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
- 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
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