P&O Nedlloyd leaves U.S. Gulf/East Coast South America service
P&O Nedlloyd Container Line is ending its involvement with Hamburg Sud and Alianca Navegacao e Logistica Ltda on their joint service connecting Mexico, the U.S. Gulf and South America’s East Coast.
P&O Nedlloyd will withdraw its last two remaining ships on the service in February. Details for any replacement services will be announced in due course, P&O Nedlloyd said.
Hamburg Sud and Alianca recently said they are upgrading the service to fixed-day-weekly from every eight days, with the addition of a sixth ship. The revised port rotation is Veracruz, Mexico; Altamira, Mexico; Houston; Cartagena; Puerto Cabello; Salvador; Santos; Rio Grande; Itajai; Santos; Sepetiba; Salvador; Puerto Cabello; Cartagena; and back to Veracruz.