Svitzer Signs Harbor Towage Contracts with CMA CGM

In Europe, Svitzer will add 5 further ports to the existing 22 served today for CMA CGM. The new agreement will include Maasvlakte in Rotterdam where Svitzer recently started operations, as well as Bremerhaven, Sines and Liverpool.

“At Svitzer we are excited about the expanded cooperation with CMA CGM. We will continue to work closely together to continuously improve vessel turnaround time in the ports. This will naturally be done by closely liaising with pilots, port authorities and terminal operators,” said Marc Niederer, MD Svitzer Europe.

In Australia, the newly signed agreement engages Svitzer’s capability in delivering flexible and reliable towage services to the national ship calls of CMA CGM, and specifically within the ports of Brisbane, Port Botany, Melbourne, Port Adelaide and Fremantle.

“The agreement with CMA CGM adds to our strong portfolio of customers. We look very much forward to this national cooperation with CMA CGM/ANL and assisting them in discovering further value within the extensive vessel network in which they operate,” said Mark Malone, MD Svitzer Australia

The agreements will be effective from today for a large proportion of the ports, and new operations will be moved to Svitzer as soon as possible thereafter.

SVITZER provides towage services with more than 400 tugs in 130 commercial ports all over the world.