OC1 Oceania to Americas - Take advantage of our improved Brisbane connection!

We are pleased to inform you that we will be making a change to our OC1 service as we continue to adjust our network in light of the current operational disruptions in Australia to minimize impact to your supply chains.

The OC1 service, connecting Oceania with Latin America and the US East Coast, will add a new weekly port call in Brisbane, Australia. This addition will offer you improved connectivity from Brisbane to New Zealand, Latin America and the US East Coast.

The new call in Brisbane, Australia will replace the current port call in Sydney, Australia, which will be removed from the OC1 service rotation. Sydney export cargo to Latin America and the US East Coast will load in Sydney and transship onto the OC1 in Tauranga, New Zealand. Sydney import cargo will discharge from the OC1 in Tauranga, New Zealand and transship to Sydney.

Current service rotation: Philadelphia, US – Charleston, US – Balboa, PA – Tauranga, NZ – Sydney, AU – Melbourne, AU – Port Chalmers, NZ – Tauranga, NZ – Manzanillo, PA – Cristobal, PA – Cartagena, CO – Philadelphia, US

New Service rotation: Philadelphia, US – Charleston, US – Balboa, PA – Tauranga, NZ – Brisbane, AU – Melbourne, AU – Port Chalmers, NZ – Tauranga, NZ – Manzanillo, PA – Cristobal, PA – Cartagena, CO – Philadelphia, US

Please see below dates of the last port call in Sydney and the first port call in Brisbane:

Maersk maintains a strong Ocean Product between New Zealand and Australia

In line with the changes to OC1, we will add a 4th vessel to our Polaris service, including a Tauranga call to cater for Sydney imports from Latin America and the US East Coast.

Current service rotation: Sydney, AU – Auckland, NZ – Nelson, NZ – Timaru, NZ – Port Chalmers, NZ

New Service rotation: Sydney, AU – Auckland, NZ – Nelson, NZ – Timaru, NZ – Port Chalmers, NZ – Tauranga, NZ

*Subject to change

Prior to the Archer’s addition to the Polaris service, Tauranga will be served by inducement calls to load Sydney imports from OC1.

US East coast to Sydney imports will transship in Tauranga to Polaris for Sydney discharge. Sydney exports will load on Southern Star for transshipment in Tauranga to OC1.

Do you have additional questions on how this service change impacts your supply chain?

If you have further questions, we encourage you to visit Maersk.com or liaise with your local Maersk customer service representative.

We want to thank you for your continuous support as we remain committed to adjust our network to minimize impact of the current disruption to your supply chain. We look forward to continuously serving your global transportation needs.