To further enhance service quality and reliability in Qingdao on the product Asia > West Africa and South Africa, CMA CGM announced the upcoming change on ASAF service operated with a fleet of 12 vessels up to 8,750 TEU nominal capacity:

Effective with m/v CMA CGM BIANCA, in Qingdao on July 7th, 2018, ASAF will have the following features:

  • Port rotation in Asia is modified with Qingdao port call just after Busan and Xingang
  • Transit times from Qingdao to West Africa will benefit of shorter transit time up to 7 days
  • Very competitive transit time to Tincan Lagos, Nigeria from Qingdao in 41 days
  • Luanda is reached direct from Qingdao in 43 days, Pointe Noire in 37 days, Kribi in 40 days, Cape Town in 30 days

ASAF port rotation:

Busan - Tianjin/Xingang - Qingdao - Shanghai - Ningbo - Nansha - Tanjung Pelepas - Singapore - Cape Town - Pointe Noire - Kribi - Luanda - Cape Town - Port Kelang - Singapore - Busan