Sea Lead enters the Latin American market
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Sea Lead enters the Latin American market
Sea Lead Shipping has launched a new Mediterranean–Latin America service, marking its entry into the Latin American market. This service, known as the MEDSA Service, will make calls at Brazil’s Wilson Sons Rio Grande Container Terminal in Rio Grande do Sul, enhancing SeaLead’s connectivity between South America and the Mediterranean, with further links to North Africa, the Middle East, and India.
As a relatively new player in container shipping, SeaLead has primarily focused on the Asia, Middle East, and Mediterranean regions. The MEDSA Service will also facilitate cargo transshipment from Argentina’s Buenos Aires and Uruguay’s Montevideo ports via feeder vessels, extending their reach to Mediterranean destinations.
Paulo Bertinetti, CEO of Rio Grande Container Terminal, commented, “This new shipping route highlights our commitment to improving service speed and transport capacity, which will contribute to the growth of Rio Grande do Sul’s foreign trade and strengthen our position as a key logistics hub in the Southern Cone.”
SeaLead’s CEO, Suleyman Avci, added, “With the MEDSA Service, we are expanding our network and enhancing our ability to serve the Brazilian and Mediterranean markets. This service is designed to meet the high standards of reliability and efficiency that our clients expect.”
The service will be operated with five vessels: the 1,930-teu Cape Byron, the 1,349-teu Escape, the 1,349-teu Espoir, the 1,700-teu Green Hope, and the 1,781-teu Seatrade Chile.
The Rio Grande Container Terminal, with a capacity of 1.4 million TEUs, boasts a 900-meter pier capable of accommodating New Panamax vessels, offering high productivity, advanced technology, and automation, making it an ideal transshipment hub for the Southern Cone.
Source: Seatrade Maritime