Bengal Tiger Lines (BTL) will launch a new Rio Grande-Buenos Aires-Montevideo (RBM) feeder service from 22 May 2024. The RBM service will turn weekly with the 1,756 teu TIGER PLATA (ex MAHAWELI). It will provide connections at Rio Grande to and from Buenos Aires and Montevideo, serving primarily HMM's Far East-India-Latin Amerca (FIL) service that will be truncated with the existing calls at Buenos Aires and Montevideo removed while a new call at Rio Grande's Tecon terminal is added. The revis
6 carriers on the Asia-East Coast South America trade (CMA CGM, COSCO, OOCL, Evergreen, PIL and Yang Ming) will upgrade their 2 existing strings from May 2024, with average weekly capacity to rise from 21,300 teu to 24,000 teu. The first string branded as SEAS2/ESA2/TLA2/ESA3/SSA/SA5 by CMA CGM, COSCO, OOCL, Evergreen, PIL and Yang Ming respectively will call at Xingang, Qingdao, Shanghai, Ningbo, Shekou, Singapore, Rio de Janeiro, Santos, Paranagua, Itapoa, Navegantes, Santos, Colombo, Singapo
ONE has replaced its Florida Latin Express (FLX) service with a new FLX service through slots on CMA CGM/COSCO's Americas XL/North America East Coast-West Coast South America (NEWS) service. The 4 ships of 1,100 to 1,700 teu that ONE had formerly operated on the FLX has all been redeployed and have been replaced by the revised FLX service from 1 February 2024, with ONE purchasing 600 teu per week from CMA CGM on the Americas XL. The Americas XL/NEWS is currently operated by CMA CGM and COSCO u
Unifeeder has added 2 new Venezuela services that will call alternately at Guanta/Guaranao and Maracaibo using 2 ships of 1,100 teu on separate 14 day rotations. The Unifeeder Venezuela service 1 (Guanta/Guaranao) will deploy the 1,118 teu SC PHILLY from 16 April 2024 to call at Cartagena, Manzanillo (Pan), Oranjestad, Willemstad, Guanta/Guaranao (alternate calls), Cartagena. The Unifeeder Venezuela service 2 (Maracaibo) will deploy the 1,118 teu NOAH from 23 April 2024 to call at Cartagena,
Unifeeder will add a new Aruba and Curacao feeder service connecting Cartagena, Oranjestad, Willemstad, Cartagena from 1 March 2024 with the 642 teu ELLA Y. SThe new service is Unifeeder's third Americas service, adding to the Panama-Colombia service launched in January 2024 connecting Manzanillo, Turbo, Cartagena, Barranquilla,Santa Marta, Cartagena, Manzanillo and the Hispaniola-Puerto Rico service launched in March 2023 connecting Caucedo, Port au Prince, San Juan, Caucedo.
Unifeeder has launched a second Latin America feeder service connecting Panama and Colombia with the 1,118 teu NOAH assigned to the new service from 3 February 2024. The Panama-Colombia feeder will call at Manzanillo, Turbo, Cartagena, Barranquilla, Santa Marta, Cartagena, Manzanillo on a weekly basis. The new service will complement the Hispaniola-Puerto Rico service that was launched in March 2023. The service connects Caucedo, Port au Prince, San Juan, Caucedo with the 1,100 teu CONTSHIP DON
Maersk has launched a new Panama Colombia feeder calling at Manzanillo, Colon, Barranquilla, Cartagena, Santa Marta, Manzanillo from 15 January 2024 with the geared 1,118 teu CONTSHIP KEY. The new feeder service will replace the existing Cartagena call on the Oceania-USEC OC1 service that is split into 2 separate Pacific and Atlantic loops from January 2024.
SeaLead has launched a new Mediterranean-South America (MEDSA) service from 12 November 2023 that connects Casablanca, Itapoa, Paranagua, Santos, Casablanca. The first sailing was made by the 1,723 teu GREEN HOPE that departed from Casablanca on 13 November and arrived in Santos on 29 November. The service will turn in 5 weeks and will initially operate on a monthly frequency with only 1 ship with more ships to be added subsequently. Relay connections will be offered at Casablanca to Barcelona
MSC has launched a new Torogoz Feeder service connecting Balboa, Acajutla, Puerto Quetzal, Balboa using the 1,878 teu MSC DIAMOND II. The service has been in operation since July 2023, and operates on a 2-3 week rotation on an irregular frequency.
Hannover Shipping has added a second ship to its Panama-Venezuela service connecting Colon, La Guaira, Puerto Cabello from 31 October 2023 with the introduction of the 642 teu ELLA Y. The new ship joins the 260 teu TOPAZ NEVA that has been deployed on the service since 25 May 2023.