Regional Updates in Latin America

Last updated on October 8, 2024

Operational and Customer Service Overview

Last updated on October 8, 2024
Operations Team, Latin America

"By providing operational updates for Latin America, we seek to enhance transparency and optimize the information flow, empowering our customers to better manage and supervise the movement of their cargo."

  • Guatemala Terminal Invoicing: From June 1, 2024, APM terminals will be invoicing import storage directly for all cargo at the terminal.

Vessel updates and port changes per service

Caribbean Express Service (CES)

  • Vessel AS PENELOPE (V.437N, ETA October 7, 2024 to last Port of Discharge Rotterdam, NL) ommited Kingston (Jamaica)
  • Vessel PUERTO LIMON EXPRESS (V.441N, ETA November 04, 2024, to last Port of Discharge Rotterdam, NL) will omit Kingston (Jamaica)

California Central America Express (CCE

  • No schedule updates for this week

US Gulf - South America East Coast (GS1)

Alternate omissions in Brazil and Mexico:

  • Brazil: Bi-weekly and alternates omissions of Paranagua and Navegantes
    • First Vessels with Paranagua Omission: Jazan 2424 NB; Tempanos 2426 NB
    • First Vessels with Navegantes Omission: RDO Endeavour 2425 NB; Cape Pioneer 2427 NB
       
  • Mexico: Bi-weekly and alternates omissions of Veracruz and Altamira
    • First Vessels with Veracruz Omission: Maipo 2430 SB; MSC Phoenix 2423N
    • First Vessels with Altamira Omission: Seaspan Empire 2431 SB; Jazan 2433 SB

Omissions

  • Vessel PALENA (V.2429N ETA October 20, 2024 to last Port of Discharge New Orleans, US) ommited Navegantes (Brazil), Santos (Brazil) & Veracruz (Mexico)

South America - Asia / Loop 1 (AN1)

  • Vessel SEASPAN BRIGHTNESS (V.2427W, ETA September 30, 2024, to last Port of Discharge Busan, KR) will omit Coronel (Chile) and San Vicente (Chile)
  • Vessel MONTEVIDEO EXPRESS (V.2428W, ETA October 07, 2024, to last Port of Discharge Busan, KR) omitted Coronel (Chile) & Puerto Angamos (Chile) and will omit Ningbo (China)

Asia to South America Eastcoast Service / Loop 2 (AS2

  • Vessel SEASPAN OSPREY (V.2421E, ETA September 26, 2024 to last Port of Discharge  Shekou, CN) ommited Paranagua, Hong Kong (China) and Busan (Korea)  and will omit Shekou (China)

South America - Asia / Loop 2 (AN2)

  • Vessel MSC BARI (V.FA432R, ETA October 15, 2024 to last Port of Discharge Ningbo, CN) omitted Coronel (Chile), Busan (Korea) and Shanghai (China)
  • Vessel MSC AURIGA (V. FA433R, ETA October 21, 2024 to last Port of Discharge Ningbo, CN) omitted Lirquen (Chile), Manzanillo (Mexico) and will omit Shanghai (China)
  • Vessel MSC CHIYO (V.F435R, ETA November 04, 2024 to last Port of Discharge Ningbo, CN) omitted Lazaro Cardenas (Mexico)

Asia Mexico Express (AME1 also known as TPM)

  • Vessel SEASPAN BELLWETHER (V.2428W, ETA October 12, 2024, to last Port of Discharge Qingdao, CN) ommited Ensenada (Mexico) and Busan (Korea)
  • Vessel POSORJA EXPRESS (V.2431W, ETA October 30, 2024, to last Port of Discharge Qingdao, CN) omitted Rodman (Panama) and Lazaro Cardenas (Mexico) and will omit Ensenada (Mexico)

Asia Latin America Service (JCS)

  • Vessel MAERSK LUZ (V.435E, ETA October 18, 2024 to last Port of Discharge Yantian, CN) ommited Itapoa (Brazil) and will omit Ningbo (China)

North Europe - South America Westcoast Service (SWX

  • No schedule updates this week 

West Coast South America Express (MSW

  • No schedule updates this week 

Mediterranean to South America Eastcoast (MSE) Northbound

  • No schedule updates this week

West Coast South America 2 (WS2) service

  • No schedule updates this week

WCSA Feeder 3 (WS3)

