One of the world’s largest
container shipping lines has announced a new service from West Africa to London
Gateway port.

The CMA CGM service is calling direct to Nigeria, Ghana, and the Ivory Coast – meaning some of
the fastest transit times on the market. The service also offers
an extensive range of West
African ports, via transhipment,
with competitive transit times to key destinations.

The service will be provided
through partnership with
Hapag-Lloyd and MOL.

It was launched when the Frisia
Helsinki called at London
Gateway earlier this year.

London Gateway port
commercial manager Tabare Dominguez said: “We are delighted to be able to serve
CMA CGM and we are very pleased they have chosen our state-of-the-art port for their
West Africa service. We now
welcome new cargo owners to Britain’s new global port and remain focused on delivering service excellence to our customers.”

Trucks calling at London Gateway pick up containers and exit the port in less than 30 minutes, according to port chiefs, thanks to automated truck handling systems.

This technology is leading the industry to change to more efficient methods of distribution. The port, located less than 30 miles from the city of London, also combines Europe’s largest logistics park, which will see its first distribution centre open this month.