The Rex 2 will replace the Rex 1 service, which has been operated under a vessel sharing agreement with Singapore`s APL, which ended in June.
The Rex 2 service keeps CMA CGM active on this major trade lane and from July 22, it will now operate under a vessel sharing agreement with Hanjin and Yang Ming.
CMA CGM will deploy one vessel, the 3,900-TEU Ville d`Aquarius, which will rotate through Shanghai, Ningbo, Kaohsiung, Shenzhen-Skekou, Singapore, Jeddah, Sokhna, Aqaba and back to Shanghai.
"It was essential for CMA CGM to offer again Egypt and Jordan calls with a direct and improved service from Asia. This new Rex 2 service is the first step of CMA CGM redeployment in the zone and confirms the group`s will to increase its presence in these countries for both import and export," said CMA CGM vice president Stephane Courquin.