TASMAN ORIENT LINE AMENDS ASIA/NEW ZEALAND SERVICES

TASMAN ORIENT LINE AMENDS ASIA/NEW ZEALAND SERVICES    Tasman Orient Line has made some changes to its three services in the Asia/New Zealand and South Pacific Islands trade.
   A third vessel has been added to the “South East Asia” service improving the sailing frequency from every 23 days to 15 days. The revised port rotation is Surabaya, Jakarta, Manila, Subic Bay, Davao, Auckland, Whangarei, Tauranga, Wellington, Surabaya, Jakarta, Manila, Subic Bay and Davao.
   Direct calls at Bluff, Kaohsiung and Ho Chi Minh City have been added to the “East Asia” service. Two faster ships have been introduced to allow for the changes. The “East Asia” service uses three vessels with a sailing frequency of twice monthly and calls at Keelung, Taichung, Kaohsiung, Hong Kong, Mawan, Ho Chi Minh, Sriracha, Singapore, Noumea, Lautoka, Suva, Auckland, Wellington, Bluff, Nelson, Tauranga, Keelung, Taichung, Kaohsiung, Hong Kong, Mawan, Ho Chi Minh, Sriracha and Singapore.
   On the “North Asia” service, calls at Napier and a monthly call at Dalian have been added to the twice monthly service. The port rotation is now Dalian (alternate), Shanghai, Busan, Osaka, Nagoya, Yokohama, Auckland, Timaru, Wellington, Napier, Tauranga, Yokohama, Busan, Dalian (alternate),
Shanghai, Osaka and Nagoya.