Tuesday, October 21, 2014
"New Tango" service to adds Charleston to rotation
This week the SC Ports Authority received the first call of a new consolidated East Coast South America service that brings more post-Panamax vessels to Charleston.
The newly formed "New Tango" weekly service, the port authority says, includes Hamburg Süd/Aliança, Hapag-Lloyd/CSAV, as well as two carriers new to this trade in the Port of Charleston, NYK and Yang Ming.
New Tango provides weekly and direct service from the East Coast of North America to the East Coast South America. The port rotation, according to CSAV, is Philadephia – Norfolk – Charleston – Jacksonville – Port Everglades – Suape – Santos – Buenos Aires – Rio Grande – Itapoa – Santos – Rio de Janeiro – Salvador – Pecem – Port Elizabeth.
"This service will increase the frequency of post-Panamax vessels calls Charleston, and with additional ship capacity we expect to boost our volumes in this important trade route," said SCPA president and CEO Jim Newsome. "Consolidations like the 'New Tango' reflect the importance of deepening the Charleston harbor to 52 feet in order to provide unrestricted access to our container terminals."
The authority said top cargoes on this trade with Brazil and Argentina include tires and auto parts, agricultural commodities, food products, forest products, manufacturing inputs and beverages.
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