News / Maersk launches coastal shipping service in NZ 'to restore reliability'

Maersk has launched a dedicated coastal shipping service in New Zealand, aiming to “restore network reliability” to the country’s troubled supply chains.

Maersk Coastal Connect’s two 2,500 teu ships will provide weekly port coverage of Tauranga, Timaru and Lyttelton, and fortnightly coverage of Nelson and Auckland.

Maersk said the new service would bring “much-needed schedule resilience, flexibility and superior coverage to the New Zealand supply chain.”

The carrier added it would be operated on a two-loop rotation to “protect critical connections to our ...