CMA CGM Sets Up New EURAF 6 Service
French container shipping company CMA CGM plans to launch a new service connecting Europe and West Africa, EURAF 6, under a slot swap agreement with an unnamed partner, on August 30.
The first vessel to be deployed on the new service will be a 2,460 TEU boxship, MV CMA CGM Milan Trader.
CMA CGM said that the service will provide an enhanced service coverage with a second loop directly linking the Western Mediterranean to West African markets.
In addition, the EURAF 6 service will feature direct service from Italy and Spain to Senegal, Ivory Coast, Nigeria and Ghana.
EURAF 6 port coverage is as follows:
La Spezia (Italy) - Genoa (Italy) - Tarragona (Spain) - Castellon (Spain) - Valencia (Spain) - Algeciras (Spain) - Tangiers (Morocco) - Dakar (Senegal) - Abidjan (Ivory Coast) - Tin Can (Nigeria) / Lagos (Nigeria) - Tema (Ghana) - Takoradi (Ghana) - Abidjan - La Spezia.
Image Courtesy: CMA CGM
