Maersk Line and Hamburg Sued join forces on the NASA service
In response to changing customer requirements in the trade to and from the East Coast of South America and the East Coast of North America, Maersk Line and Hamburg Sued have decided to join forces on a restructured service. The key features of the new NASA service include:
Northbound
- Comprehensive port coverage, including weekly scheduled calls in the south, southeast and northeast regions of Brazilian coast
- Fast transit time from Santos to New York
- Fast transit time from Brazilian northeast (Pecem) to East Coast North America
- Direct service covering both Buenos Aires and Montevideo on a weekly basis
- Montevideo/Philadelphia direct call
Southbound
- Comprehensive port coverage, including weekly scheduled calls in six ports on the East Coast of North America
- Dedicated Santos southbound call to ensure fast and reliable coverage in the largest South American port
- Dedicated Suape southbound call to ensure fast and reliable transit time from North America to Brazilian northeast
- Direct service providing calls from the East Coast of North America to Montevideo and Buenos Aires on a weekly basis
The first northbound departure will be the Cap San Antonio sailing from Buenos Aires on 13 April 2007. The first southbound departure will be the Cap San Marco sailing from New York on 16 April 2007. The port rotation of the new service will be New York, Philadelphia, Norfolk, Charleston, Jacksonville, Port Everglades, Puerto Cabello, Suape, Santos, Buenos Aires, Montevideo, Rio Grande, Santos, Pecem, and New York.
The present NASA cooperation with Mitsui O.S.K. and American President Lines will be discontinued as of same date. The last voyages on the current NASA service will be:
- Southbound: Maersk Newark with Charleston as the last loading port with estimated time of departure 26 March 2007
- Northbound: Maersk Newark with Santos as the last loading port with estimated time of departure 14 April 2007
Northbound
- Comprehensive port coverage, including weekly scheduled calls in the south, southeast and northeast regions of Brazilian coast
- Fast transit time from Santos to New York
- Fast transit time from Brazilian northeast (Pecem) to East Coast North America
- Direct service covering both Buenos Aires and Montevideo on a weekly basis
- Montevideo/Philadelphia direct call
Southbound
- Comprehensive port coverage, including weekly scheduled calls in six ports on the East Coast of North America
- Dedicated Santos southbound call to ensure fast and reliable coverage in the largest South American port
- Dedicated Suape southbound call to ensure fast and reliable transit time from North America to Brazilian northeast
- Direct service providing calls from the East Coast of North America to Montevideo and Buenos Aires on a weekly basis
The first northbound departure will be the Cap San Antonio sailing from Buenos Aires on 13 April 2007. The first southbound departure will be the Cap San Marco sailing from New York on 16 April 2007. The port rotation of the new service will be New York, Philadelphia, Norfolk, Charleston, Jacksonville, Port Everglades, Puerto Cabello, Suape, Santos, Buenos Aires, Montevideo, Rio Grande, Santos, Pecem, and New York.
The present NASA cooperation with Mitsui O.S.K. and American President Lines will be discontinued as of same date. The last voyages on the current NASA service will be:
- Southbound: Maersk Newark with Charleston as the last loading port with estimated time of departure 26 March 2007
- Northbound: Maersk Newark with Santos as the last loading port with estimated time of departure 14 April 2007