Maersk returns to Auckland after strike, port vows high productivity
PORTS of Auckland announced that Maersk Line will resume its Southern Star service to Auckland after it was moved to Tauranga during the dock strike of December 2011.
"This new service, with bigger ships and larger exchanges of containers cements our position as the import port of choice," Auckland port CEO Tony Gibson said, adding that Maersk's return would require increased productivity "something our work over the last year has shown we can deliver".
Ports of Auckland had been working to lift productivity by restructuring, improving processes, and implementing a new shift and roster system for over a third of stevedores, said Mr Gibson, according to the APNZ News Service.
The Northern and Southern Star is a two-loop, 10-vessel weekly service between Tanjung Pelepas, Singapore and New Zealand ports. The five vessels deployed on the Southern Star service will be replaced with larger vessels, from 1,900 TEU at present to up to 2,800 TEU.
PORTS of Auckland announced that Maersk Line will resume its Southern Star service to Auckland after it was moved to Tauranga during the dock strike of December 2011.
"This new service, with bigger ships and larger exchanges of containers cements our position as the import port of choice," Auckland port CEO Tony Gibson said, adding that Maersk's return would require increased productivity "something our work over the last year has shown we can deliver".
Ports of Auckland had been working to lift productivity by restructuring, improving processes, and implementing a new shift and roster system for over a third of stevedores, said Mr Gibson, according to the APNZ News Service.
The Northern and Southern Star is a two-loop, 10-vessel weekly service between Tanjung Pelepas, Singapore and New Zealand ports. The five vessels deployed on the Southern Star service will be replaced with larger vessels, from 1,900 TEU at present to up to 2,800 TEU.