Cargo Business Newswire

Monday, February 9, 2015

CMA CGM and Hamburg Süd to expand joint services

The CMA CGM Group and Hamburg Süd are expanding their existing cooperation, according to a CMA CGM statement.

In addition to existing joint services between North Europe and both the East and West coasts of South America, various new initiatives are in the final stages of preparation.

"CMA CGM has signed a major new agreement with a valuable partner," said Rodolphe Saadé, CMA CGM vice chairman. "This partnership reinforces the group’s position in South and North America, reflecting our ambitions in this rapidly growing area and giving us the means to accelerate our development."

Starting in mid-May, pending FMC approval, the

lines will start a new pendulum service which will connect Asia, the Caribbean, the U.S. East Coast and North Europe, along with United Arab Shipping Company for the trans-Atlantic side. This new service will complement the one connecting Asia with U.S. East Coast via Suez, the shipping line said.

The French shipping giant also reports that the lines will revamp the services between Asia and both East and West Coast of South America, starting in July 2015.

And since mid-January Hamburg Süd has been taking slots between Asia and the Caribbean on CMA CGM’s PEX 2 service, as well as on the Brazex service, which provides a connection to Manaus from the Caribbean.