Strengthening our Asia–Latin America network: Introducing our standalone AMX and ASX services
We are further strengthening our presence in the Asia – Latin America trade with two standalone Hapag-Lloyd services: AMX and ASX. These services will expand our network connectivity between Asia and Latin America, providing additional routing options and supporting your cargo planning across the region.
Starting in January 2027, our new AMX service will operate on a weekly basis, connecting key ports in Asia with Mexico.
The service will also offer comprehensive connectivity and transit-time options between Asia and the West Coast of Latin America, including onward connections via transshipment in Mexico.
What's in it for you?
- Standalone Hapag-Lloyd service: Operated by Hapag-Lloyd, supporting greater operational control and service reliability.
- Weekly sailings: Regular departures between Asia and Mexico to support your cargo planning.
- Extended regional connectivity: Transshipment connections in Mexico will provide access to further destinations along the West Coast of Latin America.
Planned AMX port rotation:
- Ningbo (China) → Qingdao (China) → Busan (South Korea) --> Ensenada (Mexico) → Manzanillo (Mexico) → Lazaro Cardenas (Mexico)
Detailed schedules are expected to become available in the coming days.
Alongside AMX, our ASX standalone service will further enhance our network between Asia and the East Coast of South America, offering direct port calls and additional regional connectivity.
What's in it for you?
- Direct connection to Qingdao: Both AMX and ASX will offer direct port calls at Qingdao, strengthening connectivity between Asia and Latin America.
- Extended regional connectivity: A comprehensive range of transshipment connections will provide access to additional markets across Asia.
- Enhanced River Plate connectivity: Feeder connections via Rio Grande will provide access to Montevideo and Buenos Aires.
Planned ASX port rotation:
- Qingdao → Ningbo → Shekou → Tanjung Pelepas → Santos → Itajaí → Rio Grande → Paranaguá → Santos → Singapore → Qingdao
Further details on the ASX launch date, sailing schedule, booking arrangements and cargo transition from AS2 will be communicated ahead of the service launch.
Plan your shipments
With AMX and ASX, we are expanding our standalone service network across Asia and Latin America, providing additional connectivity to both the East and West Coasts of Latin America.
To support your cargo planning, please visit our Schedule to check the latest available vessel schedules and routing information.
Should you have any questions or require further information, please contact our customer service team at your location, who will be happy to guide you based on your individual situation.