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Maersk/CMA CGM Med loop slows, adds Beirut

Middle East

Monday, November 19, 2012

The ocean carriers Maersk Line and CMA CGM have added a new westbound port call at Beirut, Lebanon, and a tenth vessel to a weekly Asia-Mediterranean joint service dubbed AE12 by Maersk and Phoenician Express (BEX2) by CMA CGM. Roundtrip voyage time on the AE12 has increased from 63 days to 70 days. While transit times between Southeast Asia and the Mediterranean in both directions remain roughly the same as before, eastbound transit times to China and South...

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