Maersk announced that due to the ongoing impact of current weather conditions and high swells on shipping movements at Napier port in Australia, the Liberia-flagged, 6,900 TEU container ship SFL Maui 323S/325N will omit Napier on Southern Star service.
Maersk said it took this decision to “mitigate any further disruption to scheduling and to avoid a potential slide on the service.”
The Danish ocean carrier noted that the following contingency routing has been secured for affected bookings:
- Napier exports will update to the 4,650 TEU vessel Maersk Makutu 326N with cargo routing via Far East Asia (FEA) ports or via Tauranga through connecting services.
- Napier imports ex-Tauranga will continue to load SFL Maui 325N and will discharge in Lyttelton and load NYK Fushimi 119N for delivery to Napier.
- Napier imports ex-South-East Asia hubs / ex-Sydney on SFL Maui 322S/324N will discharge at Lyttelton and load at the 4,538 TEU boxship NYK Fushimi 119N for delivery to Napier.
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