CMA CGM subsidiaries U.S. Lines and ANL will realign their joint triangular service so that it will exclude calls in the Far East to become a dedicated north/south U.S. West Coast/Australasia loop.
The reconfigured service will kick off with the departure of the 1,118-TEU Eagle 2 from Melbourne on Feb. 2. The revised port rotation will be Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Tauranga, Auckland, Oakland, Long Beach, Tauranga and back to Melbourne.
"This initiative will significantly improve northbound transit times from Australia, and for the first time will offer a competitive alternative for exporters from New Zealand to the U.S. West Coast," the carriers said in a joint statement.
U.S. Lines will remain in the transpacific trade by joining CMA CGM’s Pearl River Express service in mid-February alongside ANL.
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