Southern Star – Napier Peak Season Inducement Program Asia - Oceania Network

Home ... News Advisories News Advisories Advisories Southern Star – Napier Peak Season Inducement Program Asia - Oceania Network Updated 11 Mar 2026 Share LinkedIn Facebook X.com WeChat Email Copy link Update 2- Southern Star - Napier Peak Season Inducement Program We are very pleased to remind you our seasonal Napier peak season inducement program for Southern Star will commence in less than three weeks with weekly calls until the end of May. This program will provide a direct connection for time sensitive commodities from Napier to Southeast Asia and beyond to Europe, Africa and the Middle East via our hub ports and highly reliable global network. With the Southern Star calling Napier during peak season, Maersk is well placed to cater to your peak season requirements with three weekly departures: Southern Star – Direct to Southeast Asia and beyond via our hubs to Europe, Africa and the Middle East. Northern Star – Direct to Greater China JStar – Direct to Japan, Korea and Greater China The updated rotation for Southern Star will be Tanjung Pelepas – Singapore – Sydney –Tauranga – Napier – Lyttelton – Port Chalmers – Tanjung Pelepas. The tentative dates for the inducements are as follows: Date Vessel Voyage Date 31/03/2026 Vessel MAERSK RIO BRAVO Voyage 613N Date 7/04/2026 Vessel MAERSK RIO INDIA Voyage 614N Date 14/04/2026 Vessel MAERSK MONTE LASCAR Voyage 615N Date 21/04/2026 Vessel MAERSK RIO NEGRO Voyage 616N Date 28/04/2026 Vessel MAERSK RIO BLANCO Voyage 617N Date 5/05/2026 Vessel MAERSK RIO DELTA Voyage 618N Date 12/05/2026 Vessel MAERSK RIO ALFA Voyage 619N Date 19/05/2026 Vessel MAERSK RIO BRAVO Voyage 620N Date 26/05/2026 Vessel MAERSK RIO INDIA Voyage 621N Confirmed Transit Times Destination Transit Time (Days) Destination Colombo Transit Time (Days) 33d Destination Haiphong Transit Time (Days) 34d Destination Hamburg Transit Time (Days) 58d Destination Ho Chi Minh City Transit Time (Days) 31d Destination Jakarta Transit Time (Days) 30d Destination Kattupalli Transit Time (Days) 37d Destination Laem Chabang Transit Time (Days) 28d Destination London Gateway Transit Time (Days) 59d Destination Nhava Sheva Transit Time (Days) 41d Destination Port Klang Transit Time (Days) 30d Destination Rotterdam Transit Time (Days) 54d Destination Singapore Transit Time (Days) 26d Destination Surabaya Transit Time (Days) 36d Destination Tanjung Pelepas Transit Time (Days) 23d If you have any questions regarding how these changes may impact your cargo, please feel free to reach out to your local Customer Experience Team via our Live Chat channel. Alternatively, you can refer to the following links for more details: Local information: Local Information Schedule Information: Schedules We sincerely appreciate your business and look forward to continuously serving your global transport and logistics needs. Update 1 We are very pleased to inform you of our seasonal Napier peak season inducement program for Southern Star which will commence in Week 14 of 2026 and will run for a period of 9 weeks. This program will provide a direct connection for time sensitive commodities from Napier to Southeast Asia and beyond to Europe, Africa and the Middle East via our hub ports and highly reliable global network. With the Southern Star calling Napier during peak season, Maersk is well placed to cater to your peak season requirements with three weekly departures: Southern Star – Direct to Southeast Asia and beyond via our hubs to Europe, Africa and the Middle East. Northern Star – Direct to Greater China JStar – Direct to Japan, Korea and Greater China The updated rotation for Southern Star will be Tanjung Pelepas – Singapore – Sydney –Tauranga – Napier – Lyttelton – Port Chalmers – Tanjung Pelepas. The tentative dates for the inducements are as follows: Date Vessel Voyage Date 31/03/2026 Vessel MAERSK RIO BRAVO Voyage 613N Date 7/04/2026 Vessel MAERSK RIO INDIA Voyage 614N Date 14/04/2026 Vessel MAERSK MONTE LASCAR Voyage 615N Date 21/04/2026 Vessel MAERSK RIO NEGRO Voyage 616N Date 28/04/2026 Vessel MAERSK RIO BLANCO Voyage 617N Date 5/05/2026 Vessel MAERSK RIO DELTA Voyage 618N Date 12/05/2026 Vessel MAERSK RIO ALFA Voyage 619N Date 19/05/2026 Vessel MAERSK RIO BRAVO Voyage 620N Date 26/05/2026 Vessel MAERSK RIO INDIA Voyage 621N Indicative Transit Times Destination Transit Time (Days) Destination Haiphong Transit Time (Days) 34d 17h Destination Hamburg Transit Time (Days) 58d 13h Destination Ho Chi Minh City Transit Time (Days) 31d 7h Destination Jakarta Transit Time (Days) 32d 13h Destination Jebel Ali Transit Time (Days) 37d 18h Destination Kattupalli Transit Time (Days) 30d 15h Destination Laem Chabang Transit Time (Days) 28d 13h Destination London Gateway Transit Time (Days) 59d 11h Destination Rotterdam Transit Time (Days) 54d 18h Destination Singapore Transit Time (Days) 26d 7h Destination Tanjung Pelepas Transit Time (Days) 23d 19h If you have any questions regarding how these changes may impact your cargo, please feel free to reach out to your local Customer Experience Team via our Live Chat channel. Alternatively, you can refer to the following links for more details: Local information: Local Information Schedule Information: Schedules We sincerely appreciate your business and look forward to continuously serving your global transport and logistics needs. 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