MSC and ZIM in South America-USA co-operation

Shipping companies MSC and Zim have announced a new co-operation venture on the South America East Coast-USA trade enhancing their established routes.

The co-operation is comprised of 2 main loops:

• US Gulf-South America East Coast Service
  Houston, New Orleans, Kingston, Caucedo, Suape, Salvador, Vitoria, Paranagua, Navegantes, Santos, Rio de Janeiro, Salvador, Pecem, Cristobal, Kingston.
• US East Coast-South America East Coast
  Charleston, Norfolk, New York, Baltimore, Savannah, Freeport, Caucedo, Santos, Buenos Aires, Montevideo, Rio Grande, Navegantes , Santos, Rio de Janeiro, Suape, Caucedo, Freeport, Charleston.

Services will commence around the last week of March. The new joint service will offer comprehensive ports' coverage to partners' hubs, and a wider scope of direct links, connecting South America East Coast and the US, responding to customers' needs and improving services.