Santiago-based carrier CSAV is launching its own NACSA feeder service linking the west coast of North America with Central America. Hitherto, the Chilean liner has been chartering slots on Hamburg Sud's WAMS service (but not the European leg).
    The new service will no longer call at Lazara Gardenas (Mexico) and Cartagena (Colombia). Instead, cargo destined for the west coast of South America, Central America, Caribbean, Europe and the Mediterranean will henceforth be relayed via the liner's hub port of Manzanillo in Mexico. The weekly service will be operated by three vessels on a 21-day rotation.
    The new rotation will be: Manzanillo, Long Beach, Seattle, Vancouver, Oakland. Long Beach and will commence on February 2 with the sailing of the MN Clou Island from Manzanillo.

Source: CI-Online