The CMA CGM Group, a world leader in shipping and logistics, is pleased to announce the launch of its new “JEDDEX" service between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and East Africa. Following the visit of Rodolphe Saadé, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of CMA CGM Group, to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in February, the Group reiterates its commitment to strengthen its presence and provide global expertise and know-how in the country, in line with the KSA Vision 2030 plan.
A new direct weekly service between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and East Africa
CMA CGM is now offering a direct service between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Kenya and Somalia, by deploying on a weekly basis, four dedicated vessels on this service, with a maiden call in Jeddah on the 17th of April.
The first shipping line to call Yanbu port
CMA CGM is the first shipping line to call directly Yanbu port. This new service opens a door to Saudi exports and imports from and to Yanbu, one of the fastest growing areas in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
CMA CGM strengthens its presence in the region
The CMA CGM Group expands its presence in the Kingdom and strengthen its service offering in the fields of maritime transport and logistics in a market that presents strategic and economic opportunities. With the launch of the JEDDEX line, the Group is continuing to strengthen its offer and presence in the country. Through Jeddah, this service will provide a connection between the USA, the Mediterranean Sea, Europe, Kenya and Somalia with an improved transit time that will positively impact the reefer cargo trade and the sensitive cargo in dry box.
Service JEDDEX
- Rotation: Yanbu, Jeddah, Mogadishu, Mombasa, Yanbu
- Weekly service
- Voyage duration: 28 days
- 4 vessels
About CMA CGM
Led by Rodolphe Saadé, the CMA CGM Group is a world leader in shipping and logistics.
Its 502 vessels serve more than 420 ports on five continents around the world and carried nearly 22 million TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units) in 2019. With CEVA, a world leader in logistics services, CMA CGM handles more than 500,000 tons of airfreight and 1.9 million tons of inland freight every year.
CMA CGM is constantly innovating to offer customers new maritime, inland and logistics solutions.
Present on every continent and in 160 countries through its network of 755 offices and 750 warehouses, the Group employs 110,000 people worldwide, of which 2,400 in Marseille where its head office is located.
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