Customer Advisory – Changes to Asia/Latin America coverage

In our aim to continually give you the best ability to manage your supply chain by improving even further our service delivery and customer experience, we would like to inform you of the upcoming changes to our AC services, covering the Far East Asia – West Coast South America, Caribbean, Central America, and Mexico Market.

• A new AC1 sling will be launched providing extra coverage for Lazaro Cardenas and Posorja, Ecuador. This new service will complement AC2 coverage to these 2 markets with faster transit times from China and Korea
• AC2 service will remove Posorja, Ecuador from the rotation. Lazaro Cardenas and Manzanillo calls will swap positions. Service will continue providing a reliable service to the Mexico market and access to Caribbean, Central America, and West Coast markets via our Panama hub.
• AC3 service will remain as-is.

NEW AC1 rotation

Ningbo – Qingdao – Busan – Lazaro Cardenas – Posorja

AC2 updated rotation

Shanghai – Qingdao – Busan – Yokohama – Lazaro Cardenas – Manzanillo,MX – Balboa – Lazaro Cardenas, Manzanillo, MX

First vessels under new rotation:

AC2: MV Maersk Evora v.426E ETA Shanghai June 25th

AC1: Ren Jian 17 v.426E ETA Ningbo July 1st

Updated service maps and transit time overviews with new ETA/ETD for our future network will shortly be updated on https://www.maersk.com/global-presence/shipping-from-asia-to-south-america.

As your integrated logistics partner, your supply chain is of the utmost importance to us, and the integrity of our customer promise is paramount when serving you. We appreciate your attention and understanding on this matter. Should you have any further questions, please contact your local Maersk professional. Our customer service and commercial teams are always available to support should you need assistance. We look forward to continuing to assist and work with you on all matters pertaining to your logistical needs.