CMA CGM Sets Up New EURAF 6 Service

zoom French container shipping company CMA CGM plans to launch a new service connecting Europe and West Africa, EURAF 6, under a slot swap agreement with an unnamed partner, on August 30. The first vessel to be deployed on the new service will be a 2,460 TEU boxship, MV CMA CGM Milan Trader. CMA CGM said that the service will provide an enhanced service coverage with a second loop directly linking the Western Mediterranean to West African markets. In addition, the EURAF 6 service will feature direct service from Italy and Spain to Senegal, Ivory Coast, Nigeria and Ghana. EURAF 6 port coverage is as follows: La Spezia (Italy) Genoa (Italy) Tarragona (Spain) Castellon (Spain) Valencia (Spain) Algeciras (Spain) Tangiers (Morocco) Dakar (Senegal) Abidjan (Ivory Coast) Tin Can (Nigeria) / Lagos (Nigeria) Tema (Ghana) Takoradi (Ghana) Abidjan La Spezia. Image Courtesy: CMA CGM