“CMA CGM is delighted to be CMIT’s first customer” commented Jean-Charles Tassoni, General Director of CMA CGM Vietnam. “We are confident in the ability of CMIT to meet the growing needs of CMA and congratulate everyone involved in bringing this important new container terminal into operation”. On her maiden voyage, CMA CGM Columba is in transit from Asia to north Europe and is the first of the newly delivered 11,500 TEU vessels now transitioning onto CMA CGM’s FAL3 service.”Welcoming the maiden call of CMA CGM Columba begins a new era in Vietnamese ports” commented Michael Them Rasmussen, General Director of CMIT. “We look forward to working in partnership with CMA CGM to achieve their performance goals in the Southeast Asia market.” CMIT is a joint venture between APM Terminals, Vietnam National Shipping Lines and Saigon Port and represents four years of port development work by a dedicated project team.