PAGE 1 Web: www.cma-cgm.com 08 Sep 2014 In this issue Generals Ocean Freight amendments Surcharge amendments Rules & Regulations Generals The Ocean Three agreements Three agreements on the biggest worldwide maritime trades with China Shipping Container Lines (CSCL) and United Arab Shipping Company (UASC). The agreements will complete the CMA CGM offering on the biggest global maritime markets: On the Asia-Europe trade: 4 weekly services, which complete the 2 existing services, thereby offering 6 departures per week On the Asia-Mediterranean trade: 4 weekly services, 2 to the Mediterranean, 1 to the Adriatic and 1 to the Black Sea the only one on this market On the Transpacific trade: 4 weekly services to California and 1 service to the Pacific Northwest (United States and Canada) On the Asia-US East Coast trade: 1 service via the Suez Canal and 1 service dedicated to the Gulf of Mexico. The agreements on the Transatlantic trade are being finalized and will soon be announced.
PAGE 2 Market share Transpacific 13% Asia > Europe 20% 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25%
PAGE 3 FALWB - Blank sailings Golden Week October 2014 Please find hereunder FALWB blank sailings program during October Golden week. [Blank Sailings October Golden week 2014 For further information you can contact : Ingrid Heymans 32 3 202 36.28 Lera Parchina 32 3 202 36 84 Matadi, feeder service update and capacity deployed CMA CGM wishes to update its customers on the increase of capacity deployed on the coastal service West feeder bound to Matadi in order to provide an improved service and to meet the upsurge of cargo, As from 22 September 2014, CMA CGM is deploying 5 vessels instead of 3 vessels. The weekly capacity will reach 450 TEU per week Machteld Swaans 32 3 292 34 65 Stop of payment by cheque In the context of the optimization of our financial processes, we will no longer accept payments by cheque as from November 1 st 2014. This adaptation period should bring you in the possibility to change your internal processes. This approach has significant benefits for you as well as for us. Here we are mainly thinking of the bank (bank) charges, the possibility of loss, as well as the cumbersome processing and follow-up of cheque payments. We accept valid proof of payments from your bank transfer / Isabel transfer for the release of documents / containers. For further information, you can always contact our financial department by phone at the number 03/202 39 03 or by mail to ant.klantenboekhouding@ant.cma-cgm.com.
PAGE 4 New product to North Kivu, Democratic Rep of Congo In addition to the gateway in West Africa via Pointe Noire to reach Matadi by dedicated radial feeder CMA CGM provides services thru 3 Gateways to reach North Kivu, Eastern DRC and Lubumbashi CMA CGM is pleased to inform its customers on the new Carrier Thu bill of lading with reliable and fast service to North Kivu in Democratic Republic of Congo by road transportation from the gateway of Mombasa The opening of the East African gateway provides new service from Mombasa to North-Kivu area : -Beni -Bunia -Butembo -Kisangani Via Dar East Salaam, CMA CGM provides service to Eastern DRC -Bukavu -Goma -Uvira
PAGE 5 Service coverage by land transport to North -Kivu area via Mombasa 11 destinations inland DRC Modus operandi and transit time to DRC by land transport
PAGE 6 CMA CGM, your partner to the Red Sea; now direct ex Antwerp Starting with m/v AIN SNAN (ets BEANR 10/10), CMA CGM will be offering a direct service ex Antwerp to the Red Sea Ports (Jeddah, Aqaba, Djibouti, Port Sudan, Hodeidah, Aden) with very competitive transit times. By opening this service we will be able to offer both controlled temperature shipments (REEFER) as well as Out of Gauge shipments (OOG) from Antwerp. This service comes in addition to our existing FAL3 service from Zeebrugge. We are looking forward to receiving your requests/bookings soon. Kathy Callaey 32 3 202 36 87
PAGE 7 Tariff & Surcharge Updates Ocean Freight amendments In a continued effort to provide quality services, CMA CGM group hereby informs of a Rate Restoration Program From Europe to Asia - GRI on Reefer Rates Fish & Seafood CMA CGM has decided to apply a General Rate Increase on Fish & Seafood Cargo (REEFER Shipments in 20 RF and 40 RF): - effective as from November 1 st, 2014 - USD 1,000 per container - scope: Fish and Seafood cargo, Europe to Asia The above rate restoration will take effect on the basis of the onboard day shown onthe Bill of Lading. Veerle Verbrugge 32 3 202 39 62 From Asia to North Europe Westbound CMA CGM hereby informs its valued customers that the application of our General Rate Restoration (GRR) of USD 500 / TEU will be postponed to October 15th,2014. The GRR will therefore be applied as follows: Origin Range: from All Asian ports (including Japan, South East Asia and Bangladesh) Destination range: to all Northern European ports (including UK and the full range from Portugal to Russia) Cargo: Dry cargo, OOG's, Paying empties, Break-bulk and Reefer cargo Date of application: October 15th, 2014, on board date Lera Parchina 32 3 202 36 84 Ingrid Heymans 32 3 202 36 28
