MOVE Logistics Group Limited has taken a significant step in its new Oceans business, with its first trans-Tasman sailing scheduled for Fourth Quarter 2022.
In line with this, MOVE has entered an agreement to acquire a vessel, the Atlas Wind, out of Europe. It is expected that the acquisition will be settled in October 2022. The Atlas Wind can carry 350 containers, or the equivalent of 5,000 tonnes of bulk cargo. With two cranes on board, the vessel has
the ability to call into ports that historically may not have been able to accept containerised and bulk cargoes. The maiden journey will be the first of a regular monthly voyage that will see goods shipped between regional New Zealand ports including Nelson, Timaru, New Plymouth and Bluff, across the
Tasman to Tasmania and other east coast ports in Australia. For some of these regions, the MOVE service will be the only direct ship route, while in other regions, it will provide a further option for customers currently facing shipping constraints and difficulties. Cornerstone customer, BioMar Australia, will be utilising the direct service to ship its high-performance fish feed from Tasmania to key aquaculture businesses in New Zealand.