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CMA CGM to Reshuffle its CIMEX 6 Service

Maritime Activity Reports, Inc.

July 19, 2018

CMA CGM announced the revamping of dedicated CIMEX 6 service linking Asia and the Middle East Gulf with Umm Qasr call replacing Bandar Abbas as from Shanghai ETA on August 6th, 2018.

With CIMEX 6, CMA CGM will offer a direct service from Asia to Umm Qasr, Iraq.

The new features will be the following: Rotation: Shanghai-Ningbo-Taipei-Shekou-Tanjung Pelepas-Port Kelang-Jebel Ali-Umm Qasr-Jebel Ali-Port Kelang-Hong Kong-Shanghai

Service commencement: August 6th, 2018 (ETA Shanghai) with m/v EVER USEFUL voy.0GN13W1MA.

Transit times references: Shanghai to Umm Qasr in 24 days ; Shekou to Umm Qasr in 20 days.

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