U.S. Lines selects Patrick Stevedores for new Australia service

U.S. Lines selects Patrick Stevedores for new Australia service    U.S. Lines said Tuesday it has chosen Patrick Stevedores as the terminal operator in Australia for the new USL operation which gets under way later this month.
   “It is important for USL, in breaking into the Australian market, to have a secure terminal relationship in place that will deliver surety of ship turnaround and cargo flows,” USL’s Australasian Vice President Noel Coom said in a statement.
   USL is expanding its current Pacific services by introducing new fixed-day independent southbound sailings directly between Los Angeles and Australia/New Zealand, new westbound services from New Zealand to Australia, and new export services from Australia to Hong Kong/South China and North America.
   The service, known as ANZL, commenced this month with southbound sailings. Intermodal service will be provided from U.S. interior points. Initially, the service will be fortnightly. USL vessels will arrive in Melbourne on Wednesdays and progress through Sydney, Brisbane, Hong Kong and Los Angeles on their round trip. The first USL ship to arrive into Australia will be the “Falcon 1,” due into Melbourne on Aug. 30.