Four carriers launch new Asia – South America West Coast service

8/25/2010 10:32:22 AM

China Shipping Container Lines (CSCL), Hanjin Shipping, CMA CGM and Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) have announced the joint launch of a new direct service from Asia to the West Coast of South America, starting on September 13th.   Offering a direct and weekly sailing with a 70-day round trip, the new Asia-Latin America West Coast Express (ALW) service will cover the trade lane linking Asia and the South American West Coast, including Manzanillo in Mexico.   Ten 2,350 - 2,550 TEU vessels with 300 usable reefer plugs will be deployed on the service: four ships each from CSCL and Hanjin and one each from CMA CGM and HMM.   The port rotation of the ALW service will be: Shekou > Ningbo > Shanghai > Pusan > Manzanillo > Buenaventura > Guayaquil > Callao > Iquique > Valparaiso > SanVicente > Manzanillo > Pusan > Shekou.   Eyefortransport

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