Hamburg Süd has announced that it is to restructure its services from North Europe and Mediterranean to Central and South America West Coast, as well as to North America West Coast, in response to changing market conditions.
The move, which is subject to approval by the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC), will come into force in February next year and allows for an extensive service scope with connections to the worldwide Hamburg Süd network, the group noted.
The current EUROSAL loop 2, featuring eight 1,800 TEU ships, will be upgraded to an eight-vessel system of 3,500 TEU nominal capacity, with a port rotation of Rotterdam, Hamburg, Antwerp, Le Havre, Kingston, Cartagena, Manzanillo, Guayaquil, Callao, Paita, Guayaquil, Buenaventura, Manzanillo, Cartagena and Rotterdam.
EUROSAL loop 1, connecting North Europe with Central and South America West Coast, will remain unchanged with a port rotation of Rotterdam, Hamburg, Tilbury, Antwerp, Caucedo, Cartagena, Manzanillo, Callao, Valparaiso, Callao, Manzanillo, Cartagena, Caucedo and Rotterdam.
Meanwhile, Hamburg Süd will further join Hapag-Lloyd in the Mediterranean – North America West Coast service (MCPS) by providing two out of ten vessels with 2,500 TEU nominal capacity.
The revised service will be upgraded from an 11-day to a weekly frequency, replacing the current service between the Caribbean and the Mediterranean (CAMS), with a rotation of Cartagena, Manzanillo, Los Angeles, Oakland, Seattle, Vancouver, Portland, Oakland, Los Angeles, Manzanillo, Manzanillo, Cartagena, Caucedo, Tangier, Valencia, Cagliari, Livorno, Genoa, Fos, Barcelona, Valencia, Tangier and Cartagena.
The current Hamburg Süd West Coast service (WAMS) will now concentrate on the North America West Coast – Caribbean range efficiently linking up with the many Hamburg Süd services to the Caribbean, East and West Coast South America, North Europe, Mediterranean and US Gulf.
The system will be operated with four vessels of 1,750 TEU nominal capacity, of which Hamburg Süd provides three and CCNI one, with a rotation of Cartagen, Puerto Quetzal, Manzanillo, Long Beach, Oakland, Manzanillo, Lazaro Cardenas, Puerto Quetzal and Cartagena.
