Mediterranean, South America East: MSC and Hamburg Süd fuse services
Joining of Hamburg Süd and MSC’s liner services on the routes linking the Mediterranean and South America’s East Coast:
In view of poor trading conditions the container shipping lines Hamburg Süd and MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company will fuse their services between the Mediterranean and South America’s East Coast. Effective mid January 2012 one common service will replace the two currently separate operations.
The new port rotation will be as follows: Valencia, Gioia Tauro, Livorno, Genoa, Fos, Barcelona, Valencia, Suape, Rio de Janeiro, Santos, Buenos Aires, Montevideo, Rio Grande, Navegantes, Itapoá, Santos, Rio de Janeiro, Suape, Tangier, Valencia. The service will be operated by eight vessels of 5,900 TEU nominal capacity. Of those, Hamburg Süd is to provide initially one vessel and MSC seven vessels.
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