CMA CGM Launches New KEA Service – Connecting US East Coast & Oceania

Publish Time: 2026-01-04 Origin: Site

CMA CGM officially announced the launch of its brand-new KEA service via its official website, offering efficient, reliable, and wider-coverage shipping solutions for trade between the US East Coast and Oceania.

As a supplement to CMA CGM’s existing RTW PAD product, the KEA service makes CMA CGM the only shipping company to provide twice-weekly departures on this trade route, further enhancing its service advantages in the transoceanic trade corridor.

Southbound Direction

CMA CGM now offers full coverage of the US East Coast, including key ports such as New York, Philadelphia, Savannah, and Charleston, with Tauranga as the import call port in Oceania.

Northbound Direction

The KEA service expands port coverage, including Port Chalmers (New Zealand) and Charleston (US East Coast), facilitating smoother cargo flow between Oceania and North America.

Service Details

Port Rotation: Philadelphia / Charleston / Balboa / Tauranga / Sydney / Melbourne / Port Chalmers / Tauranga / Manzanillo / Cartagena / Philadelphia / Charleston
Inaugural Vessel: m/v “SPIRIT OF MELBOURNE”
Northbound Voyage (0K200N1MA) ETA:

AUSYD (Sydney): 03.02
AUMEL (Melbourne): 06.02
NZPOE (Port Chalmers): 14.02
NZTRG (Tauranga): 18.02
PAMIT (Manzanillo): 10.03
COCTG (Cartagena): 11.03

Southbound Voyage (0K200S1MA) ETA:

USPHL (Philadelphia): 17.03
USCHS (Charleston): 20.03
PABLB (Balboa): 28.03
NZTRG (Tauranga): 16.04

The launch of the KEA service strengthens CMA CGM’s layout in the US-Oceania trade route, meets the growing demand for stable and efficient shipping services from shippers, and provides strong support for the smooth flow of global supply chains.

CMA CGM Launches New KEA Service – Connecting US East Coast & Oceania

Southbound Direction

Northbound Direction

Service Details

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