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.
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.
