Updates on vessels and services to New Zealand in 2013

[Stephen Chester]

MSC replacement for "JRS Brisbane" is "Hohebank" IMO 9435818. She is due Tauranga 12 February.

[Tony des Landes]

MSC are showing Buxstar on their Capricorn Service schedule due late February.

Also appearing is JRS Brisbane calling Bluff, Timaru and Tauranga early Feb and then late March

[Stephen Chester]

Maersk are pulling out of their service between Auckland and Tahiti. Pacific Direct Line will charter a R-Class vessel from PIL for the service. It will be a sister to Forum Fiji and Kota Raja (Capitaine Tasman).
She will be renamed "Southern Trader" and enter service shortly. Maybe it will be the old Capitaine Tasman?

[Tony des Landes]

It appears as though the first of Swire Shippings newbuildings is to join their North Asia service. The Shansi is due in NZ in late April to replace the Anking.

[Peter Grunberg]

MSC have replaced the ageing Komodo with the Mare Britanicum 9235074 on their 'Capricorn' service, presumably releasing the former to have an appoitment with a gas axe on a beach somewhere

[Stephen Chester]

Pacific Direct Line has joined forces with Sofrana and Swire to create a new shipping company to service the Pacific Islands.
http://www.pdl123.com/news/news.php?date=20130125

[Tony des Landes]

Maersk are pulling out of their service between Auckland and Tahiti. Pacific Direct Line will charter a R-Class vessel from PIL for the service. It will be a sister to Forum Fiji and Kota Raja (Capitaine Tasman).
She will be renamed "Southern Trader" and enter service shortly. Maybe it will be the old Capitaine Tasman?

You are correct Stephen. Capitaine Tasman has just been renamed Southern Trader.

Tony

[Stephen Chester]

Hi Tony
She is at present in dry dock in Singapore.

[Stephen Chester]

"Southern Tiare" IMO 8719176 which has been laid up in Auckland since 6 November 2012 is to be renamed "Manini" by Matson South Pacific.
They are also renaming "Reef Samoa" IMO 9264245 "Liloa", and "Southern Reef" IMO 9141704 "Olomana".
I guess the other vessels will also be renamed in due course.
They are certainly putting their stamp on their new acquisition.

[Tony des Landes]

MSC are now showing Mare Phoenicium on their Capricorn schedule due March 2012

[Stephen Chester]

Maersk's "BC San Francisco" will end it's Tahiti run at the end of May. It will then transfer to the Noumea, Suva, Lautoka run loading 7 May.
The "Schelde Trader" at present on this run will be off hired and load in Auckland, 5 May, for Tanjung Pelapas.

[Tony des Landes]

After only completing one voyage, MSC have replaced the MSC Regina with the Larentia on the Capricorn Service.

[Tony des Landes]

CMA CGM are to replace the Hansa Altenburg with the Calidris

[Tony des Landes]

Swire Shipping are making a number of changes to their North Asian service

Newbuilds Shansi and Shantung are scheduled to load in New Zealand May/June

It appears that Kwangsi, Kwangtung and Anking are to be withdrawn and a vessel called the San Rafael is due in April in place of the Anking.

[Stephen Chester]

Mediterranean Shipping Company are replacing "E.R.Brisbane" with "Larentia" IMO 9313432, on the Trans Tasman Schedule. The E.R. Brisbane will join the Capricorn service for one voyage north to Europe.