CMA CGM announced yesterday the revamping of dedicated CIMEX 6 service linking Asia and the Middle East Gulf with Umm Qasr call replacing Bandar Abbas as from Shanghai ETA on August 6th, 2018.
With CIMEX 6, CMA CGM will offer a direct service from Asia to Umm Qasr, Iraq.
The new features will be the following:
- Rotation: Shanghai - Ningbo - Taipei - Shekou - Tanjung Pelepas - Port Kelang - Jebel Ali - Umm Qasr - Jebel Ali - Port Kelang - Hong Kong - Shanghai
- Service commencement: August 6th, 2018 (ETA Shanghai) with m/v EVER USEFUL voy.0GN13W1MA
- Transit times references: Shanghai to Umm Qasr in 24 days ; Shekou to Umm Qasr in 20 days
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Source: CMA CGM