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WORLD INNOVATION | The CMA CGM Group chooses liquefied natural gas

The CMA CGM Group, a world leader in maritime transport, is pleased to announce its decision to equip its 9 future ships of 22,000 TEUs (Twenty-foot Equivalent Unit), delivered in 2020, with engines using liquefied natural gas.

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Tailor made shipping solutions for all your general cargo, perishable goods, and project cargo requirements

CMA CGM, a leading worldwide shipping group, owns one of the largest and youngest fleet of reefer containers. They are specially designed for transport of perishable goods in a temperature‐controlled environment. All CMA CGM container ships calling in Ghana are equipped for refrigerated transport. Consequently, CMA CGM plays a leading role in the transport of perishable goods to and from Ghana, such as fruits, meat, fish, vegetables, dairy products and other frozen food commodities. We also can provide all types containers for general cargo (dry containers) and project cargo.

CMA CGM is represented in Ghana by 2 agencies, located in the port cities of Tema and Takoradi, which ensure the commercial representation of the Group’s brand CMA CGM.

Worldwide coverage to all ports in the world:

The CMA CGM Group offers 16 monthly calls through 5 Line Services connecting Ghana to and from more than 420 ports around 160 countries in the world.

The EURAF 2 Service linking Tema to strategic European ports such as Antwerp, Hamburg and London gateway (via Tangiers). It is also delivers a very quick and direct solution from Nigeria (Lagos/Tincan) to Tema in 2 days/ with competitive transit times.

The New AFEX Service provides direct and efficient connections from Far East & South East Asia to Tema and other West African ports, from where CMA CGM provides dedicated services to the rest of Africa.

The MIDAS Service directly links Middle East, India and South African markets to Tema in one of the best transit time offered on the market.

WAZZAN 2 service operated with 4 vessels of 1700 TEU, links Morocco directly to West Africa Strategic Markets of Ghana, Benin and Cote D’Ivoire on weekly basis. Our service offer is unique and becomes a lead product on the market with significant service improvements and shortened transit times of up to 4 days.It also offers a weekly direct fixed-day service to and fromTAKORADI.

EURAF 5 With Fortnightly calls to Tema, EURAF 5 offers a direct connection to main North Continent ports of Antwerp, Le Havre and Lisbon, with excellent transit times. CMA CGM is thus able to offer 3 sailings weekly from Tema to North Europe.

Our tailored made solutions for our customers in Ghana

Door-to-door transportation inside Ghana and to “landlocked countries”

As Ghana is strategically positioned to serve Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, CMA CGM Group takes advantage of this to provide a “Through Bill of Lading” import and export, to serve customers in these landlocked countries. This service is helping Ghana’s ambition to become a real gate way of the sub region in Africa.

Cargo insurance

CMA CGM, in partnership with one of the largest marine insurance companies in the world, has developed a Unique Cargo Insurance Program that address the risks linked to unexpected and unforeseeable events that can happen.

eCommerce

Digitization and the development of eCommerce is one of the Group’s main priorities. Our aim is to help you save time and boost your performances by enjoying a new experience of modern shipping.

To that effect, our eBusiness platform provides the following services:

• Search schedules and Identify route
• Request quotation and bookings
• Submit shipping instructions
• Submit Verified Gross Mass(VGM)
• Print BL and invoices
• Upload & Print documents of transports
• Access to customized dashboards
• Follow shipments 24/7
• Receive some specific notifications
• On line insurance

Our eCommerce team based in Ghana can also deliver training in your premises on:

• How to request booking
• How to submit Shipping Instruction(SI)
• BL modification
• How to submit Verified Gross Mass (VGM)
• How to consult invoices and account statement
• How to setup Notifications
• Container tracking and Routing Finder
• How to locate CMA CGM local offices/contacts
• CMA CGM App (Android and Apple store)

You can request this training at the following e-mail address: MMail tma.genbox@cma-cgm.com .

A training will be scheduled accordingly.

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