CMA CGM has announced that it is enhancing its French Asia Line service (FAL5), first introduced in July this year, with a new call in Rotterdam (westbound) starting on 6 November.
The move coincides with the arrival of 13,800 TEU vessels on the service, and is designed to provide its customers with optimum services and unique port coverage, offering faster transit times between Asia and both Le Havre and Rotterdam.
With the introduction of the call, the French group noted that delivery times have improved by two and five days for Rotterdam and Le Havre respectively
'To meet a strong demand, we decided to add a call at Rotterdam for import cargo,' said Nicolas Sartini, senior vice-president for Asia-Europe Lines at CMA CGM. 'This new improvement will reinforce this major service launched last July, that deploys the largest vessels of the market.'
The new port rotation for the FAL5 service is Ningbo, Shanghai, Yantian, Tanjung Pelepas, Port Kelang, Le Havre, Rotterdam (import), Hamburg, Rotterdam (export) Zeebrugge, Port Kelang, Singapore, Ningbo.
