maritime : CMA CGM launches a new maritime service between Le Havre and Gothenburg

CMA CGM is launching a new feeder service connecting Le Havre to the port of Gothenburg. Marketed under the name Scandinavia West Coast Express (SWX), this new weekly service started on March 18, 2026, and facilitates trade between France and the Scandinavian market.

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A weekly service dedicated to Northern Europe flows

Named SWX, this new service operates on a weekly rotation: Le Havre – Gothenburg – Le Havre.

The service calls at Terminal de France (TDF), operated by Générale de Manutention Portuaire, and is served by the vessel M/S Elbwinter, with a nominal capacity of 1,036 TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units). The vessel measures 150 meters in length, 23 meters in width, and has a draft of 8 meters.

Good to know: the first call took place on March 18, 2026.

A logistics solution aligned with evolving shipping networks

The launch of this feeder service reflects ongoing adjustments in maritime networks. It follows the removal of Gothenburg from the FAL1 (French Asia Line) rotation and enables:

  •  continuity of flows between Asia and Sweden,
  •  reloading in Le Havre of import cargo discharged from the FAL1 service, 
  •  onward transport of these volumes to Gothenburg with optimized transit times. . 

A lever for both export and import flows

Beyond export flows, this connection also creates import opportunities.

Cargo from Le Havre can be shipped to Sweden, while Swedish imports gain direct access to the Le Havre hub and CMA CGM’s extensive global network connecting to international markets.

This service further strengthens HAROPA PORT & Le Havre’s role as a major logistics hub, capable of efficiently redistributing flows at both European and global levels.