News / CMA CGM moves its mega-ships to the transpacific as Asia-Europe rates keep tumbling

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By Mike Wackett

04/03/2016

CMA CGM has confirmed that from the end of May it will redeploy its flagship fleet of 18,000 teu ships on the “most active and dynamic market to date: the transpacific”.

It will source the ships from the sickly Asia-North Europe tradelane.

Following recent successful trials at the Californian ports of Long Beach and Oakland by the 17,859 teu CMA CGM Benjamin Franklin, it will be joined on the Pearl River Express service by five similar-size ships from its FAL 1 Asia-North Europe loop.

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