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CMA CGM service upgrade brings direct West Africa-Med calls

CMA CGM service upgrade brings direct West Africa-Med calls
The CMA CGM Group is upgrading its EURAF 4 service, bringing improvements to its West Africa offering.

The expanded service will introduce direct calls between West Africa and the Mediterranean, with further connection offered by calls in CMA CGM's Tangiers and Malta hubs.

From 18 July, EURAF 4 will have two extra vessels, bringing to seven the number 2,200 teu - 2,700 teu ships deployed on the service, working the new rotation: Malta, Livorno, Genoa, Fos-sur-Mer, Barcelona, Valencia, Tangiers, Cotonou, Lome, Port Gentil, Libreville, Tangiers, Malta.

The update is a significant change from the current rotation of: Tangiers, Lome, Cotonou, Port Gentil, Libreville, Lome, Tangiers.

The Spirit of Cape Town will be the first vessel undertaking the new rotation, when it leaves Malta on 18 July.