Hamburg Sud, Alianca and Costa Container Lines to combine and upgrade their services

Container shipping lines Hamburg Süd, Aliança and Costa Container Lines (CCL) are to combine and upgrade their current services between the East Coast of South America and the North Coast of South America, Central America, US Gulf and Caribbean, .
From the beginning of March, the lines say, the new combined operation will offer three slings deploying a total of 14 vessels, covering a “vast” combination of ports with improved transit-times.
Sling 1 will consist of seven 2,200 TEU vessels with the following rotation: Rio Grande, Paranagua, Itajai, Santos, Puerto Cabello, Cartagena, Veracruz, Altamira, Houston, Manzanillo (Panama), Cartagena, Puerto Cabello, La Guaira, Suape, Santos and Rio Grande.
Sling 2 will consist of six 1,600 TEU vessels with the following rotation: Santos, Rio de Janeiro, Salvador, Puerto Cabello Cartagena,Santo Tomas de Castilla, Havana, Veracruz, Altamira, Cartagena, Puerto Cabello and Santos.
Sling 3 will consist of one 1,400 TEU vessel, with the following rotation: Cartagena, Manzanillo, Puerto Limon, Rio Haina and Cartagena.
A statement adds: “The new improved services will also benefit from Hamburg Süd and CCL's extensive transshipment network in the Caribbean as well as comprehensive additional coverage in South America via Aliança's connections.