CMA CGM has announced the implementation of a new Short Sea Med service, our fastest ever sustainable maritime bridge between Western Turkey & Adriatic: TMX 3 – TURKEY MED EXPRESS 3 starting as from Wednesday – July 7th, 2021 ex Ambarli port.

This SHORT SEA articulated option is a consistent sustainable alternative to traditional Truck flows aiming at optimizing your supply chain dynamics, in line with what has been initiated with the 2 other TMX services launched over the past months.

EMPOWERING OUR CUSTOMERS TO ACHIEVE THEIR AMBITIONS: “OPTIMIZE YOUR FLOWS, YOUR COSTS, YOUR TIME”
ENABLING OUR CUSTOMERS TO REDUCE THEIR CARBON FOOTPRINT

  • This new logistic solution aims at optimizing your transportation lead-time, your frequency and your costs.
  • Our strong intermodal network combined with shortened vessels port stay (< 8 hrs), Express Terminal Gate in / Cut off and a special container equipment fleet of 45’ HC Pallet Wide will accelerate the conversion of flows. - Lead Time reference: Door Gemlik → Door Munich will be possible within 7 days lead-time.
  • This Turkey → Italy / Slovenia Express service will provide new gateway possibilities to route your cargo destined to Western / Central / North Europe locations (Germany, Benelux, Austria, Hungary, Czech. Rep, Slovakia, Poland).

TMX 3 Service aims at delivering more efficiency towards a SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT:

➔ MINIMUM 2 TIMES LESS CO2 EMISSION / TON_KM for Southern locations served via Trieste versus TRUCK modal
TMX 3 – TURKEY MED EXPRESS 3 SERVICE PARTICULARS

  • GEMLIK–TRIESTE: 0.68 ton CO2 / TEU [TMX 3] vs 1.54 ton CO2 / TEU [FULL TRUCK – 1,679 km]
  • BURSA–MUNICH: 0.86 ton CO2 / TEU [TMX 3] vs 1.87 ton CO2 / TEU [FULL TRUCK – 2,028 km]

  • Fleet : 2 vessels x 850 TEUS nominal capacity
  • Rotation : AMBARLI / GEBZE / GEMLIK / TRIESTE / KOPER / VENICE / MALTA / AMBARLI
  • Frequency : WEEKLY
  • *1st W/B call - ETA AMBARLI: Wednesday, July 7th, 2021 - Voy. 0PB01 W1MA
  • *1st E/B call - ETA TRIESTE: Tuesday, July 13th, 2021 Voy. 0PB02 E1MA