Maersk Line is believed to add a second New Zealand relay service connecting Tanjung Pelepas to New Plymouth, Nelson, Napier and Auckland (NEZ B - 7289), using three ships of 2,700-2,900 teu fitted with 350-400 reefer plugs, turning in principle in four weeks. The NEZ B completes the NEZ A (7288), which covers Auckland, Napier and Port Chalmers (with also a wayport call at Brisbane, Australia), using 4,100 teu ships.
With the Austral fruit season, it is traditional that lines bring extra tonnage to cater for the extra export volumes. During the coming months, Maersk will then be in a position to offer a weekly average capacity of 6,250 teu between New Zealand and the SE Asia hubs of Tanjung Pelepas and Singapore, to feed the mainline ships, mostly to South Asia, Middle East and Europe destinations since the ANZ-America and ANZ-East Asia markets are covered by dedicated loops.
With the Austral fruit season, it is traditional that lines bring extra tonnage to cater for the extra export volumes. During the coming months, Maersk will then be in a position to offer a weekly average capacity of 6,250 teu between New Zealand and the SE Asia hubs of Tanjung Pelepas and Singapore, to feed the mainline ships, mostly to South Asia, Middle East and Europe destinations since the ANZ-America and ANZ-East Asia markets are covered by dedicated loops.