GENEVA's Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC) will operate a direct service from Australia and New Zealand (ANZ) to its Panama hub of Balboa and to California, Shippingazette reports citing Paris-based Alphaliner.
The Oceania Express service will enable MSC to offer faster connections from ANZ to a spread of destinations including the US east and west coasts, US Gulf, North Europe, east and west coasts of South America, Central America and the Caribbean.
The Oceania Express will initially serve Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Tauranga, Balboa, Long Beach and Melbourne on a fortnightly basis.
The first sailing is planned from Melbourne for October 5 and will allow MSC to cut transit times on a number of port pairs.
The Oceania Express service will enable MSC to offer faster connections from ANZ to a spread of destinations including the US east and west coasts, US Gulf, North Europe, east and west coasts of South America, Central America and the Caribbean.
The Oceania Express will initially serve Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Tauranga, Balboa, Long Beach and Melbourne on a fortnightly basis.
The first sailing is planned from Melbourne for October 5 and will allow MSC to cut transit times on a number of port pairs.