CSAV, CCNI to stop joint GEX service
CSAV and CCNI are reported to be scrapping their joint GEX service that links CSAV's hub in Kingston and CCNI's hub in Cartagena to the US Gulf and Central America.
The GEX service currently uses three 1,700-TEU ships, to provide both an intra-regional sling and a feeder service.
CSAV will continue to call at ports in Central America with a dedicated feeder service connecting its hub in Kingston to Puerto Cortes and Santo Tomas de Castilla (Maya), reports the Alphaliner Weekly Newsletter.
It said the loop will deploy one of the three ships currently used on the GEX service, namely the 1,730-TEU Rickmer Rickmers.
As for CCNI, the news letter said the carrier will extend its current Cartagena-North Coast of South America feeder service to Rio Haina and Manzanillo. This service, named VES, presently uses one 1,104-TEU ship, the Andrea. The VES will therefore in future call at: Cartagena, Puerto Cabello, La Guaira, Rio Haina, Manzanillo (Pan), returning to CCNI's hub in Cartagena.
In addition, CCNI will also continue to link Cartagena with Mexico by purchasing slots on Hamburg Sud's US Gulf-North Coast South America-East Coast South America service, thus covering the following string of Cartagena, Veracruz, Altamira, and back to Cartagena, the report added.
The GEX service currently uses three 1,700-TEU ships, to provide both an intra-regional sling and a feeder service.
CSAV will continue to call at ports in Central America with a dedicated feeder service connecting its hub in Kingston to Puerto Cortes and Santo Tomas de Castilla (Maya), reports the Alphaliner Weekly Newsletter.
It said the loop will deploy one of the three ships currently used on the GEX service, namely the 1,730-TEU Rickmer Rickmers.
As for CCNI, the news letter said the carrier will extend its current Cartagena-North Coast of South America feeder service to Rio Haina and Manzanillo. This service, named VES, presently uses one 1,104-TEU ship, the Andrea. The VES will therefore in future call at: Cartagena, Puerto Cabello, La Guaira, Rio Haina, Manzanillo (Pan), returning to CCNI's hub in Cartagena.
In addition, CCNI will also continue to link Cartagena with Mexico by purchasing slots on Hamburg Sud's US Gulf-North Coast South America-East Coast South America service, thus covering the following string of Cartagena, Veracruz, Altamira, and back to Cartagena, the report added.