Antofagasta Express: New Name, New Flag
Last month, the second of the two ships recently purchased from the Dutch shipping company NileDutch officially changed hands. The 222-meter-long and 35-meter-wide vessel will now sail for Hapag-Lloyd as the Antofagasta Express under the Chilean flag. The new ship, with a capacity of 3,500 TEU, was rechristened by Hapag-Lloyd and takes its new name from the Chilean port city of Antofagasta. Together with the second new acquisition, the San Antonio Express, and two recently chartered vessels of identical construction…
Hapag-Lloyd Enhances Conosur Service
Hapag-Lloyd has informed about its service enhancements on the Conosur Service (South America West Coast to South America East Coast). This is being upgraded by optimizing its fleet and will herewith enhance our high quality service to you. This is a result, among others, of shifting the vessels Mapocho, Norasia Alya and Carolina Star. They will leave the Conosur Service.
Hapag-Lloyd to Replace Vessel on Conosur Service
Hapag-Lloyd informed that their vessel Hammonia Massilia Voyage 051W on our Conosur Service (South America West Coast to South America East Coast Service) will be replaced by Niledutch Antwerpen voyage 001W. The plan for the phase in/out is as follows: Hammonia Massilia 051W will phase out at Guayaquil on January 19, 2016 Niledutch Antwerpen 001W will phase in at Callao on January 20, 2016
Hapag-Lloyd Revises Schedules Following Vessel Delays
As an exceptional measure, an extra vessel will be phased in for one cycle until the schedule is fully recovered, which mean to run the service with 8 vessels. These vessels delays are a result of the bad weather in Chile and Brazil, strike in Antofagasta and the situation with MV Barry 169E faced in Bahía Blanca.
