TMM, LYKES, MARUBA, COLUMBUS EXTEND MEXICO/SOUTH AMERICA SERVICE TO ASIA

TMM, LYKES, MARUBA, COLUMBUS EXTEND MEXICO/SOUTH AMERICA SERVICE TO ASIA

TMM, LYKES, MARUBA, COLUMBUS EXTEND MEXICO/SOUTH AMERICA SERVICE TO ASIA

   Lykes Lines, TMM, Maruba and Columbus Line are extending their joint Mexico-West Coast of South America service to Los Angeles and ports in Asia.
   The change will enable the shipping lines to offer a direct Asia/West Coast of South America services. Previously, TMM and Lykes offered a transshipment service between South America and Asia via the port of Manzanillo, Mexico.
   The vessel “Julia Oldendorf” starts the extended fortnightly “Asia-South America” service when it departs from Hong Kong on May 21.
   Five 1,200-TEU ships are to be deployed on the revised service, with a rotation of Kaohsiung, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Pusan, Los Angeles, Manzanillo, Puerto Quetzal, Puerto Caldera, Guayaquil, Callao, Iquique, San Antonio, Callao, Buenaventura, Puerto Caldera, Salina Cruz, Manzanillo, Los Angeles, Kaohsiung.
   The same carriers continue to operate another fortnightly string, connecting San Francisco, Seattle, Vancouver, Los Angeles, Manzanillo and ports on West Coast of South America.
   Combined, the two strings will offer a weekly service to and from the ports of Los Angeles, Manzanillo, Callao (Peru) and San Antonio (Chile).