CMA CGM AIR CARGO strengthens its commercial offer with launch of New Destination in India

• Opening of a scheduled route between Paris and Mumbai

• Strengthening of our combined offer with the Air France KLM Marnair Cargo Group

MARSEILLE: CMA CGM AIR CARGO will serve BOM with 4 weekly flights from May 12 with an A330F aircraft, informs a recent communiquefromCMACGM.

Mumbai (Bombay) Airport is a major hub offering adapted infrastructuresforintermodalconnectionsintheregion.

“This new destination is part of our strategic partnership with the Air France KLM Martinair Cargo Group and complements the existing offer to give you even more options for your air transport needs,” concludesthecommunique.

PSA Antwerp : Temporary barge quay at Europa Terminal to guarantee smooth service during works

Start of first phase involves deepening quayside

ANTWERP: The first phase of the renewal of the EuropaTerminalisunderway.Tokeepofferingthesame level of service during the extensive works and to continue to encourage the modal shift, a new barge quay has been constructed. Operational as of today, it is temporarily creating additional mooring space for inland navigation. The quayside and terminal upgrade, which will take about ten years, will ensure that the latest generationofcontainershipscancontinue tocallatAntwerp.

Firstphaselaunched

In order to continue to compete at the toplevelofworldportsandoffercustomers additional container capacity and a high-performance infrastructure, Port of Antwerp-Bruges and PSA Antwerp are investing in the upgrade of the quayside and automated yard of the Europa Terminal. The works are being split up into three major phases, with a third of the new quayside being upgraded each time, whiletheremainderremainsoperational.

With preparatory work and tests completed, the first phase of the extensive works can now get underway. In this phase, the Temporary Partnership of four contractors - Artes-Roegiers, Artes-Depret, HerboschKiere and Boskalis - will be demolishing the existing quayside, installing temporary structures for further implementation and starting construction of the first section of the 1,200-metre-long new quayside, which will boasta16-metredraught.

Smoothservices

Working in three phases will allow the terminal to remain operational throughout the entire 10-year period of the works and allow ships to continue to dock. In order to ensure a smooth service to customers and to continue to encourage the modal shift, a temporary barge quay will provide additional mooring space for inland navigation. Construction of this new 150-metre quay was completed in April and after extensive testing, it is now ready to handle barges until the end of the works. Port of Antwerp-Bruges will be in charge of the operationalityofthequayduringtheworks.

Annick De Ridder, Port Alderwoman of the City of Antwerp and Chair of the Board of Directors of Port of Antwerp-Bruges: "Thanks to the Europa Terminal being deepened from 13.5 to 16 metres, together with PSA Antwerp, we will be able to continue to receive the largestcontainerships.Thisnewbargequaywillprovide additional mooring space for inland navigation during the extensive works. This project is essential to the competitiveness and sustainable growth of our port, the economicengineofFlanders."

Cameron Thorpe, CEO PSA Belgium: "It is essential that we maintain a high level of operational delivery to our customers during the investments to upgrade the Europa Terminal. We are convinced that in cooperation with the port and our customers, this temporaryquaywillensurethatwecancontinuetoserve thebargescallingatPSAAntwerp."