CMA CGM Plans to Increase Suez Canal Transits

MSC Starts Test Transits Through Suez Amid Red Sea Corridor Recovery

Container transits through the Suez Canal are rebounding as shipping lines increasingly view security risks in the region as manageable, with Mediterranean Shipping Company becoming the latest major carrier to test the route. According to the latest weekly report from maritime consultancy Linerlytica, MSC has sent seven ships eastward through the Suez Canal and the Bab el Mandeb strait over the past two weeks. The Geneva based carrier has made n…

CMA CGM plans to increase Suez Canal transits

CMA CGM has reaffirmed plans to increase vessel transits through the Suez Canal, as the French shipping group continues to expand its use of the route. Suez Canal Authority (SCA) Chairman Admiral Ossama Rabiee discussed the group’s future sailing plans with Christine Cabau, CMA CGM Executive Vice President for Assets and Operations. Tariq Zaghloul, CMA CGM Egypt and Sudan Cluster CEO, also participated in the meeting. CMA CGM increases Suez Cana…

CMA CGM plans to expand Suez Canal sailings as 199 vessels transit in 2026

Admiral Ossama Rabiee, Chairman of the Suez Canal Authority (SCA), today held a videoconference with Ms. Christine Cabau, CMA CGM Executive Vice President for Assets and Operations, and Mr. Tariq Zaghloul, CMA CGM Egypt and Sudan Cluster CEO, to explore means of expanding future cooperation. The meeting…