holland and Fos, France with very reliable and competitive transit times of 30 days

SWAHILI EXPRESS Port Coverage

Nhava ShevaMundraKhor FakkanJebel AliMombasaDar Es Salaam – Mombasa Export call NB – Djibouti – Nhava Sheva

Source: CMA CGM