CMA CGM, CSCL and UASC to form “Ocean Three”
CMA CGM signs three agreements on the biggest worldwide maritime trades with China Shipping Container Lines (CSCL) and United Arab Shipping Company (UASC)
The CMA CGM Group (Marseilles) has signed three major agreements with CSCL and UASC. Under the name of “Ocean Three”, the agreements concern the f maritime trades: Asia-Europe, Asia-Mediterranean, Transpacific and Asia-United States East Coast. These agreements are pending authorization from the FMC (Federal Maritime Commission).
The agreements (a combination of Vessel Sharing Agreements, Slot Exchange Agreements and Slot Charter Agreements) will complete the CMA CGM offering on the biggest global maritime markets:
• On the Asia-Europe trade: 4 weekly services, which complete the 2 existing services, thereby offering 6 departures per week
• On the Asia-Mediterranean trade: 4 weekly services, 2 to the Mediterranean, 1 to the Adriatic and 1 to the Black Sea the only one on this market
• On the Transpacific: 4 weekly services to California and 1 service to the Pacific Northwest (United States and Canada)
• On the Asia-US East Coast trade: 1 service via the Suez Canal and 1 service dedicated to the Gulf of Mexico.
• “The new 2015 CMA CGM East West services!” intended to be effective end 2014. The agreements on the Transatlantic trade are being finalized and will soon be announced.
This new offering will combine both speed and reliability. Rotations will be optimized with calls in all the biggest Asian, European and North American ports, using transshipment hubs common to the three partners. The number of weekly calls proposed and the transit times will be among the best on the market, thereby responding to the expectations of the clients.
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