Additional call to Coquimbo started in week 19, with call to Pisco commencing in week 21
Maersk announced that it has resumed operations at Coquimbo in Chile and Pisco in Peru for the duration of the South American citrus campaign.
The service will call at the Coquimbo terminals, operated by Terminal Puerto Coquimbo, and Pisco, managed by Terminal Portuario Paracas.
The addition of calls to the Chilean port of Coquimbo began in week 19 with the Atacama service and the Polar Argentina call is related to the citrus export season. The same will occur starting in week 21 in Pisco, but via the CLX route.
“Maersk will resume coverage of niche refrigerated ports for the citrus season: Pisco calls will begin in week 21 with our CLX service, and Coquimbo calls will begin in week 19 with our Atacama service,” the Danish shipping company said.
In its recent report on the state of the Latin American market, Maersk also announced a fixed call in Nincaragua with improvements to the WCCA2 service, favouring intra-American trade to the Caribbean from the west coast of Central America.
In Guatemala, the shipping company warned of a challenging environment due to congestion at the Port of Santo Tomás de Castilla, which has affected vessel schedules and land transport, hindering the movement of empty containers for local exports.
Another affected service is the Tango, with disruptions in Norfolk that will extend until August and will be routed through Cartagena, taking a transit time to Santos of 22 days. Likewise, calls in Rio de Janeiro and Rio Grande will remain biweekly and will resume with greater frequency in the third quarter.
