New shipping service to address port congestion
Anew shipping service upgrade that included a fixed day fortnightly sailing from the East Coast of Australia to New Zealand, Fiji, Samoa, and Tonga will be launched later this month. A statement by Neptune Pacific Direct Line (NPDL), said the service upgrade would help restore supply chains, and address congestion and operational challenges at New Zealand and Fiji ports. “NPDL’s new Australia New Zealand Pacific (ANZPAC) service will provide fixed day fortnightly sailings with 3 x 1700 TEU vessels (The Capitaine Tasman, Capitaine Dampier, and Capitaine Tupaia) operating directly from the East Coast of Australia to New Zealand, Fiji, Samoa, and Tonga,” NPDL stated.
“The service will provide enhanced trade opportunities between Australia and New Zealand and serve as a platform for Pacific Island exports.
“The service has significant builtin buffer time, which is designed to improve supply chain reliability across the Pacific and between Australia and New Zealand. “While the new ANZPAC service rotation will start with Sydney / Melbourne / Auckland / Suva / Lautoka / Apia / Nukualofa / Tauranga, Brisbane will be added as the first Australian port once port disruption in New Zealand abates.”
In addition to a return to direct services to and from Australia the ANZPAC service will see the implementation of several other changes to our South Pacific service network.
NPDL stated that the network changes would build on NPDL’s commitment to invest in providing more frequent, reliable shipping and supply chain services to the South Pacific.