Hamburg Süd released an announcement, informing that from April it will start a new service network between Asia and South America West Coast, Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean.
The new services will have the names ‘ASPA’ and ‘ASCA’ and will replace the present partnership with other liner shipping companies, such as Vessel Sharing Agreement, in this trade.
ASPA and ASCA service will deploy 39 modern vessels with a capacity of 4,500 to 10,000 TEU and will call at almost 30 key ports with several weekly sailings in the said markets.
“In Asia, the most important ports in China, South Korea, Taiwan, Japan and Singapore will be called. In Latin America, coverage ranges from Mexico, Panama, Colombia and Peru to Chile. Highlights for reefer customers are two weekly sailings from Chile to Asia as well as a direct service from Chile and Peru to Japan. One of the four new services additionally uses transshipment arrangements to link 24 ports in the Caribbean region with Asia, and vice versa. Furthermore, there is a connection to Hamburg Süd’s East Coast network via the north Brazilian port of Pecem,” Hamburg Süd said.
The new service will also include the following:
- New Direct coverage to and from Singapore, Xiamen, Antofagasta, Angamos, Iquique, Cartagena, Manzanillo (Panama) and Pecem.
- Four direct weekly services from China and Korea with full coverage to Mexico, Central America, Caribbean and West Coast of South America.
- Four direct services from Shanghai, three direct services from Ningbo, Shekou, Hong Kong and Busan.
- Extensive direct access to Chilean ports: Angamos, Antofagasta, Iquique, San Antonio, Valparaiso and San Vicente.
- Improved transit times to Colombia, Panama and the Caribbean.
- Improved transit times from Valparaiso and Callao to Yokohama, Busan and Shanghai by almost a week.
The reconstruction of the Pacific service to the South and Central American west coast and into the Caribbean does not involve any increase in capacity on the supply side.
