Hamburg Süd adds to Europe-ECSA service

   The liner carrier Hamburg Süd and subsidiary line Aliança will amend their service network between Northern Europe and the east coast of South America from mid-April.
   The changes affect the lines’ River Plate Express service, which will see calls added and larger vessels deployed.
   The revised rotation will be Rotterdam, Tilbury, Hamburg, Antwerp, Le Havre, Sepetiba, Santos, Paranagua, Buenos Aires, Montevideo, Rio Grande, Itapoa, Santos, Tangiers, and Rotterdam.
   The revisions include added calls in Sepetiba, Paranagua, and Itapoa. The amended service will also be run with seven of Hamburg Süd’s 7,100-TEU, high reefer capacity “Santa” class ships, which were designed specifically for the trade. The line is in the middle of rotating in these vessels, with three of the seven currently deployed on the service, according to American Shipper liner affiliate ComPair Data.
   Hamburg Süd also said it would serve Paranagua, Rio de Janeiro, Salvador and Pecem further through slot arrangements.
   The line is currently involved in a slot-sharing exchange on the trade with CMA CGM and Hapag-Lloyd, which operate a similar service between Europe and the east coast of South America.