News / CMA CGM offers discount vouchers to fill ships out of India as exports dip

Computer render of CMA CGM methanol vessel. Credit Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries

A growing cargo crunch seems to be prompting container lines serving Indian trades to devise new strategies to attract volumes to fill their vessels.

Among the major carriers serving the trades is CMA CGM and the French carrier is offering discount vouchers to customers booking shipments on its spot window.

For example, from India to Australia this week, it offered a “SpotOn” discount of $300 per teu, a Mumbai-based freight forwarder told The Loadstar.

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