Pacifica Shipping is set to increase its overall container capacity by almost 50% when it takes delivery of a feeder containership acquired by its parent late last month.

Leonhardt & Blumberg’s 1,740-teu Hansa Ludwigsburg (built 2011) will enter Pacifica service as the Moana Chief in September. It will be flagged in New Zealand and operate in the domestic liner trade between the country’s two main islands.