Vessel that have visted NZ and are being replaced 2012

[Tony des Landes]

PIL are to replace the Kota Permata with the Kota Laju on the NZX Service. She is due mid October.

[Stephen Chester]

Maersk are replacing "Angeles" with "Maersk Jaipur" IMO 9343974 on the South East Asia run.

[Stephen Chester]

CMA CGM & ANL are replacing the "Winchester Strait" with "Hansa Ludwigsburg" IMO 9516741 on their North Asia schedule.

[Stephen Chester]

E.R.Darwin is now shown as replacing MSC Brasilia on the TransTasman schedule. She is only showing as doing two voyages, as it appears that MSC are moving to a two vessel operation from November.

[Tony des Landes]

MSC have announced that they will start calling at Timaru and cut Wellington from the Capricoen Service.

The Komodo looks as though it will only be doing one trip and her place will be taken by the MSC Brasilia.

Finally the E.R. Darwin which was originally scheduled to go on the Capricorn Service and is now going on the Kiwi Service instead, is to be replaced by the MSC Jenny. This is about the third time MSC have scheduled her for this service but she has always been replaced before getting here.

[Stephen Chester]

On the Kiwi Service MSC have changed port rotations. They will now call New Plymouth after Nelson and then on to Auckland.
The "Hoheplate" will be replaced after the voyage calling Tauranga 25 September. A replacement vessel is yet to be announced.

[Tony des Landes]

After advertising the Kota Laju as a replacement for the Kota Permata, the Kota Laju has now been replaced by the Kota Lukis

[Stephen Chester]

Hapag Lloyd are replacing "Australia Express" with "Coral Bay" ex Maersk Narbonne IMO 9304758, on the WCNA schedule.

[Stephen Chester]

Pacific Direct Line are starting a new service utilising "MV Danny Rose" IMO 861116.
see attached announcement:
http://www.pdl123.com/news/news.php?date=20120926

I wonder what will happen to the service done at present by Norfolk Guardian?

[Stephen Chester]

                             "Back to the Future"
The "Copihue" IMO 8811857 is due Marsden Point 12 October and then Tauranga 16 October. She is coming from Chinhae in South Korea to load BUTTER in the conventional way. ie pallets.

[Stephen Chester]

MSC has announced a replacement for "Hoheplate" on the Noumea schedule. She is "Reecon Wolf - IMO 9356660.

[Brent]

On the Maersk southern star service Maersk Jacobstad to be replaced by Maersk Jaun departing shortly from Tanjung Pelepas.

[Stephen Chester]

Maersk are replacing "Maersk Jenaz" with "Maersk Jambi" IMO 9399777 on the South East Asia schedule.

[Brent]

The Tsakos charterd trio MSC Brasilia, MSC Sardinia and MSC London operated by MSC are scheduled for scrapping at the end of their charters early in 2012. The MSC Brasilia has already been transferred to a Laem Chabang / Singapore shuttle service pending delivery with MSC London to either follow or seek short-term employment on China trades. The MSC Brasilia was to also undertake short-haul Asian service work but now appears enough time prior to delivery to make a further trip on the Australasian Capricorn service. Another Capricorn vessel Merkur Sky has also been sold for scrap, but unlike the MSC's she was only 17 years old whereas the Tsakos trio are around 26 years.

[Tony des Landes]

Looking at the NZX Schedule, it appears Herman Wulff is to be replaced by CSAV Lonquimay.