PAGE 8 In a continued effort to provide quality services, CMA CGM group hereby informs of a Rate Restoration Program From Europe to Asia - GRI on Reefer Rates Fish & Seafood CMA CGM has decided to apply a General Rate Increase on Fish & Seafood Cargo (REEFER Shipments in 20 RF and 40 RF): - effective as from November 1 st, 2014 - USD 1,000 per container - scope: Fish and Seafood cargo, Europe to Asia The above rate restoration will take effect on the basis of the onboard day shown onthe Bill of Lading. Veerle Verbrugge 32 3 202 39 62 From Asia to North Europe Westbound CMA CGM hereby informs its valued customers that the application of our General Rate Restoration (GRR) of USD 500 / TEU will be postponed to October 15th,2014. The GRR will therefore be applied as follows: Origin Range: from All Asian ports (including Japan, South East Asia and Bangladesh) Destination range: to all Northern European ports (including UK and the full range from Portugal to Russia) Cargo: Dry cargo, OOG's, Paying empties, Break-bulk and Reefer cargo Date of application: October 15th, 2014, on board date Lera Parchina 32 3 202 36 84 Ingrid Heymans 32 3 202 36 28
PAGE 9 Surcharge amendments Peak Season Surcharge on Medcaribe Service Please note that CMA CGM will implement a PSS (PEAK SEASON SURCHARGE) on MEDCARIBE Service The PSS will be applicable starting with vessel MS CATHARINA SCHULTE DVB25S with first sailing from Algesiras on October 3rd 2014. The PSS level on the Westbound trade will be : EUROS 100/20' unit (standard, reefers, open tops, flats) EUROS 150/40' unit (standard, reefers, open tops, flats) End of PSS surcharge period will be precised later in the season The PSS will be applied from WMED & Portugal ports i.e. = Algeciras, Barcelona, Valencia, Fos, Genoa, Leghorn, Napoli, Leixoes, Lisbon to : - La Guaira, Venezuela (direct call) - Puerto Cabello, Venezuela - Maracaibo, Venezuela - Guanta, Venezuela - Guaranao, Venezuela - El Guamache, Venezuela - Cartagena, Colombia (direct call) - Barranquilla, Colombia - Santa Marta, Colombia - Buenaventura, Colombia Pacific - Manzanillo, Panama (direct call) - Santo Tomas de Castilla, Guatemala - Puerto Cortes, Honduras - Moin, Costa Rica (direct call ) - Belize, Belize - Caucedo, Dominican Republic(direct call) - Guayaquil, Ecuador - Callao, Peru - Paita, Peru, - Iquique, Chile - Valparaiso, Chile - San Antonio, Chile - Coronel, Chile - Arica, Chile
PAGE 10 - Kingston, Jamaica - Port au Prince, Haiti - Willemstad, Curacao - Oranjestad, Aruba - Mariel (replacing La Havana today), Cuba - Santiago de Cuba, Cuba - Vera Cruz, Mexico - Altamira, Mexico San Juan not concerned by the PSS for the time being, Eric Van Wijnsberge 22 Gregory Pes 32 3 202 36 97 TRANSAT - Special Equipment Additional Special Chassis - Amendment Please note following amendements brought in the application of the triaxle surcharge or special chassis surcharge : $ 225 /20 DRY exceeding 17T3 cargo weight - untill 20.2t/20 maxiumum $ 300/40 DRY exceeding 20T1 (i/o 19T9 previously)cargo weight with super chassis on special request only. Effective as from September 15th,2014. Victor Tips 32 3 292 34 03
PAGE 11 Peak Season Surcharge on Medcaribe Service Port of Spain Please note CMA CGM will implement a PSS (PEAK SEASON SURCHARGE) on NEFGUI Service to Port of Spain ONLY. The PSS will be applicable starting October 6 th, 2014. The PSS level on the Southbound trade will be : EUROS 100/20' unit (standard, reefers, open tops, flats) EUROS 150/40' unit (standard, reefers, open tops, flats) For further information, please contact : Manuela Maier 32 3 202 36 21 Reminder : Port Congestion Surcharge in Douala Shipping operations at Douala, Cameroon continue to be extremely difficult and affect CMA CGM with long berthing delays and additional operational costs. CMA CGM wishes to remind its customers of the Port Congestion Surcharge in Douala applicable for all cargo bound to Cameroon since August 2014 until further notice Machteld Swaans 32 3 292 34 65 Low Sulphur Surcharge CMA CGM will implement a Low Sulphur Surcharge on all its trades in the Emission Control Areas (ECAs) and for all cargoes as follows: Date of application: January 1st, 2015 Amounts: Please click here to display the details To learn more about Low Sulphur Regulation, please go to our dedicated page
PAGE 12 Rules and Regulations Container Weight Control Weight calculation is central to the vessel s safety and capacity management. Without correct information on weight; ship crew safety and vessel filling factors are jeopardized. In this respect, for all bookings taken, below principles have to be applied: - Container weight must be above Tare weight. - Container gross weight must be consistent with commodity weight. Here below the general purpose containers average tares table: Rep of Congo, 2nd hand car effective Nov 1 st, 2014 By the note nr. 00747 issued by the Ministry of Economy and Finances of Republic of Congo issued on September 4 th 2014 please be informed for all import of second hand vehicles to Rep of Congo, the following mandatory information has to be shown on the bill of lading : -Reference of carte grise -Chassis Number and vehicle type -First date the car has been put into traffic The new regulation comes into force as from November 2014. Machteld Swaans 32 3 292 34 65