Hapag-Lloyd said the rotation of the U.S. Gulf - South America East Coast Loop 1 (GS1) service is being revised.
Starting with the voyage of the ship Suape Express (1316N), the GS1 will replace the northbound call of
The southbound call of Caucedo will continue.
The
revised GS1 port rotation will be Veracruz, Altamira, Houston, New
Orleans, Caucedo, Suape, Santos, Buenos Aires, Montevideo, Rio Grande,
Itajai, Santos, Rio De Janeiro, Cartagena, and Veracruz.
The
service uses eight vessels with average capacity of 5,550 TEUs. Five
are supplied by Hapag-Lloyd and three by CSAV, according to Bluewater
Reporting. Other carriers that have space on the ships include Hamburg
Süd, Libra-Montemar, Maersk, and NYK.
American Shipper