CMA CGM, CSCL, Hanjin Shipping and Hyundai Merchant Marine have banded together to launch a new ACSA 2 direct service between Asia, Mexico and the West Coast of South America. This new joint service is expected to appeal to customers as it provides direct connections to Guayaquil (Ecuador), Iquique and Valparaiso (Chile) and enlarges port coverage of the West Coast of South America.
The ACSA 2 service will start its eastbound rotation at Shekou on September 13th, 2010 and deploy 10 vessels with a capacity of 2350 to 2550 teu on the following rotation: Shekou – Ningbo – Shanghai – Pusan – Manzanillo (Mexico) – Buenaventura – Guayaquil – Callao – Iquique – Valparaiso – San Vicente – Manzanillo (Mexico) – Pusan and return to Shekou.