- The CMA CGM Group’s 17,000 TEU vessel berthed at Mundra.
- APL RAFFLES arrived in Mundra from the Middle East Gulf and will be continue its journey to Singapore.
- CMA CGM Group remains committed to offering agile and flexible solutions to meet its customers’ needs.
The CMA CGM Group, a world leader in shipping and logistics, today broke a record for the largest vessel to ever visit an Indian port. APL Raffles, a 17,000 TEU containership part of the CMA CGM Group’s fleet, made her first call at Adani – CMA Container Terminal in Mundra on 28th January 2022.
APL RAFFLES is 398 meters long, 51 meters wide and boasts of 85,704 HP engine. The vessel arrived in Mundra from the Middle East Gulf for an ad hoc call. It will then proceed to Singapore before heading to China.
A full range of solutions to support its customers
As one of the nation’s top ocean-freight carriers, CMA CGM is well positioned to serve its customers thanks to a strong presence in India over the past three decades. With the most advanced fleet of containerships, the Group is fully ready to meet the requirements of its customers in a constantly growing international trade environment. The CMA CGM Group delivers end-to-end customer solutions by relying on two solid pillars, shipping and logistics, which includes subsidiary CEVA Logistics and the Group’s air freight division, CMA CGM AIR CARGO.
The Group has 19 branch offices PAN India with a combined workforce of 4,700 staff members. The Group operates 14 weekly mainline services from India, connecting major global destinations with a state-of-the-art intermodal network on land and in air.
Atit Mahajan, MD – CMA CGM India, said, “This is an important milestone for us, as India has been waiting to welcome large vessels and given the current boom in the global supply chain, the timing could not be better. This ad hoc call reaffirms our Group’s commitment to support and align with the growing market demand and needs of our customers. I would like to congratulate our operational teams for managing a vessel of this capacity with perfection and smoothness. I would also like to congratulate Adani Ports and our terminal partners Adani – CMA Container Terminal, for their efficient and capable infrastructure to complement this achievement. We hope to see many more large ships calling at Indian ports soon”.