  • No schedule updates this week 

WCSA Feeder 4 (WS4)

  • No service updates for this week

North Europe-South America East Coast (ECX) Service

  • No service updates for this week

Gulf Caribbean (GCS) service

  • No schedule updates this week

Gulf Caribbean 2 (GC2) service

  • Vessel MAIRA (V.2442N, ETA November 01, 2024 to last Port of Discharge San Juan, PR) will omit Manzanillo (Panama)

Atlantic Loop 4 (AL4)

  • No service updates this week

Conosur Service (CON)

  • No service updates this week

Mediterranean Gulf Express (MGX)

  • No service updates for this week

Atlantic Loop 5 (AL5)

  • No service updates for this week

South America - Africa Triangle (SAT)

  • Vessel MONA LISA (V.2438E ETA October 26, 2024 to last Port of Discharge Tema, GH) omitted Navegantes (Brazil), Itajai (Brazil) and Santos (Brazil)

Americas Service (USW)

  • No service updates for this week

South America East Coast Service (SEC

  • Vessel RDO FORTUNE (V.434N, ETA October 01, 2024 to last Port of Discharge Everglades, US) omitted Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) and Salvador (Brazil) and will omit Jacksonville (United States) & Everglades (United States)

Argentina Port Status

  • Bahía Blanca: Open
  • Puerto Madryn: Open
  • Buenos Aires: Open

Uruguay Port Status

  • Montevideo: Open

Chile Port Status: 

  • Arica: Open
  • Iquique: Open
  • Angamos: Open
  • Antofagasta: Open
  • Valparaíso: Open
  • San Antonio – STI: Open
  • San Antonio – DPW:  Open
  • Lirquen:  Open
  • San Vicente:  Open
  • Coronel:  Open

Mexico Port Status: 

  • Mazatlan – SIN: Open
  • Veracruz – VER: Open
  • Manzanillo - COL (MX): Open; Terminal Condition: Working partially, Heavy yard utilization - Low productivity at yard and vessel operation.
  • Lazaro Cardenas – MIC: Open
  • Altamira – TAM: Open
  • Ensenada – BCN: Open

Brazil Port Status:

  • Santos: Open
  • Itajai: Open
  • Navegantes: Open
  • Paranagua: Open
  • Rio de Janeiro: Open
  • Rio Grande: Open
  • Imbituba: Open

Panama Port Situation: 

  • no updates for this week

Guatemala Port Situation: 

  • Puerto Barrios: Open
  • Puerto Quetzal: Open

El Salvador:

  • no updates for this week

Our Online Business section allow you to track your shipment or container, get tariffs and quotations and buy additional freetime.

For faster BL release at destination, you can switch from OBL to SWB, if any assistance needed please reach out to your customer service documentation team.

For payments, you can use our online payment options explained in the separate “Related CustomerNEWS” section by country. If you cannot find information that you are looking for, please reach out to your local customer service department here.

Remember to use our e-tools (Web-Booking and EASI) for submitting bookings and Shipping Instructions as well as our Hapag-Lloyd Navigator Dashboard to view all of your shipment information on one single screen.

Here's an update on payment terms for your shipments to and from Argentina

With your cargo planning in mind, please be informed about the latest developments in the payment modality for imports and exports to and from Argentina. Please take note of the following changes:

Import Shipments:

  • From May 19, 2023, import shipments to Argentina must be paid at the origin (prepaid modality).
    This change is due to recent foreign exchange market regulations.

Export Shipments:

  • From June 12, 2023, all export shipments from Argentina will accept payments at the destination country (collect modality).

This measure is in line with the updated foreign exchange market regulations.
To assist with your cargo planning, we have listed below the first vessels to which this change will apply with their Estimated Time of Arrival (ETA) and the corresponding ports of departure:

  • MV MSC LUSANNE V. 2321N, ETA Buenos Aires, AR June 23, 2023
  • MV MONTE VERDE V. 324N, ETA Buenos Aires, AR June 17, 2023
  • MV LONDON TRADER V. 325N, ETA Bahia Blanca, AR June 22, 2023
  • MV ARGENTINA C V. 159 ETA Rosario, AR June 14, 2023

For your reference, the above are temporary measures, and we will update you of the developments as soon as they are available.

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