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Re: Updates on vessels and service changes to New Zealand in 2020
« Reply #15 on: February 15, 2020, 08:50:01 PM »
Spirit of Canterbury is coming back to the container berth on 18th to load. She is then sailing for Townsville Australia.

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Re: Updates on vessels and service changes to New Zealand in 2020
« Reply #16 on: February 17, 2020, 05:16:38 AM »
Imua II is being chartered by Swire Shipping and will be renamed Island Chief on 16 March. She will join Matsons Olomana and Liloa II on the Pacific Island trade.

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Re: Updates on vessels and service changes to New Zealand in 2020
« Reply #17 on: February 18, 2020, 08:02:48 PM »
Spirit of Canterbury sailed from Tauranga early morning of the 19th February. She is heading for Singapore via Townsville.

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Re: Updates on vessels and service changes to New Zealand in 2020
« Reply #18 on: February 20, 2020, 07:16:59 PM »
Kota Lahir (IMO 9322310) is replacing Kota Lihat on the ANZEX Service
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Re: Updates on vessels and service changes to New Zealand in 2020
« Reply #19 on: February 21, 2020, 07:40:02 PM »
End of the line for Kweilin, she is bound for a breakers yard and Kwangsi to follow next month. Replacement Mount Cameron is down for 3-4 trips and is owned by Mandarin Shipping Hong Kong, which Swire reportedly has an interest in. There are six of these CV Neptune 1700 class ships operated by Mandarin, with the latest Swire "Chief" vessels also sisters. They follow the larger "S" (Shansi, Sinagtan etc.) class from the Zhejiang Ouhua shipyard that are probably versions as well. The Ouhua shipyard doesn't seem to have built anything more since early 2018, wonder if anyone knows whether has now been closed.
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Re: Updates on vessels and service changes to New Zealand in 2020
« Reply #20 on: February 27, 2020, 05:32:25 AM »
Navios Miami (IMO 9445588) is to be added as an extra vessel to the North Asia Service. In addition Safmarine Mulanje will return to replace X-Press Anglesey
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Re: Updates on vessels and service changes to New Zealand in 2020
« Reply #21 on: February 28, 2020, 07:56:55 PM »
BBC Challenger IMO 9369095 is replacing Kokopo Chief on the Trans Tasman schedule. She is doing 3 voyages until mid June when a yet to be named vessel will be introduced. Is Kokopo Chief another candidate for the breakers?

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Re: Updates on vessels and service changes to New Zealand in 2020
« Reply #22 on: February 29, 2020, 12:45:13 AM »
Navios Miami (IMO 9445588) is to be added as an extra vessel to the North Asia Service. In addition Safmarine Mulanje will return to replace X-Press Anglesey

It's strange that the Navios Miami is berthing everywhere on the same day as the Toucan Hunter.

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Re: Updates on vessels and service changes to New Zealand in 2020
« Reply #23 on: March 01, 2020, 11:45:04 PM »
MP the Law IMO 9401776 is joining the MSC Kiwi service. There doesn't appear to be a vessel leaving so are adding one more?

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Re: Updates on vessels and service changes to New Zealand in 2020
« Reply #24 on: March 04, 2020, 01:21:03 AM »
Matson's Imua II was not allowed to berth in Apia due to Corona Virus restrictions, and has been forced to return to Suva to discharge all her Samoa cargo. There are no reports on how or if the cargo will get to Apia.

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Re: Updates on vessels and service changes to New Zealand in 2020
« Reply #25 on: March 10, 2020, 04:07:04 AM »
Swire's Kokopo Chief has been in the Melbourne anchorage since 2 March, after being replaced by BBC Challenger. Maybe awaiting a trip to Alang.

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Re: Updates on vessels and service changes to New Zealand in 2020
« Reply #26 on: March 11, 2020, 11:27:51 PM »
OEL Badrinath is replacing Felixstowe Bridge on the NZS/KIX Service. Details of the vessel as yet unknown.
CMA CGM Eiffel (IMO 9248112) is replacing CMA CGM Coral on the ANZEX Service - the latter being transferred to the NZS/KIX Service to replace Ontario II
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Re: Updates on vessels and service changes to New Zealand in 2020
« Reply #27 on: March 12, 2020, 03:18:30 AM »
Ontario II

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Re: Updates on vessels and service changes to New Zealand in 2020
« Reply #28 on: March 12, 2020, 08:51:41 AM »
Swire's Kokopo Chief has been in the Melbourne anchorage since 2 March, after being replaced by BBC Challenger. Maybe awaiting a trip to Alang.
Moves up to Swanson Dock from Melb Anchorage on 17/3 then departs Melb 19/3



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Re: Updates on vessels and service changes to New Zealand in 2020
« Reply #29 on: March 12, 2020, 09:32:00 AM »
Swire's Kokopo Chief has been in the Melbourne anchorage since 2 March, after being replaced by BBC Challenger. Maybe awaiting a trip to Alang.
Moves up to Swanson Dock from Melb Anchorage on 17/3 then departs Melb 19/3

Thanks for that. I did a search and have found out she is replacing the Forum Samoa 4 on the AusPac service.


 

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