Three oceans service gets under way

A new round-the-world shipping service extends one tentacle into South Africa, according to Paul Scannell of local agents, Seaclad Maritime. The Three Oceans Service (3OL) has been introduced by Singapore-based SE Shipping Lines (SESL), he told FTW. “It links Australia and New Zealand to SA,” he added, “with vessels then sailing on to Europe, through the Panama Canal, and calling at a number of South Pacific island ports before returning to Australia. Scannell advised that the service, after a couple of false starts, was now under way. The first vessel is the tweendecker Magdalena Green, which was due to have arrived in Durban earlier this week. “After discharging and loading in Durban, the ship will sail for Rotterdam, before heading for the Panama Canal and the Pacific.