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Maersk, CMA CGM speed giant Asia-NA pendulum

Ocean

Friday, February 08, 2013

After nearly two months on a 17-week rotation, the ocean carriers Maersk Line and CMA CGM have increased the speed of their joint weekly TP3/TP9/Columbus pendulum service between Asia and the east and west coasts of North America. Roundtrip voyage time on the loop has decreased from 119 days to 112 days, or 16 weeks, and transit times westbound from the U.S. East Coast to Malaysia, China and South Korea have improved by about seven days as vessels will no longer slow ste...

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