Hapag-Lloyd announced earlier today that the Company had reached an agreement with ONE, MSC and HMM to restructure its Asia to West Coast of South America services effective April 1, 2018.

Hapag-Lloyd announces new Asia to West Coast of Latin America vessel sharing agreement
Caption: Containership Leverkusen Express - Image courtesy of Hapag-Lloyd

The new service offerings will enhance Hapag-Lloyd coverage and provide fast transit times between the major ports in Asia and the West Coast ports of Mexico, Central America and South America.

The new three weekly service configuration from April 2018 will be as follows:

East Bound (Asia to Latin America West Coast)

AN1 (ANDEX 1):

Keelung - Hong Kong - Yantian - Ningbo - Shanghai - Busan - Manzanillo - Lazaro Cardenas - Callao - Iquique - Antofagasta/Puerto Angamos - Valparaiso - Coronel - Valparaiso - Keelung

AN2 (ANDEX 2):

Shanghai - Xiamen - Shekou - Hong Kong - Ningbo - Busan - Manzanillo - Lazaro Cardenas - Balboa - Buenaventura - Callao - San Antonio - Coronel - Lirquen - San Antonio - Puerto Angamos - Callao - Lazaro Cardenas - Manzanillo - Yokohama - Busan - Shanghai

Puerto Angamos call on AN2 will be switched to South Bound during the Chilean Reefer Season.

TPM (Asia Mexico Express):

Ningbo - Shanghai - Qingdao - Busan - Yokohama - Ensenada - Manzanillo - Puerto Quetzal - Balboa - Buenaventura - Callao - Guayaquil - Buenaventura - Balboa - Lazaro Cardenas - Manzanillo - Ensenada - Yokohama - Busan - Ningbo

Hapag-Lloyd will provide updates in due course about the first sailings dates as well as the port terminals once they are being determined. The Company also informs that port rotations are still subject to changes.

Source: Hapag-Lloyd