Updates on vessels and services to New Zealand in 2013

[Aaron Fox]

Maersk Line are replacing the 'Lexa Maersk' with the 5,040teu vessel 'Maersk Drury' on the NZ1 Southern Star service. Maersk Drury is schedule to arrive into Auckland on the 23 October 2013 and will make a one off call into Tauranga on the 25 October 2013.

[Tony des Landes]

CMA CGM have replaced the Thomas Mann with the Erato (IMO 9472103) on the ANZEX Service

The Erato has been replaced even before it got here. The City of Xiamen will now replace the Thomas Mann

[Tony des Landes]

NYK Galaxy is going into drydock next voyage and the NYK Futago will cover for her for one sailing.

The second new addition to CMA CGM's PAD Service is the Alva Rickmers

[Stephen Chester]

The final addition to the KIX South East Asia schedule is "Main Trader" IMO 9377561. She will trade for APL.

[Stephen Chester]

I note the coaster "Anatoki" is taking a load of Tapioca from Bluff to Tauranga. Does anyone know if this is bulk or bagged, and is it a transhipment cargo?
Thanks
Stephen

[Tony des Landes]

The Lutetia is to be replaced by the Nicolas Delmas (IMO 9220861) on CMA CGM's PAD Service

[Tony des Landes]

CMA CGM are to replace the Westerems with the Hermes (IMO 9350317) on the ANZEX Service

[Stephen Chester]

Pacific Direct Lines new feeder vessel from Suva to Micronesia and the Solomons is "MCP Bilbao" IMO 9371907. She will be renamed "Southern Phoenix".
She was on charter to Matson for a while as "Imua".

[Tony des Landes]

After scheduling the Changsha to replace the Kweichow on SSL's South Easr Asia Service, the Changsha has now been replaced by the Ngankin (IMO 9105994) even before the Changsha made one voyage on that service.

After initially seeing the Cap Cleveland programmed on Hamburg Sud's Asian Service but later withdrawn, Hamburg Sud have now advised that the newbuild Cap Capricorn will join the service at the end of the year.

[Tony des Landes]

The Forum Fiji is to be replaced by the MCP Hamburg on PFL's Australia/Pacific Islands service.

The Ninghai is to be replaced by the Chenan on Swires's S.E. Asia service.

[Robbie]

Seatrade have added Auckland to the Europe, Pacific NZ route. calling every 10 days with Hansa class, Maxi class and Polar class vessels loading general cargo. The first was the Pacific Reefer which called at Auckland a few weeks back and next is Royal Klipper which is due start of December.

[Tony des Landes]

MSC Astrid is to replace MSC Eloise on the Capricorn Service

[Tony des Landes]

The next vessel listed on CMA CGM's PAD Service is the Danae C (IMO 9226425) which until very recently was the Wotan.

[Tony des Landes]

Vessels operating on the KIX (Kiwi International Express) Service will call at Napier during the export season.

First expected arrival is the CMA CGM Rose on 13/3/2014.

[Tony des Landes]

The AAL Fremantle will replace the AAL Singapore in January for one voyage