A partnership involving 7 Asian carriers have teamed up to launch a new Asia-Mexico Express (AMX) service that is set to start from 30 April 2025. The AMX will call at Shanghai, Qingdao, Busan, Manzanillo, Shanghai and is expected to deploy 7 ships of 3,000 to 4,000 teu operated by Emirates Shipping, KMTC, RCL, Sinokor, Sinotrans, SeaLead Shipping and TS Lines. The new service will be a landmark move for all the 7 carriers who are entering the Mexico trade for the first time and will complement
ONE and HMM will launch a new Asia Latin America 4 Express (ALX4)/Far East-Latin America Express (FLX) service connecting Shanghai, Busan, Lazaro Cardenas, Shanghai from 16 August 2024 The ALX4 service will turn in 42 days and will deploy up to 6 ships of 4,000 to 7,000 teu starting with the 7,164 teu ONE REPUTATION. The launch of the ONE/HMM service marks the 7th service connecting China to Mexico launched since May 2024. It follows the launch of the WSA5/TLP5 by COSCO/OOCL, M2X by CMA CGM,
Maersk will launch a new AC1 service connecting Ningbo, Qingdao, Busan, Lazaro Cardenas, Posorja, Ningbo from 30 June 2024. The AC1 service will turn in 56 days and will deploy 8 ships of 4,200 teu to 5,100 teu starting with the 4,395 teu REN JIAN 17 at Ningbo on 30 June 2024. The service will complement Maersk's existing AC2 and AC3 service connecting Asia to the West Coast of South America. The AC2 service will be revised with the removal of the call at Posorja while Lazaro Cardenas and Manz
MSC will launch a new Dahlia service connecting Shekou, Xiamen, Shanghai, Busan, Manzanillo, Lazaro Cardenas from 3 August 2024. The new service will complement the Mexicas service that was just launched by MSC in May 2024 with a revised rotation that will call at Xingang, Qingdao, Ningbo, Busan, Manzanillo, Lazara Cardenas with a new call at Xingang added while the previous call at Shanghai will be removed and shifted to the Dahlia service. The first sailing for the new Dahlia service is sche
BAL Container Line has relaunched the China-Mexico Express (CMX) service calling at Yantian, Qingdao, Lazaro Cardenas, Manzanillo (Mex), Yantian from 1 June 2024. The CMX service will turn in 6 weeks using the newly chartered 1,809 teu AMOUREUX that is expected to make 2 round voyages in June and July. A second 1,809 teu ship, ARIONAS will join the service on 19 June 2024. It marks BAL's return to the long haul routes after it withdrew its last operated ship, the 3,534 teu NORTHERN DEBOUNAIR o
MSC has removed its FE-USEC connections on the Santana service with calls at New York omitted from April 2024. The last New York call on the service was made by the 15,264 teu MSC MARTINA MARIA on 29 March 2024 with subsequent sailings on the Santana shortened to a revised Far East-Mexico-Panama-Dominican Republic service calling at Yantian, Ningbo, Shanghai, Busan, Manzanillo (Mexico), Cristobal, Colon (Coco Solo), Caucedo, Yantian. The revised Santana turns in 11 weeks using up to 11 ships
MSC will launch a new Asia-Mexico West Coast (Mexicas) service calling at Qingdao, Ningbo, Shanghai, Busan, Manzanillo (Mex), Lazaro Cardenas, Qingdao from 15 May 2024. The Mexicas service will turn in 6 to 7 weeks and will deploy ships of 4,000-7,000 teu starting with the 6,492 teu MSC APOLLO at Qingdao on 15 May 2024. MSC Asia-Mexico West Coast (Mexicas) service
CMA CGM will launch a new M2X Mexico Express service calling at Xingang, Qingdao, Busan, Ensenada, Manzanillo, Lazaro Cardenas, Yokohama, Busan, Xingang from 11 May 2024. The M2X will turn in 56 days using 8 ships of 4,200 teu starting from 11 May 2024 with the 4,253 teu ANL WANGARATTA at Busan. The service will compete directly with COSCO/OOCL's newly launched WSA5/TLP5 service that will start on 6 May 2024 calling at Busan, Dalian, Ningbo, Shanghai, Qingdao, Ensenada, Manzanillo, Ensenanda,
COSCO and OOCL will jointly launch a new Asia-Mexico WSA5/TLP5 service from 6 May 2024 calling at Busan, Dalian, Ningbo, Shanghai, Qingdao, Ensenada, Manzanillo, Ensenanda, Yokohama, Busan. The WSA5/TLP5 will turn in 8 weeks using 8 ships of 4,000 to 6,000 teu starting with the 5,668 teu XIN DA LIAN at Ningbo on 6 May 2024.
Mexico has been a key beneficiary of the container traffic boom in the last 2 years where Mexican ports have enjoyed a significant spillover of North American cargo demand