Five shipping lines consolidate Asia-South America services
Hamburg Süd and Maersk Line on the one hand and CMA-CGM, CSAV and CSCL on the other, have reached an agreement to combine their services between Asia, South Africa and the East Coast of South America as from December 2011.
The move comes as part of continued efforts within the shipping industry to balance supply and demand during the forthcoming traditional period of weaker demand.
For the period from December 2011 through May 2012, Hamburg Süd and Maerk’s existing ASAS/NGX Sling 2 service will be merged with CMA-CGM, CSAV and CSCL’s ASAX/SEAS Sling 2 service. The current capacity deployed by the carriers in the ASAS/NGX Sling 1 service and ASAX/SEAS Sling 1 service will remain unchanged and independent.
The new joint service will consist of 11 vessels of 4,200 – 4,600 TEU vessels. The service will have the following port rotation: Shanghai, Ningbo, Nansha, Hong Kong, Chiwan, Tanjung Pelepas, Singapore, Durban, Rio de Janeiro, Santos, Paranagua, Itajai, Santos, Port Elizabeth, Durban, Singapore, Hong Kong and Shanghai.
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