CMA CGM adds Samsun as its 12th Turkish port

 

Starting with yesterday’s call by the 1,155 teu ERKAN K, CMA CGM will begin to serve Samsun, a Turkish Black Sea port located in the province of the same name.

 

The French Line begins calling at Samsun with its Malta to Black Sea Feeder number 1 (#1445) on a fortnightly basis.

 

 CMA CGM said that the addition of Samsun expanded its portfolio of Turkish calls to twelve ports.The Malta – Black Sea service turns in three weeks along the following rotation: Marsaxlokk, Constantza, Novorossiysk, Poti, Trabzon, Samsun (new, fortnighly), Odessa, Constantza, Varna, Marsaxlokk.The carrier announced that Samsun calls are to become weekly in October. 

 

At this time CMA CGM is expected to re-launch its seasonal ‘Citrus’ (#2390) loop from Port Said, Egypt, to Turkey, which this year, might incorporate a new Samsun call.