U.S. Lines to expand offerings to Australia and New Zealand

U.S. Lines to expand offerings to Australia and New Zealand

   U.S. Lines Ltd. said Monday it will expand upon its Pacific services by introducing 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 both New Zealand and Australia to Hong Kong-South China and North America.

   USL's new schedule connecting with Australia and New Zealand will be identified as its ANZL service, with southbound sailings to commence in early August. With the Port of Los Angeles as its West Coast gateway, vessels will sail direct to New Zealand, servicing both the Auckland and Tauranga markets, then on to Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane. Full intermodal service will be provided from U.S. interior points, U.S. Lines said.

   The service will commence as biweekly, and then migrate to a fixed weekly schedule.