Cancelled voyages take the sting out of spot rate declines this week
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By Mike Wackett
MSC and Hapag-Lloyd are launching a new Mediterranean-east coast South America service next month, as part of the enforced restructuring of services resulting from Maersk’s acquisition of Hamburg Süd.
The joint weekly service will call at Valencia, Barcelona, Genoa, Fos, Gioia Tauro, Valencia, Suape, Salvador, Rio de Janeiro, Santos, Paranagua, Itapoa, Montevideo, Navegantes, Santos, Rio de Janeiro, Las Palmas, Valencia and then back to Barcelona.
It will turn in eight weeks and deploy eight vessels of 8,000-10,000 teu, notes Alphaliner.
MSC said the first ship ...
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