United Arab Shipping Company (UASC) has appointed the Ultramar Group as its[ds_preview] local liner shipping agency partner in Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay. It is said that the appointment is the latest milestone in UASC’s expanding presence in South America and will be instrumental to UASC’s growth plans.
Ultramar has a long-standing history in South America providing agency, ports and logistics services in 16 countries and covering all the main ports. UASC’s decision to select Ultramar as its local agency partner in Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay marks a significant expansion in the relationship between the two companies. This follows the November 2014 announcement of UASC’s long-term general cooperation agreement with Hamburg Süd, providing UASC’s customers with broad access to the East Coast of South America.
Serving all major ports along the Brazilian East Coast and the River Plate, UASC’s customers will have access to an enhanced product offering. Under the Hamburg Süd cooperation, UASC’s services from North Europe to South America East Coast and Mediterranean to South America East Coast will commence in mid April. The first sailing from Asia to South America East Coast is scheduled for the beginning of July.
The company’s other strategic alliances with The Hamburg Süd Group and also CMA CGM and China Shipping Container Lines (OCEAN3) will come into play this year.
In addition, by the end of 2015 UASC’s fleet would be boosted by the delivery of eleven of the world’s largest and most eco-efficient vessels, thanks to its current newbuilding programme, which comprised eleven 15,000TEU vessels and six 18,800TEU vessels, the shipping line told.
