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Maersk's APMT wins direct Asian calls to east coast South America
IN a boost to the terminal operator, APM Terminals facilities in Itajai, Brazil, and Buenos Aires, have been included in the rotation of a joint service deployed by Hapag-Lloyd, NYK Line, ZIM, Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) and Hamburg Sud.
The weekly Asian service, operated jointly with 13 vessels will call the ports of Kelang, Singapore, Qingdao, Shanghai, Ningbo, Hong Kong, Shenzhen-Shekou and Busan before calling at Terminal 4 Buenos Aires in late August, according to London's Container Management magazine.
In Brazil, the first vessel is scheduled to arrive at APM Terminals Itajai in early September.
The service will call at the port in Santa Catarina state bi-weekly until April 2018, due to turning basin restrictions for six of the 13 vessels in the string which exceed 300 metres in length.
With the completion of the expanded turning basin in the Itajai/Navegantes river complex next year, the weekly service will be introduced.
APMT Argentina managing director Silvia Iglesias said: "We can now offer more supply chain solutions for importers and exporters using our ondock rail service and terminal connectivity."
Said APMT Brazil chief Ricardo Arten: "This is the second Asia/East Coast South America service available in Itajai, which already handles the ASAS service operated by Maersk Line, MSC and MOL."
The service is important for Itajai, which has lost out in recent years to Portonave, the rival neighbouring terminal in Navegantes.
The Itajai-Navegantes port complex is the second largest in Brazil, with a throughput of 1.1 million TEU last year, most of which was handled by Portonave. Frozen poultry is a major export through the port, where APM Terminals Itajai handled 200,000 TEU last year.
Buenos Aires, which handled 1.4 million TEU last year, is the fourth-busiest container port in South America.
The weekly Asian service, operated jointly with 13 vessels will call the ports of Kelang, Singapore, Qingdao, Shanghai, Ningbo, Hong Kong, Shenzhen-Shekou and Busan before calling at Terminal 4 Buenos Aires in late August, according to London's Container Management magazine.
In Brazil, the first vessel is scheduled to arrive at APM Terminals Itajai in early September.
The service will call at the port in Santa Catarina state bi-weekly until April 2018, due to turning basin restrictions for six of the 13 vessels in the string which exceed 300 metres in length.
With the completion of the expanded turning basin in the Itajai/Navegantes river complex next year, the weekly service will be introduced.
APMT Argentina managing director Silvia Iglesias said: "We can now offer more supply chain solutions for importers and exporters using our ondock rail service and terminal connectivity."
Said APMT Brazil chief Ricardo Arten: "This is the second Asia/East Coast South America service available in Itajai, which already handles the ASAS service operated by Maersk Line, MSC and MOL."
The service is important for Itajai, which has lost out in recent years to Portonave, the rival neighbouring terminal in Navegantes.
The Itajai-Navegantes port complex is the second largest in Brazil, with a throughput of 1.1 million TEU last year, most of which was handled by Portonave. Frozen poultry is a major export through the port, where APM Terminals Itajai handled 200,000 TEU last year.
Buenos Aires, which handled 1.4 million TEU last year, is the fourth-busiest container port in South America.
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