10 Oct 2022
Starting November 2022, CMA CGM is pleased to announce the launch of its NEW BRAZEX and the new dedicated service named MANAUS SHUTTLE, offering fast, reliable connection between the US Gulf Coast and Latin America & the Caribbean.
Features
NEW BRAZEX offers the following features:
- Improvement of the current BRAZEX1 and BRAZEX2 setup with x2 dedicated loops for South Brazil and North Brazil.
- Direct weekly connection to Cartagena and South Brazil.
- Improved transit time and schedule reliability from/to South Brazil from/to US Gulf/MX & Caribbean regions.
- Connection to CMA CGM’s expansive feeder network via Kingston to West Coast South America, Venezuela, and the Caribbean.
- Dedicated shuttle from Kingston to Manaus & Vila Do Conde.
- Connection to Buenos Aires, Montevideo, and Suape via Santos.
- Connection from Veracruz to US East Coast via Kingston and Cartagena.
- Strong focus on the Reefer Market with more than 300 plugs allocated every week.
New BRAZEX service
New BRAZEX will rotate between New Orleans - Houston - Veracruz - Kingston - Cartagena - Salvador - Santos - Navegantes - Paranagua - Santos - Rio de Janeiro - Cartagena - Kingston - New Orleans.
- The first departure from New Orleans is scheduled on November 11, 2022, with the CMA CGM SAN FRANCISCO
- The first departure from Navegantes is scheduled on December 12, 2022, with the CMA CGM SAN FRANCISCO
MANAUS SHUTTLE
The service to Manaus and Vila Do Conde will be operated via a new dedicated service, MANAUS SHUTTLE, with transshipment in the KINGSTON hub. MANAUS SHUTTLE's rotation will be: Kingston - Manzanillo - Manaus - Vila do Conde – Kingston.
- The first departure from Kingston on November 29, 2022, with the CMA CGM PEMBA
- The first departure from Vila Do Conde was December 18, 2022, with the CMA CGM PEMBA