Vessel that will get replaced in 2009 or on a maiden voyage into Auckland

[Stephen Chester]

I believe Cosco Damman and Sils will also be replaced as they were only brought in as larger vessels for the export season.
An extra Maersk loader has been announced as the Julia Schulte. Cap Bonavista is to do one export voyage to the ECNA and USL Condor is to do one round trip to WCNA.

[Stephen Chester]

Maersk Fuji and Vega Gotland are to swap runs. Maersk Fuji will go to the Australia/coastal run and the Vega Gotland will go to the Fiji/Noumea run.

[Stephen Chester]

Due to the on going crankshaft and main engine problems with the Southern Pasifika, PDL are returning her to her owners. The Southern Trader will transfer from the Tahiti run to take over the Southern Pasifika's schedule. She is too large to get into the ports of Tarawa, Wallis and Funafuti and all cargo will be transshipped at Suva onto Southern Tiare. PDL with the help of PIL have managed to charter the Kota Darjah which is a sister to Southern Trader and Southern Lily and she will take over the Tahiti run. No name change announced at present.

[Aaron Fox]

Hamburg S

[Brent]

MSC Antwerp has been sold for scrap and her place taken by MSC Tasmania, due to arrive in NZ late May

[Stephen Chester]

Albert Rickmers is replacing Sicilia, 18th May 2009, on the WCNA run.

[Aaron Fox]

Pacific Direct Line, Reef Shipping
Southern Phoenix will replace the Southern Tiare and will be based in Fiji.
This will mean increased tonnage for Kiribati and improved transit / frequency times, as we will be transhipping over Fiji onto the Southern Phoenix

Southern Trader has now replaced the Southern Pasifika as well as the Southern Tiare and will be based in New Zealand. With the Southern Trader replacing the Southern Pasifika /Southern Tiare, she will now be linking New Zealand and Fiji to Pt Vila and Santo as well as offering a better frequency of every 18 days from New Zealand. Lautoka has also been added as an additional port call.

http://www.reefship.co.nz/site/reefshipping/files/News/Notifications/15.04.09%20REEF%20SHIPPING%20Update%20for%20Phoenix&Trader.pdf
http://www.pdl123.com/news/news.php?date=2009041

Pacific Forum Lines

New service to Rarotonga by the Forum Avarua

PFL intend her to operate between Suva-Apia-Rarotonga on a 14 day service with cargo ex New Zealand and Australia being transhipped over either Suva or Apia depending on the connecting vessel

[Stephen Chester]

Pacific Adventurer, (the vessel involved in the oil spill off Australia), will replace the Pacific Chief on the transtasman run from July to September while the latter is in dry dock.

[Stephen Chester]

Tasman Independence and Tasman Resolution are transferring from Tasman Orient's South East Asia run to Swire Shipping's WCNA run. A third as yet unnamed vessel is to be added. There is no news yet on the replacements for Tasman Orient.

[Stephen Chester]

Tasman Orient's replacement vessels will be the Swire's two ships Pacific Destiny and Pacific Dream.

[Stephen Chester]

Pacific Chief's replacement during her survey period is now down to be Pacific Pathfinder. This vessel used to be Tasman Mariner.

[Stephen Chester]

STX Mumbai is to replaced by Antonia Schulte on WCNA run.

[Stephen Chester]

Paranagua Express is to replace Cap Maleas on WCNA run.

[Aaron Fox]

The EUROPEAN EMERALD, RIGOLETTO will be calling at Auckland on the 2 July 2009

[Stephen Chester]

Cap Bon is to replace Cap Capricorn on WCNA run. Cap Palmerston and Cap Palliser are to transfer from the Asia run to WCNA.  Cap Maleas is to transfer to the Asia run. Cap Andreas may transfer to the Asia run as well.