HMM’s Far East – India – Latin America (FIL) service will now serve Porto Itapoá and connect it to some of the main ports in Asia such as Busan (South Korea), Shanghai (China), Singapore, Jakarta (Indonesia) and Kattupalli (India).
The first ship to dock at Porto Itapoá will be the MV HYUNDAI SHANGHAI ETA IOA, which is due to arrive on 8 July.
Sergni Pessoa Rosa Jr., the Director of Operations, Technology, and the Environment at Porto Itapoá, and Wlademir Cardoso Xavier, a Commercial Expert, made the announcement during a meeting with the HMM Group in Busan, South Korea.
“This is a relatively new service from HMM that is of great interest to commercial trade with Asia,” said Rosa Jr.
“It is a further option for those of our customers who need to arrange shipments with countries on that continent.”
The FIL service was announced by HMM in October 2021 and began operating in December that year.
It experienced some changes due to the pandemic but it is now back to its original configuration.
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The executives from Porto Itapoá were met by the HMM team: the Deputy General Manager of the Network Planning Team, W J Kim; the Senior Manager of the Global Procurement and Terminal Operations Team, Seung Ki Chang; the Senior Manager of the Emerging Commerce Management Team, S C Lee; the Senior Manager in charge of the Global Procurement and Terminal Operations Team Y D Yun; the Manager from the Emerging Commerce Management Team, In Kuk Kim; the Manager from the Emerging Commerce Management Team, Hyo Yeon Kim.
Earlier this year, Porto Itapoá announced it will be the first port in South America to use remote controlled Rubber-Tyred Gantry cranes (RTGs), having invested more than $25 million in 10 machines.
