Updates on Vessels & Services to New Zealand

[Stephen Chester]

MSC Davao III (IMO 9243241) is joining the Capricorn Service. Looks like replacing MSC Vaiga III.

Looking at the photos on Marine Traffic she is an old ship.

[Tony des Landes]

Looking at the photos on Marine Traffic she is an old ship.

Built 2002

[Stephen Chester]

An unusual visitor coming to Auckland is the Italian RO/RO vessel Grande Cotonou IMO 9672105 owned by Grimaldi Lines.   She is doing Jeddah - Melbourne - Auckland - Shanghai.

[Stephen Chester]

The barge Kapua is due at Northport tomorrow with its second load of logs that were loaded in Auckland. Must be more economical to go by sea than trucking them north to Northport for export.

[Stephen Chester]

Maersk Innoshima IMO 9348170 is replacing Oluf Maersk on the OC1 schedule in July. Oluf Maersk willm phase out in Melbourne and head to the repair yard.

[Stephen Chester]

An unusual visitor coming to Auckland is the Italian RO/RO vessel Grande Cotonou IMO 9672105 owned by Grimaldi Lines.   She is doing Jeddah - Melbourne - Auckland - Shanghai.

This must be a new scheduled service, as a second vessel Grande Florida IMO 9782716 is also listed on the same port rotation. The first vessel is due Auckland 21 May and the second 11 June.

[Stephen Chester]

MSC look to have added two extra vessels transferring from the Panda schedule. The Hansa Europe IMO 9459412 is down as Kiwi voyage KE318. and AS California IMO 9342695 is down as Capricorn voyage FC318. Both of these voyages were originally "blank sailings".

[Stephen Chester]

More changes to the NPDL schedules.
Brisbane has been added as first Australian port on the ANZPAC schedule.
Capitaine Baret has added an Auckland port call on the Fiji Express service.
Capitaine Magellan has added Nukualofa to her Samoas schedule, and Capitaine Kupe will drop the port and only call Papeete.

[Stephen Chester]

Rotterdam Bridge IMO 9224324 is being added to ANZEX schedule. She will join at Shanghai on 20 July 2023.

[Stephen Chester]

WOW!! Couldn't believe it. There are 15 ships anchored off Port of Tauranga today.

[Tony des Landes]

Looks like Shiling's replacement Lady Jane will only do one voyage and will be replaced by Norfolk (IMO 9440813)