Swire Shipping's New Zealand coastal operator Pacifica Shipping has withdrawn
the 1,368 teu TAKUTAI CHIEF from its New Zealand coastal service from 30 August
2024. The ship was first introduced on the service in September 2022 to connect
Auckland, Lyttelton, Marsden Point, Tauranga, Auckland.
The New Zealand intra-island domestic service will continue to be offered by the
1,732 teu MOANA CHIEF. The TAKUTAI CHIEF will be chartered out by Swire Shipping
after completing its drydock on 24 Septemb