An agreement was signed between JSA members and ITALIA DI NAVIGAZIONE in the service between Mediterranean ports and the east coast South America.

JSA (Joint Service S. America) comprises now of five carriers:
- Zim Israel Navigation Co. of Haifa

- Niver Lines of Athens

- Maruba s.c.a. of Buenos Aires

- Contship Containerlines of Tampa

- Italia di Navigazione of Genoa

all of whom are members of Mediterranean-South America Conference, (MEDSAM).

JSA is providing a weekly service with 6 vessels to the following ports:

Genoa, Livorno, Barcelona, Valencia, Las Palmas, Vitoria, Santos, Buenos Aires, Montevideo, Itajai, Santos, Vitoria, Salvador, Tenerife, Las Palmas, Barcelona, Genoa