The New World Alliance and CMA CGM Announce
New Asia-US East Coast Service
Singapore, Seoul, Tokyo, Marseilles, 11 May 2007 – The New World Alliance (TNWA) and CMA CGM today announced a new all-water service to expedite cargo moving from major Chinese export hubs to key destinations on the US East Coast, via the Panama Canal.
The introduction of the new service, (named ESX by the New World Alliance and SAX by CMA CGM) will enable TNWA and CMA CGM to offer comprehensive port coverage and competitive transit times from Central and South China to Savannah and New York.
From 4 June 2007, the ESX/SAX service will deploy eight vessels (one from APL, two from CMA CGM, three operated by HMM and two operated by MOL) ranging from 3,500-3,800 TEU (twenty-foot equivalent unit) on a weekly service operating on a 56-day rotation.
Port Rotation
Ningbo (Mon / Tue) > Shanghai (Wed / Thu) > Chiwan (Fri / Sat) > Hong Kong (Sat /Sun) > Manzanillo, Panama (Fri / Fri) > Savannah (Mon / Tue) > New York (Wed / Fri) > Norfolk (Fri / Sat) > Ningbo (Mon / Tue)
Transit Times (days)
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Hong Kong |
Shanghai |
Ningbo |
Savannah |
22 |
25 |
27 |
New York |
24 |
27 |
29 |
About the New World Alliance
TNWA member lines APL, Hyundai Merchant Marine, Co., Ltd. (HMM) and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL), serve more than 40 ports using in excess of 100 containerships in the major East-West container trades.
About CMA CGM
CMA CGM, led by its founder Jacques R. Saadé is currently the world’s third largest container shipping operating a fleet of 332 vessels.
For more information, please contact:
APL
Paul Barrett
Tel: +65 6371 7959
Email: paul_barrett@nol.com.sg
HMM
S.I.Yang
General Manager, Liner Business Development Dept
Tel: +82 2 3706 5472 / Fax: + 82 2 732 8482
Email: pcysi@hmm21.com
MOL
Hiroki Tsujii
Manager, Strategic Planning & Asset Management Group, Liner Division
Tel: +81 3 3587 7337 / Fax: + 81 3 3587 7796
Email: hiroki.tsujii@mail.mol.co.jp
Ed Huebbe
Manager, Corporate Communications
MOL (America) Inc.
Tel: 1-925-688-2608 / Fax: 1-925-688-2670
Email: ed.huebbe@molamerica.com
CMA CGM
Corporate communications
Tel: 00 33 1 4 88 91 90 36
Fax: 00 33 1 4 88 91 90 39
Email: media@cma-cgm.com
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