3 Jun 2022

CMA CGM is pleased to announce the reshuffling of its MEDCARIBE service with direct calls in West Coast South America.

Main features of MEDCARIBE service

  • Introductionof Buenaventura, Paita, Posorja & Guayaquil direct calls
  • New rotation: Algeciras > Malta > Livorno > Genoa > Marseille > Barcelona > Valencia > Pointe à Pitre > Fort de France > Caucedo > Cartagena > Kingston > Buenaventura > Paita > Posorja > Guayaquil> Moin > Cartagena > Algeciras
  • Frequency & duration unchanged: weekly - 56 days
  • Fleet unchanged: 7 vessels x 6,900 TEUS nominal capacity - 1 vessel x 4,200 TEUS nominal capacity - 1 vessel x 1,700 TEUS nominal capacity
  • Starting vessel: m/v ALEXIS voy. 0DVCGS1MA in Algeciras on 31/05 > Valencia on 12/06 > Kingston 29/06
  • Ocean transit time references: Valencia to Buenaventura in 20 days | Valencia to Guayaquil in 25 days | Guayaquil to Algeciras in 17 days | Moin to Algeciras in 10 days

Direct service

Such reshuffling will allow CMA CGM to offer a direct service from/to the Mediterranean to/from the North of the West Coast of South America: Buenaventura / Paita / Posorja / Guayaquil. Imports to Veracruz and Houston will be offered in relay via Kingston connecting BRASEX service, exports also loading on BRAZEX service.

Last MEDCARIBE vessel calling Veracruz : m/v KRISTINA voy. 0DVCES1MA – ETD Valencia 05/06 – ETA Veracruz 27/06. With the reshuffling of the MEDCARIBE service, the ORO VERDE service will be terminated with the MV BOMAR CALAIS – ETD COCTG SB 23/06 – ETA COCTG NB 07/07.