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Shipping News and information / Re: Vessel that have visted NZ and are being replaced 2012

« on: June 06, 2012, 06:04:03 AM »

Spirit of Resolution omitted Onehunga and called Auckland last month as she could not cross the Manukau Bar due to the weather conditions. The following voyage was LYT to Auckland only in order to make up lost time. Last week it was LYT - NPL and ONE. This week she is doing the a full voyage of LYT - NSN - NPL and ONE.

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Shipping News and information / Re: Hamburg-Sud Red

« on: March 09, 2010, 09:20:59 AM »

Brent,

All the Hamburg Sud vessels that call NZ are all charter vessels.
The Cap Palmerston and her 5 sisters are all owned by Claus Peter Offen.
As it turns out the last of these vessels have just been redeployed out of the Aus/NZ West Coast USA trade. The current Cap Beatrice vessels are all operated by a german ship owner Schulte - not sure of the full name.
As these are charter vessels all maintence is the responsibility of the owner so I do not think there is much concern for the cosmetic state of the hull.
Naturally vessels are under pressure to maintain their allocated "windows" on the berth and to maintain eco speed at sea in order to save fuel - so time alongside is short.
There was a HSD owned additional loader ( Bahia Negra) penciled in to make a couple of voyages to NZ but she has since been replaced by a charter vessel.