Updates on Vessels & Services to New Zealand

[Stephen Chester]

Northern Guild is phasing out of ANZEX and is being replaced by Jonathan Swift IMO 9431824.

[Stephen Chester]

MV Archer is phasing out of Maersk's Polaris service at Port Chalmers on 21 March. She will then load Napier and Tauranga for Kobe, Busan, Shanghai and Hong Kong.

[Stephen Chester]

Capitaine Baret is leaving the NPDL Fiji Express service and will be replaced by the NPDL Tahiti.

[Stephen Chester]

Does anyone know what is happening with Majestic Princess? She sailed from Sydney to Auckland, and sheltered in the Bay of Islands anchorage due to yesterdays severe storm. She then proceeded on to Auckland and has been going around in circles. Port of Auckland has her anchoring from 13.33 today until 04.30 on March 22. Can't see that happening as she has passengers and crew on board. Weird....
They have now modified her anchor time to 01.30 6 March. She may be omitting her Auckland call and heading to Tauranga where she is due tomorrow.
Looks like she is heading straight for Tauranga.

[Stephen Chester]

Pacifica Shipping have made changes to their coastal schedule.
Moana Chief will now call Auckland - Lyttelton - Timaru (Fortnightly)
Takutai Chief will now call Auckland - Lyttelton - Marsden Point - Tauranga.
Nelson cargo for Auckland and Tauranga will be carried on other vessels as required.

[Stephen Chester]

AS Simone is phasing out of Maersk's Polaris schedule at Sydney on 14 March. This takes the service down to two vessels, Nicolai Maersk and Nordmass.

[Stephen Chester]

Antwerp Bridge is phasing out of the KIX service at Singapore on 5th April. She will be replaced by CMA CGM Marlin.

[Stephen Chester]

Due to the on going mechanical issue with the Capitaine Wallis, her Noumea and Vanuatu cargo has been transferred to Sofrana Surville. Her Vanuatu cargo will be transhipped to Southern Pearl at Noumea. Capitaine Magellan will take over the schedule on her return from drydock in China on 2nd April. The future of Capitaine Wallis is uncertain.

[Stephen Chester]

Jack London IMO 9431812 is replacing Derby D on the ANZEX schedule.

[Stephen Chester]

Newbuild MSC Nurya G IMO 9955791 is joining the Kiwi Service.

Northern Dexterity IMO 9345996 is joining the Capricorn Service.

[Stephen Chester]

CMA CGM Quelimane IMO 9367839 will replace Mia Schulte on ANL's Trans Tasman schedule.

[Stephen Chester]

Container vessel Norfolk is phasing out of the KIX schedule for one round voyage. She will be replaced for this voyage by OOCL Nagoya.

[Stephen Chester]

AS Simone is phasing out of Maersk's Polaris schedule at Sydney on 14 March. This takes the service down to two vessels, Nicolai Maersk and Nordmass.

It appears that AS Simone is no longer phasing out. She sailed from Sydney to Suva anchorage before berthing and then returning to anchorage. She is now on her way to Auckland, where she will resume her Trans Tasman schedule.

[Stephen Chester]

More NPDL schedule changes:
Capitaine Magellan is returning from drydock and will replace Capitaine Wallis on the NOUVAPAC trade.
Capitaine Kupe is replacing NPDL California on the Tahiti & Tonga trade. The latter vessel is heading to drydock.
Southern Pearl is replacing Capitaine Kupe on the Tuvalu & Kiribati trade.
Capitaine Wallis is replacing Southern Pearl on the Wallis & Futuna trade.

[Stephen Chester]

Does anyone know what is happening with Coastal Bulk Shipping's Rangitata. She arrived in Auckland from Wellington on 18th November 2023 for annual survey. She had completed survey some time ago and been out to the Hauraki Gulf anchorages a couple of times for engine tests and compass adjustments etc. She has had several departure dates but these keep being put back. She was supposed to sail at midday today 2 April, but now it is "maybe" on the 15th April. I wouldn't have thought a small coastal shipping company could afford to have a vessel out of action fo so long.