The new service will provide a fast and competitive connection between the main ports in Australia and New Zealand and the U.S. East Coast and be offered under a Vessel Sharing Agreement with Hamburg S'd.
The new Maersk Line service will cover the following port rotation:
Auckland (New Zealand), Sydney (Australia), Melbourne (Australia), Port Chalmers (New Zealand), Tauranga (New Zealand), Auckland (New Zealand), Manzanillo (Panama), Cartagena (Columbia)*, Savannah (US), Philadelphia (US), Savannah (US), Balboa (Panama), Auckland (New Zealand). *Only temporary and will be excluded latest November 2008.