CMA CGM Group has opened its fourth and largest container depot in Cakung, East Jakarta, Indonesia.

The 35,000 sqm facility has a capacity of over 4,000 TEU and is being built as the group's Marunda depot nears capacity.

Container stuffing, cleaning and repair, pre-trip inspection, pre-cooling of containers, and reefer monitoring are all handled by CMA CGM depots. They also specialize in customizing conventional containers, such as Garment on Hanger containers, by converting and equipping them.

The depots also install Traxens devices on containers for end-to-end visibility by shippers; and Flexitank in containers for transportation of liquids.

“Our new depot in Cakung is designed to improve our inland logistics service and optimise our shipments in better ways. Increasingly, we are handling more customised cargoes such as Garment on Hanger containers and Flexitank containers for liquids that will require special handling by our in-house experts,” said John Lim, general manager of CMA CGM Indonesia.

“Our depots are therefore important in enabling CMA CGM to fulfil the high standards we promise our Indonesian exporters and shippers,” he added.