Mac-Nels Line to launch direct service to Tasmania

MAC-NELS Line, the first Singapore-based NVOCC, has partnered with Tasmanian firm Willard Estate Logistics to develop a direct service between Singapore and Tasmania, Australia.

Traditionally, LCL cargo has had to enter first through the Port of Melbourne and then be shipped across the expensive stretch of water between Melbourne and Tasmania known as Bass Strait, said a company statement.

This service intends to use Singapore as a hub for cargo to Tasmania from around the world in a bid to cut costs, transit time and handling for Tasmanian importers by utilising the service directly from Singapore into Bell Bay.

Said Mac-Nels Line CEO Nicholas Er: "This partnership with Willard Estate Logistics, and our joint approach to develop this trade, emphasises Mac-Nels Line's commitment to developing services outside the major shipping hubs."

The schedule for LCL shipping to Tasmania is expected to be announced by Mac-Nels Line later this month.