12.9 C
Hamburg
Saturday, June 7, 2025
Home Services Maersk ceases calling Melbourne on Southern Star service

Maersk ceases calling Melbourne on Southern Star service

Maersk has decided to remove the port of Melbourne from the Southern Star service rotation, returning to its standard rotation.

Effective from mid-July, the updated Southern Star rotation will be Tanjung Pelepas (Malaysia) – Singapore – Sydney (Australia) – Tauranga (New Zealand) – Napier (New Zealand) – Lyttleton (New Zealand) – Port Chalmers (New Zealand) – Tanjung Pelepas

The first vessel with updated routing is Rio Bravo scheduled to depart from Port Chalmers on 14 July.

“Our primary focus remains to minimise the impact to our customers by ensuring minimal disruption to your supply chain by offering alternative routings and coverage,” said Maersk in a statement.

The Danish carrier said existing and future New Zealand to Melbourne cargo (including transshipment to Southern Star) will be transhipped at Port Chalmers connecting to Polaris service, while existing and future export cargo from Melbourne will be offered via Greater Australia Connect or Dragon service.





Antonis Karamalegkos
Managing Editor

Latest Posts

Port of Long Beach appoints new managing director of engineering services

The Port of Long Beach has appointed Suzanne Plezia, P.E., as its new Managing Director of Engineering Services, succeeding Sean Gamette, P.E., who announced...

DP World and J.P. Morgan launch partnership

DP World Trade Finance has joined forces with J.P. Morgan to enhance access to working capital across emerging markets, addressing the persistent global trade...

Red Sea shipping traffic rebounds as Houthis limit targets

Red Sea maritime traffic has increased by 60% to approximately 36–37 vessels per day since August 2024, as Reuters reported. However, it still falls short...

CMA CGM applies new surcharge from Far East to West Africa

French ocean carrier CMA CGM has announced a peak season surcharge (PSS) for shipments from Northeast Asia, Southeast Asia, China and Hong Kong &...

China to counterbalance Panama setback through South America projects

As geopolitical tensions deepen and shipping lanes become politicized battlegrounds, China is recalibrating its approach to the Western Hemisphere. The recent retreat of CK Hutchison...
error: Content is protected !!