CMA CGM announces: This route will pass through the Suez Canal
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Recently, France’s CMA CGM Group (CMA CGM) officially announced that itsINDAMEX routewill be re-enabledsuez canalchannel.
This is seen as a massive return of container shipsred seaA key step in the region.
It is understood that the INDAMEX route is a second-line route of CMA CGM. This route is deployed in total11 shipsShips, the size of the ships invested is between 6,000-10,000 TEU.
The route covers Sri Lanka, the west coast of India, and stops in Saudi Arabiaport of jeddahFinally, it arrived at the east coast port of the United States.
It is reported that the first ship to complete the entire route through the Suez Canal has been identified as "CMA CGM VERDI”, the ship is planned toJanuary 15Depart Karachi for New York.
According to data from eeSea, compared with the route via the Cape of Good Hope, the voyage via the Suez Canal can significantly shorten the entire voyage.shortened by two weeks, the total duration dropped to 77 days.
CMA CGM’s official announcement of the resumption of routes is regarded as an important signal for the recovery of the industry. Peter Sand, chief analyst at Xeneta, commented: “CMA CGM’s announcement of a complete east-west route circulation through the Suez Canal is undoubtedly an important step in the right direction.”
However, the industry generally believes that there is still a long way to go before the global container shipping industry can return to the Red Sea on a large scale. Some analysts pointed out that shipping companies are more willing to choose some return routes with smaller cargo volumes (especially return routes to Asia) to pass through the Suez Canal to verify the channel.security.
Data shows that in November 2025, only120 shipsContainer ships transiting the Suez Canal, compared with October 2023, before the Houthi attack583 ships.
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