CMA CGM to launch new NC LEVANT EXPRESS standalone service linking North Europe to East Med & Levant
| CMA CGM has announced its standalone NC LEVANT new weekly service set up, connecting North Europe with East Med and Levant as from January 8, 2021 ex Southampton, enabling enhanced port coverage. NC LEVANT EXPRESS has the following features: * Fleet: 5 vessels x 3,800/4,200 TEU nominal capacity * Rotation (35 days): Southampton – Rotterdam – Hamburg – Antwerp – Le Havre – Tanger – Malta – Alexandria – Damietta – Beirut – Mersin – Iskenderun – Algeciras – Southampton * Frequency: Weekly * First calls: Southampton on Friday, January 8, 2021 | Rotterdam on January 10 | Hamburg on January 12 | Antwerp on January 14 | Alexandria on January 26 | Beirut on January 29 | Mersin on January 30 * Ocean transit time references: Antwerp to Alexandria in 12 days/to Beirut in 14 days | Mersin to Southampton in 12 days/to Rotterdam in 14 days * 5 additional calls across North Europe (+2| Rotterdam and Le Havre) and East Med/Levant (+3| Tanger, Damietta and Iskenderun) * Southampton call replacing Felixstowe with flexible, competitive intermodal solutions. * Tanger & Malta SB and Algeciras NB calls will be offering T/S connections across CMA CGM network services |