CMA CGM announced that it is reinforcing its service from Europe to West Africa, with a new call at Kribi, in Cameroon and reduced transit times from North Europe on its EURAF 5 service. The new service started in January 2018.
CMA CGM’s EURAF 5 (Europe-West Africa) will benefit from a new port coverage on the following route:
- Antwerp
- Le Havre
- Lisbon
- Algeciras
- Pointe Noire
- Luanda
- Kribi
- Douala
- Abidjan
- Algeciras
- Antwerp
Transit times will also be shortened up to 10 days from Northern Europe to Douala with a weekly direct service. Furthermore, the ports of Lobito and Namibe in Angola will be served in relay via Pointe Noire.
The service will also include a direct weekly call at Kribi, located in Cameroon. Kribi terminal is managed in partnership with the State of Cameroon by a consortium comprising CMA CGM, and is a logistical hub offering the Cameroonian supply chain a modern infrastructure, adapted to the new generation of ocean vessels, and allowing Western Africa to redirect containers towards countries in the Sub-Region.
