CMA CGM launches Morocco-Europe service

The CMA CGM Group has announced the launch of a new service between Morocco and Europe, the “Dunkrus Express”, as part of its export campaign for 2012/2013. The aim is to provide “tailor-made” logistics solutions to Moroccan citrus fruit and fresh vegetable exporters.
Mr. Peter Verheijen, CMA CGM Deputy Vice President, North Africa Lines, has said in a Press release that the new service will complement a reconfiguration of the “Agadir Express” and a strengthening of the existing service between Agadir and Port Vendres.
These weekly departures and customised door-to-door services will enable European customers receiving their goods rapidly and during the most suitable days of the week for fresh produce sales.
The “Dunkrus Express” will link Agadir to Dunkirk in 4 days and to St. Petersburg in 10½ days. Improving the transit time to Russia was essential, given that we were servicing the Russian market by transshipment via Rotterdam in 14 days, a transit time to St. Petersburg that was suitable to respect the demanding shelf-life of Moroccan citrus but not vegetables.
For the 2012-2013 campaign, transshipment will be at the first port called in North Europe, namely Dunkirk on the Sunday, where the CMA CGM Baltic service will connect on the same day to St. Petersburg. This transit time of 10½ days will allow the Group supporting Moroccan vegetables producers in developing their exports on this rapidly expanding trade.
“As one of the leaders in this very specific market, CMA CGM adapts its services to each campaign to best meet demand and support the development of agricultural exports from the Kingdom of Morocco. With these three services from Morocco to Europe, operated 100% by CMA CGM and in place for the 2012-2013 campaign, the Group is offering coverage and transit times to meet the most demanding of our customers’ requirements. These latest developments are also supporting a strong move in favour of containers, evident in this sector over the past four years, these volumes having been carried almost solely by refrigerated trucks in the past,” Mr. Peter Verheijen stated.

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