August 8th 2007 - Car containers join CMA CGM fleet

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The French shipping line CMA CGM is introducing 200 new car-carrying containers fitted with a system of sliding, retractable ramps into its fleet this month. The 40-foot containers can transport up to four vehicles of any kind and represent a breakthrough in automobile transport. The new Trans-Rak innovation offers a containerised alternative to shipping cars on car carrier vessels. It makes service to secondary ports easier and door-to-door service possible without breaking bulk. CMA CGM plans to purchase additional car-carrying containers by the end of the year, to meet its customers’ needs.

http://www.cma-cgm.com

(appears on International Transport Journal web site - ITJ Daily of August 08 2007)