New shipping service to offer first direct link between southern New Zealand and EuropePost by Cameron Davidson on 30th September 2010 in Shipping, Industry news A new break-bulk shipping service, which will directly link the southern extremes of New Zealand with major European ports for the first time, is ready to launch. The service will be operated by SE Shipping, and is being introduced after a successful period of running ships from the port of Bluff carrying aluminium smelter waste from New Zealand to Europe for recycling. New Zealand newspaper the Southland Times reported that New Zealand Aluminium Smelters has extended its contract with SE Shipping to run the 3 Ocean Lines (3OL) service, and this has secured the route’s future. “There are companies that currently don’t ship out of Bluff because they don’t have a direct route to Europe,” John O’Connor, a New Zealand-based expert in smelter waste reduction and energy efficiency, told the newspaper. “Now they’ve got that opportunity.” A container service operated by international shipping company MSC currently allows traffic from New Zealand’s south island to reach mainland Europe, but this involves freight being trans-shipped through Singapore, said Bluff South Port commercial manager Nigel Gear. The route for the service had not been confirmed, but it was likely to serve Australia and South Africa on its way to Europe, Mr Gear added.
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