HONG KONG's Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) has announced further details of its "competitive" China New Zealand service (CNS), offered together with CMA CGM, CSCL and PIL.

CNS offers weekly sailings and a turnaround in 49 days which includes Shanghai and Shenzhen-Chiwan to Auckland within 22 and 18 days respectively.

It also offers transits from Tauranga to Hong Kong within 13 days and from Shenzhen-Chiwan and Shanghai to Brisbane within 12 and 17 days respectively.

The first northbound sailing will begin from Port Chalmers on December 2.