Evergreen, NYK, Hanjin, Hyundai to launch US-South America service

Evergreen Line, NYK Line (NYK), Hanjin Shipping (Hanjin) and Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) will jointly launch a new service in March between the US East Coast and South America called the Atlantic North South Service (ANS).

The new ANS service, commencing from Norfolk on 22 March, marks a return to the North America-South America market for Evergreen. The participating carriers will deploy a total of six 2,100 TEU vessels to operate the service. Evergreen will deploy one vessel, along with Hanjin and HMM. NYK will deploy three vessels.

The port rotation for the 42-day voyage is: Norfolk – New York - Savannah - Miami – Caucedo (Dominican Republic) - Santos (Brazil) - Navegantes (Brazil) – Rio De Janeiro (Brazil) - Vitoria (Brazil) - Caucedo (Dominican Republic) - Norfolk.