CMA CGM revamps NOURA service to serve Comoros

CMA CGM has announced that it will be serving Comoros via Mtwara in Tanzania.

The new connection is expected to offer smooth operations and competitive transit times.

The company’s NOURA service will include Mtwara in its rotation, starting with the m/v CMA CGM FUZHOU, which is expected to arrive in Mtwara on 9 April, with an ETA in Jebel Ali on 5 April.

The rotation will be as follows:

Colombo – Jebel Ali – Berbera (1/2) – Mogadishu – Mtwara – Beira (1/2)- Nacala – Port Victoria – Colombo.

CMA CGM’s feeder service IO FEED 4 will ensure connection between Mtwara and the Comoros (Moroni/Mutsamudu).

Transit times for the NOURA service and Comoros market are as follows:

Ex North Europe and Med, CMA CGM services will be able to connect with m/v CMA CGM FUZHOU via Jebel Ali on various voyages including EPIC, EPIC2, MEDEX, MEGEM, and MEX.

The CMA CGM Group recently announced that it has entered into exclusive discussions with the STEF group to wholly acquire La Méridionale, a maritime company for mixed freight and passenger transport in Marseille.