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CMA CGM’s first 20,600-TEU ship readies for service

The French ocean carrier will place the 20,600-TEU Antoine de Saint Exupery on its Asia-North Europe FAL 1 loop on Feb. 6.

   French ocean carrier CMA CGM will place its first 20,600-TEU ship, Antoine de Saint Exupery, on an Asia-North Europe loop, dubbed the FAL 1, effective Feb. 6.
   FAL 1 offers a weekly service to 16 ports of call for a duration of 84 days.
   The containership is the first of an order of three 20,600-TEU ships for CMA CGM.

Chris Gillis

Located in the Washington, D.C. area, Chris Gillis primarily reports on regulatory and legislative topics that impact cross-border trade. He joined American Shipper in 1994, shortly after graduating from Mount St. Mary’s College in Emmitsburg, Md., with a degree in international business and economics.