French shipping line adds direct cargo service

French shipping line CMA CGM’s container ship CMA CGM Otello departed the SP-PSA Port in Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province on Wednesday on its first direct route from Viet Nam to Northern Europe.

It will operate on the company’s French-Asia Line 3 (FAL 3) route.

The 8,488 TEU (20-foot equivalent unit), 334m vessel and nine sister ships are the largest vessels that will ply the route.

It will sail weekly from SP-PSA to Port Kelang, Malta, Le Havre, Dunkirk, Zeebrugge, Hamburg, Rotterdam, Zeebrugge and Southampton before returning to Asia.

The new direct service will enable shorter transit times and enhanced service for importers and exporters from and to key European and Mediterranean markets.

Tags: vietnam logistics, Vietnam shipping industry

Posted by VBN on Nov 13 2010. Filed under Transportation. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can leave a response or trackback to this entry