New Service Between Western Mediterranean and Central- South America

Apr 12, 2022 | Corporate Member News

  • Direct connection between the Western Mediterranean and the West Coast of South America
  • Weekly, regular service for reefer goods
  • Fast, attractive transit times

Hapag-Lloyd launches its new service Mediterranean, Caribbean, Central America, West Coast South America Express (MSW) in early May 2022. With this new weekly service, Hapag-Lloyd will connect the Western Mediterranean directly with the West Coast of South America. With six vessels, the service offers fast transportation for reefer cargo to and from Ecuador, Peru, Chile, and other destinations in the Caribbean and Central America, connecting them with the main markets around the Mediterranean. Through our hub ports transportation is possible as far as Turkey, Africa, and the Middle East.

Currently the following routing is planned for the first departures: Valencia – Livorno – Genoa – Barcelona – Caucedo – Cartagena – Paita – Posorja – Buenaventura – Puerto Limon (Moin) – Cartagena – Tangier – Malaga – Valencia.

About Hapag-Lloyd: With a fleet of 253 modern container ships and a total transport capacity of 1.8 million TEU, Hapag-Lloyd is one of the world’s leading liner shipping companies. The Company has around 14,100 employees and 421 offices in 137 countries. Hapag-Lloyd has a container capacity of approximately 3.1 million TEU – including one of the largest and most modern fleets of reefer containers. A total of 126 liner services worldwide ensure fast and reliable connections between more than 600 ports on all the continents. Hapag-Lloyd is one of the leading operators in the Transatlantic, Middle East, Latin America, and Intra-America trades.

Disclaimer: This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Such statements are based on a number of assumptions, estimates, projections, or plans that are inherently subject to significant risks, uncertainties, and contingencies. Actual results can differ materially from those anticipated in the Company’s forward-looking statements.

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