The service directly connects major industrial clusters in Bac Ninh, Hanoi, and Phu Tho with Haiphong's deep-sea terminals. From there, cargo seamlessly joins three of CMA CGM's flagship transpacific routes to the United States: the premium EXX service, the CBX service, and the Pearl service. These lines offer extensive coverage of major U.S. West Coast, East Coast, and Gulf ports, as well as inland points of interest (IPI) via rail and truck connections.
Operating on a reliable bi-weekly schedule for both exports and imports, the barge completes the full Que Vo–Haiphong journey in just two days. By shifting volume from road to waterway, the service substantially reduces transport costs, shortens lead times, and lowers carbon emissions compared with conventional trucking solutions.
The launch responds to the rapid growth of manufacturing and export activity in Northern Vietnam, where numerous industrial parks continue to attract foreign investment and generate increasing container volumes. The new barge corridor strengthens CMA CGM's ability to offer integrated end-to-end logistics solutions, ensuring cargo moves efficiently from factory floors to final destinations across North America.
In a separate development, the CMA CGM Group recently signed a term sheet to acquire a 20 percent stake in EUROGATE Container Terminal Hamburg (CTH) in Germany. The investment will further expand CMA CGM's global terminal footprint and enhance its service capabilities at one of Europe's leading container gateways.
With the addition of the Que Vo–Haiphong barge, CMA CGM continues to invest in sustainable and resilient supply chain infrastructure throughout Southeast Asia, supporting customers' needs for speed, reliability, and reduced environmental impact in one of the world's most dynamic trade regions.
