Vessel that visted NZ and are being replaced 2010

[Stephen Chester]

Maersk Dominica has been renamed Cap Roberta
Maersk Damascus has been renamed Santa Romana
I believe a name change for Maersk Duffield will happen when she leaves the NZ-Asia run in Singapore on 16th September.

[Stephen Chester]

Cap Mondego is to replace Cap Capricorn on the NZ-Japan run. According to Hamburg Sud's Schedule she will do a southbound run from ECNA before loading in Tauranga for Japan.

[Tony des Landes]

It looks like HS Wagner is to be replaced on the NZ - Japan run by the Almathea which has been trading as Cap Prior

[Brent]

Evening

Marfret Sormiou to be temporarily replaced in the joint CMA CGM Europe service while drydocking by Janus IMO9226516 recently r/n ex Cap Stewart ex CSCL Yantai.

Maersk Duncan to be r/n Bunga Raya Dua Belas at Singapore about 1.9.10 to acknowledge the partnership of Maersk and MISC on the NZ service.

[Stephen Chester]

All has become clear. The Cap Mondego will do a southbound from ECNA in place of the Cap Byron. She will then load in NZ for Japan to replace Cap Capricorn. The Cap Capricorn will do a southbound from Japan and then load in NZ for a northbound voyage to ECNA to replace Cap Byron.

[Aaron Fox]

The Superyacht Tribu is due in Auckland on the 29/08/2010 also the Golden Chie is on its madien visit to Auckland and is due on the 03/09/2010

[Aaron Fox]

Restructure of North Asia / New Zealand Direct Service

As many customers will already be aware, the joint North Asia/New Zealand
direct service operated by COSCO Container Lines, Hamburg S

[Peter Grunberg]

Marfret Sormiou is headed for dry dock in Rotterdam so will be out of action for at least 1/2 a voyage - short term replacement is Janus , recently the Cap Stewart and seen in OZ as the CSCL Yantai.

[Stephen Chester]

The coastal feeder "Spirit of Endurance" is adding the ports of Wellington and Nelson to it's weekly run. The captain will have to put his foot to the pedal to maintain the fixed day schedule. :-)

[Aaron Fox]

Interesting arrives for the week between the 13-20 Sep at Auckland

Some interesting arrives over the next few days. One of the ships is the Happy River that is now in the Port of Auckland and it will sail tommorrow night. Another one is the Clipper Izumo that is leaving tonight at 19:00. Also their is  2 chinese navy vessels in auckland at the moment and also there is Pacific Makassar due on the 15/09/2010 and the Singa Ace on the 15 also. There is one more interesting arrive it is the STX Queensland. The Maersk Bratan is making her madien call into Auckland on the 17/09/2010

[Aaron Fox]

New Ship to Join Cook Strait Fleet

Ferry company Strait Shipping

[Tony des Landes]

It would appear that MSC will withdraw the MSC Sardinia from the Capricorn Service and phase in the MSC Jenny in November.

Finally after being reported sold several months ago, the MSC Palermo has been withdrawn from the same service and we will see the return of MSC America

[Tony des Landes]

MSC Jenny will now not be joining the Capricorn Service and instead the MSC Palermo will return instead

[Aaron Fox]

Interesting arrives for the week between the 11-18 Oct at Auckland

Some interesting arrives over the next few days. One arrive will be the SCHELDEGRACHT due in 2 hours at Auckland Bledisloe wharf. Tomorrow on the 12 of Oct the tanker Stolt Sakura is due at Wynyard wharf. The Russia Ship MARINA TSVETAYEVA is due in CALLIOPE SOUTH (Auckland's Navy base).

[Stephen Chester]

Maersk Fukuoka is leaving the Pacific Island run on 10th November and heading for Torres Strait and Singapore. She is to be replaced by BC San Francisco (IMO 9346562) ex Martha Russ.