MSC is updating its Asia-Oceania networkin response to strong demand for services linking the regions.
The leading shipping line will reshuffle its Capricorn and Kiwi Express services to enhance its network among the South-East Asia, Australia and New Zealand markets.
The new port rotation for the Capricorn service will be:Singapore; Fremantle; Adelaide; Melbourne; Bluff; Napier; Tauranga; Auckland; Brisbane; Jakarta; Tanjung Pelepas. The first sailing will depart Singapore on 20 December.
The new port rotation for the Kiwi Express service will be:Singapore; Jakarta; Brisbane; Sydney; Auckland; Nelson; Wellington; Lyttleton; Port Chalmers; Brisbane; Tanjung Pelepas.
Meanwhile, the former Sydney Sweeper service will be replaced by the Panda line, offering a direct connection between China and Australia.
The port rotationfor the Panda line will be: Ningbo; Shanghai; Hong Kong; Yantian; Brisbane; Sydney; Melbourne.