Updates on vessel changes and services to New Zealand in 2015

[Stephen Chester]

Hansa Coburg IMO 9334820 is joining the ANL/CMA CGM Kix schedule. She will be renamed "ANL Elanora" in Sydney on 11 March.

[Stephen Chester]

Just noticed that the "Anatoki" has a voyage from Greymouth to the PORT of MANGONUI just south of Cape Reinga.
Anyone know what her cargo would be for this voyage?

[Stephen Chester]

Interesting........AIS says she is heading for Mangonui, and Fleetmon says Wanganui.??
Problem solved........
It was in fact Wanganui, not Mangonui, where she loaded urea for Lyttelton.
She is then heading to Marsden Point to load cement, again for Lyttelton.

[Stephen Chester]

Anyone know what is happening with the container ship "Alexandra" IMO 9225407.
She arrived Auckland 9th February from Napier voyage 502N and sailed the next day for Tanjung Pelepas.
She arrived back in Auckland to anchor on 18th February voyage 502A and will be berthing at the container terminal on 22nd voyage 502B. She will then be loading Auckland again 11 March Voyage 515N.
I notice the Safmarine Nokwanda is calling Auckland twice, 18th February, then Tauranga 20th and back to Auckland 23rd.
Maybe she is loading all export cargo from Alexandra voyage 502N?

[Brent]

Alexnadra has broken down and AIS has her anchored in the gulf. Attempts to get her going unsuccesful so she is being towed into Auckland on Sunday to discharge, with Safmarine Nokwanda making a seconf call this trip to pick up her load. Alexandra was due to switch to Triple Star to r/p Buxhai so guess that needs to be revised now.
Cheers

[Stephen Chester]

MARIA-KATHARINA S IMO 9429326 has been added to the Capricorn Schedule.

[Stephen Chester]

Pacifica Shipping's new coastal container vessel is "Sea Pioneer" IMO 9319557. She is 9910 GRT and was built in 2005. She will be renamed "Spirit of Canterbury" in Singapore and is doing a southbound voyage to Auckland for Swire Shipping.

[Brent]

Belle didn't last long, MSC Corinna ex JPO Sagittarius has already replaced on MSC Capricorn.

[Stephen Chester]

Pacific Direct Line are replacing "Southern Lily" IMO 9404613 with "Southern Lily" IMO 9296339. The latter vessel used to trade here as Forum Fiji. She has recently been trading out of Singapore as Kota Ria.

[Stephen Chester]

Swire Bulk Logistics has gone into partnership with Golden Bay Cement to build a new self discharging cement carrier to replace "Golden Bay" on the New Zealand coast. The 9,000 deadweight (dwt) vessel, named Aotearoa Chief, to be built at China

[Robbie]

The Spirit of Canterbury is due to arrive in Auckland on the 19/3.

[Stephen Chester]

ANL Benalla IMO 9334519 is transferring from the TranzTas service to the Kix service. She will be replaced by ANL Elanora IMO 9334820 which is transferring from the KIX service. This transfer will occur in Sydney on 23 March.

[Stephen Chester]

The "Alexandra" IMO 9225407 arrived in Auckland 9 February and sailed for Tanjung Pelepas before breaking down and returning to Auckland. After several visits to Wynyard oil wharf she is back out at anchor and her departure date is now 19 May.

[Stephen Chester]

Pacifica Shipping are adding the South Island port of Timaru to the schedule of the "Spirit of Endurance" from
17 March 2015.
See article.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/industries/67440272/timarus-gains-is-lytteltons-loss

[Stephen Chester]

Alexandra has finally loaded for Singapore and Tanjung Pelepas after a period at anchor off Auckland. She will transfer to the Thailand to Tanzania and Mombasa route . Her replacement is "Hoechst Express" IMO 8902565 . She is presently trading as Kalliopi RC.