• Three new weekly services with shortened transit times
  • Expanded port coverage: 17 ports served in Asia, Mexico and the west coast of South America
  • 11 CMA CGM Group ships deployed

The CMA CGM Group, a world leader in maritime transport, announced yesterday that it is reinforcing its offer, starting 4 April 2018, between Asia, Mexico and the west coast of South America in a partnership with COSCO and Evergreen.

CMA CGM continues its development in Latin America and launches 3 new services between Asia, Mexico and the West Coast of South America
Caption: Container ship CMA CGM Tosca - Image courtesy of D.Jorritsma

With 3 weekly and complementary services to those already operated by the CMA CGM Group, this new offer will provide expanded port coverage: 10 ports in Asia, 3 ports in Mexico and 4 ports among the largest of the west coast of South America. It will also reduce transit times, a strategic asset for our customers, especially producers of perishable goods and fresh fruits.

With this unique offer, CMA CGM pursues its ambition to strengthen its service to South America

ACSA 1 service

CMA CGM ACSA 1 service

Rotation: Kaohsiung, Hong Kong, Shekou, Ningbo, Shanghai, Busan, Manzanillo, Lazaro Cardenas, Buenaventura, San Antonio, Callao, Lazaro Cardenas, Manzanillo, Yokohama, Busan, Kaohsiung

  • A service fully operated by the CMA CGM Group with 11 vessels
  • Seamless connections with AZTECA and INCA weekly services of the CMA CGM Group to serve respectively Central America and Northern Chile markets
  • A service specially designed for Reefer transportation of fresh fruits and perishable goods towards Asia

ACSA 2 service

CMA CGM ACSA 2 service

Rotation: Xiamen, Yantian, Shanghai, Qingdao, Busan, Ensenada, Manzanillo, Callao, San Antonio, Lirquen, Manzanillo, Shanghai, Xiamen

  • Seamless connection with the CMA CGM Group's INCA service
  • A service designed for the transportation of wood and pulp from southern Chile to Asia

ACSA 3 service

CMA CGM ACSA 3 service

Rotation: Hong Kong, Yantian, Kaohsiung, Ningbo, Shanghai, Manzanillo, Buenaventura, Callao, San Antonio, Hong Kong

  • Seamless connection with the CMA CGM Group's INCA service
  • A service specially designed for Reefer transportation of fresh fruits and perishable goods towards Asia

These new services will benefit from the "SERENITY by CMA CGM" program, an innovative offering of additional and complementary services to deal with all kinds of unforeseen events during freight transport. This new offering is part of CMA CGM’s "Customer Centricity" strategy, which puts customers at the center of the Group’s development.

This improvement of CMA CGM's offering between Asia, Mexico and the west coast of South America reinforces the Group's global coverage in order to meet customers’ expectations and needs.

Source: CMA CGM