Swire Shipping boosts Port Moresby coverage

TIN new:   Swire Shipping will launch a monthly direct call from New Zealand and Fiji to Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, with the first vessel arriving on 4 May 2016.
Jeremy Sutton, Swire Shipping’s General Manager, Liner Trades, said, “Swire Shipping has provided multipurpose liner service in the Asia Pacific region for over 100 years. The introduction of a direct port call from New Zealand and Fiji to Port Moresby further supports Swire Shipping’s commitment to the Papua New Guinea community. For our valued customers, this enhancement brings about improved frequency, faster transit time and better coverage.”

Swire Shipping’s multipurpose vessel, MV Coral Chief

The enhanced service will offer an eight-day transit time from New Zealand, ideal for time-sensitive or refrigerated cargo and four direct calls per month from Brisbane, Australia. It is the only direct service connecting Lautoka and Suva in Fiji to Port Moresby. In return, it offers up to three calls per month from Port Moresby to the rest of Asia.
This service upgrade will be supported by Swire Shipping’s multipurpose vessels, MV Kweilin and MV Nanchang from its East South East Asia (ESEA) service which are capable of carrying containerised, refrigerated, breakbulk and project cargos.