CMA CGM, the French container transportation and shipping company, launches a new weekly service between Rotterdam and four Norwegian ports. The new express service provides access to CMA CGM’s deep sea routes and their intra-European network operated by Containerships.
CMA CGM is the world’s 3rd largest container shipping company, operating 257 shipping routes between 420 ports in 160 countries. The company owns a diverse portfolio of brands and subsidiaries offering worldwide door-door logistical solutions. One of them is the shortsea operator Containerships which operates around 30 routes covering the main coastal ports across Europe and Morocco.
The new service, Norway Express, provides a weekly connection between four Norwegian ports and Rotterdam. The service departs Rotterdam on Saturday and arrives in Oslo on Wednesday.
It also offers the Market a Wednesday departure to Rotterdam, serving the Port of Oslo, Moss, Larvik, and Brevik before arriving in Rotterdam on Saturday.
The new service provides our customers with increased capacity and flexibility. We are very excited to offer this product to the Norwegian Market.
Catrin Klossek, Branch Manager CMA CGM Norway
The new service arrives at the Port of Brevik on Wednesday, February eight.
Access to a global network
The Rotterdam hub provides access to CMA CGM’s global network with weekly departures to 160 countries. Rotterdam also includes access to Containerships around 30 routes covering the main coastal ports across Europe and Morocco.
New weekly service connecting Norway with Iberia and Benelux
Sustainable global services
The CMA CGMN objective is to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. A short-term objective is to use 10% alternative fuels already by 2023.
Between 2005 and 2015, the CMA CGM group realized an improvement in carbon efficiency of 50% by TEU-km. Between 2015 and 2025, CMA CGM aims to reduce further 30% CO2 emissions per TEU transported.
The carbon neutrality target further strengthens shipping as a sustainable and efficient transport mode.