CMA-CGM has restructured its ACSA-1 container-line service that runs from eight Asian ports to the Mexican ports of Manzanillo and Lazaro Cardenas in Mexico to include an extra loop at the Asian end. Service optimization is an increasingly important part of container-line strategies. The move comes after a 17.2% year over year surge in shipments between the eight Asian ports and two Mexican ports in the three months to Nov. 30. The outlook may be more challenging. Imports by the big six automakers using the ports, led by Mazda and Nissan, actually fell 20.2% over the same period due to w...