APL, ANL and Hanjin to collaborate on new intra-Asia service
16 July 2013
Named AAZ (Asia - Australia - New Zealand for Hanjin Shipping), this service is scheduled to be launched on Sept. 1, 2013 and will operate through a Vessel Sharing Agreement (VSA), with the three partners each contributing two container ships and allocating a combined capacity of up to 2,200 TEU for every weekly sailing.
Rotating from Singapore, Port Klang, Brisbane, Sydney, Auckland, Tauranga, Brisbane and back to Singapore, the service includes:
Weekly calls and Fast transits from New Zealand to major Southeast Asian ports via Port Klang and Singapore;
Connections through Southeast Asia for the Indian Subcontinent, Middle East and European destinations;
Weekly calls and fast transits between New Zealand and Brisbane; and
Weekly calls from Southeast Asia to Brisbane and Sydney
The new weekly service will provide more competitive options to shippers moving dry and reefer cargoes between New Zealand, Australia and Asia; particularly New Zealand reefer exports destined for key Asian markets, the VSA partners said in a joint announcement. We are confident that trade between these markets will continue to expand and we look forward to supporting their growth with our new service offering.
The service will commence its first southbound sailing from Singapore on Sept. 1, and the first northbound sailing from Auckland on Sept. 24.
Hanjin Shipping, press release