CMA CGM announced the launch of its NEW BRAZEX and the new dedicated service named MANAUS SHUTTLE, offering fast, reliable connection between US Gulf Coast and Latin America & the Caribbean starting November 2022.

NEW BRAZEX offers the following features:

  • Improvement of the current BRAZEX1 and BRAZEX2 set up 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 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 on a weekly basis

NEW BRAZEX will rotate between New Orleans - Houston - Veracruz - Kingston - Cartagena - Salvador - Santos - Navegantes - Paranagua - Santos - Rio de Janeiro - Cartagena - Kingston - New Orleans.

  • First departure from New Orleans scheduled on November 11, 2022 with the CMA CGM SAN FRANCISCO
  • First departure from Navegantes scheduled on December 12, 2022 with the CMA CGM SAN FRANCISCO
NEW BRAZEX

The service to Manaus and Vila Do Conde will now 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

  • First departure from Kingston on November 29, 2022 with the CMA CGM PEMBA
  • First departure from Vila Do Conde December 18, 2022 with the CMA CGM PEMBA
MANAUS SHUTTLE