Chinese shipping giant COSCO SHIPPING has decided to launch a new container service connecting North Europe and the Mediterranean with the East Coast of South America.
COSCO’s new service ESE2 will start on 16 September from the port of Montevideo in Uruguay and will have a weekly frequency. The port rotation will be as follows:
Rotterdam (Netherlands) – London Gateway (UK) – Hamburg (Germany) – Antwerp (Belgium) – Lisbon (Portugal) – Algeciras (Spain) – Santos (Brazil) – Paranagua (Brazil) – Montevideo (Uruguay) – Buenos Aires (Argentina) – Itapoa (Brazil) – Paranagua – Santos – Rio De Janeiro (Brazil) – Algeciras – Rotterdam
COSCO said in a statement that the transit time between the ports of Algeciras and Santos will be 12 days, while ESE2 will need 18 days to connect Santos to Rotterdam and 26 days vice versa.
“With ESE2’s calls in various base ports in Europe, including consuming markets such as the UK, Germany, Netherlands and Belgium, customers can rely on more precise delivery to the European region, while the calling of Lisbon reflects the diversity of this service and will boast the continuous development for the potential market,” commented COSCO.
