CMA CGM will add a call at the Port of New Orleans to its Pacific Express 3 service.

The upgraded PEX3 service, operated by 11 5,000-5,900 TEU vessels, will have a port rotation of: Houston – Mobile – New Orleans – Miami – Jacksonville – Singapore – Hong Kong – Chiwan – Ningbo – Shanghai – Busan – Houston.

The first arrival at New Orleans will be on January 31, 2017.

The service will offer a transit time of 38 days from New Orleans to Singapore and 47 days to Shanghai, according to CMA CGM.