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Shipping News and information / Re: cma cgm secondhand ships

« on: November 20, 2021, 07:52:02 AM »

CMA CGM Alexandria ex Julia Schulte/Rossini 2478 TEU
CMA CGM Algeciras 39941/03 ex TMM Chihuahua & Bavaria Express 4253 TEU
CMA CGM Dakar 18485/10 ex Viking Kestrel 1740 TEU "Wenchong 1700"
CMA CGM Dutch Harbour 40466/09 ex Hanjin Gdynia 4275 TEU
CMA CGM Malta 26836/04 ex ER Caen / Bomar Caen 2556 TEU
etc

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Shipping News and information / Re: Prolific Dutch photographers in the 19 sixties and seventies

« on: October 22, 2021, 07:19:02 PM »

Not exactly fitting your criteria, but an example of what can be possible by collating photoes into a publication is A. de Schipper and J. Janse's 2003 publication MSC 30 Years of Success in 2003. 80 pages of photoes majority in colour, taken from their earliest days in the seventies by various photographers not necessarily local, but mainly taken in the Antwerp/Rotterdam region. The Ocean Ships series would also be representative though in a different perspective, don't recall any others with photoes in bulk as you suggest, a great idea but maybe that "boat has now sailed". 

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Shipping News and information / Re: Updates on vessels and service changes to New Zealand in 2021

« on: August 19, 2021, 07:49:42 AM »

After a 10 year absence, Cap Jervis returns though this time operating the WAS service to west coast North America instead of the east as in 2011, replacing of JPO Libra.

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Shipping News and information / Re: Suez Canal blockage by Ever Given

« on: June 25, 2021, 08:23:19 PM »

News overnight reporting a settlement has been reached, and once signed and dotted Ever Given will be back underway. No amount mentioned, but seems to have been the old Mexican stand-off style of negotiations, the canal authority started off with the demand for US$900 mn, Shoei the vessel owner/insurers retorted with US$150 mn then the Egyptians watered down the amount US$550 mn. So presume the numbers somewhere in the lower hundreds of millions, but hundreds of customers will now be breathing a huge sigh of relief, as well as Evergreen to have their ship back in service in a market currently experiencing phenomenal freight rates. Possibly may recover the cost of the fine in a single voyage from Asia, and maybe the big $$$$'s now being earned incouraged Evergreen to contribute support a high settlement to get the ship back scoring its share of surging freight rates. Other reports have some rates 485% up on last year, Maersk shares at an all time high, and even Zim who have long battled financially and found it diffcult to attract investors, has seen its shares triple since January.

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Shipping News and information / Re: Updates on vessels and service changes to New Zealand in 2021

« on: May 31, 2021, 06:39:28 AM »

As if covid issues haven't had enough impact on carrier schedules, closure of the Napier port last week has left another headache with seven containerships now waiting to work the single container berth. About to complete her exchange, the Tianjin Bridge will be replaced by the NYK Futago, then Rio Blanco, with sister also Rio Bravo also riding the waves along with Neokastro ex Aglaia, Bomar Resilient and Kota Lembah. Loading apples is the Baltic Performer, Excelsior Bay discharges oil products, with log carriers Berge Jungfrau, IVS Merlion, and Mount Baker also to load. Several vessels sailed from the port earlier in the day - Andrea Enterprise (phosphate), Buffalo (cement) and Loch Melfort (logs), with seven more vessels due by the end of the working week. For the last 2 days various mixes of 12 vessels have been working or waiting off the port, which may be a record even comparing with the past "golden era" of the conventional cargoliner.

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Shipping News and information / Re: Suez Canal blockage by Ever Given

« on: March 29, 2021, 05:35:32 PM »

As an exporter it will be interesting to learn of the cause of the grounding, fortunately we have no cargo on this vessel but various news reports put the issue down to bridge error or wind effects. Even if insurers cover the GA, it is still irksome that others have to pay for a shipboard error, if that proves to be the case. But we do have cargo on subsequent vessels that now will be affected, just another nightmare for exporters these days starting with ships being full, then sliding schedules, then equipment shortages, then carriers finding they have over-booked slots and shortshipments follow, then delays in ships berthing at destination, and finally delays in getting containers off port, and for refrigerated cargoes hopefully coolstores have space. And all the way along, arguing detention with carriers after it was their ships that were late, and some customers are suffering vastly inflated freight rates. Not easy. 

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Shipping News and information / Re: Suez Canal blockage by Ever Given

« on: March 24, 2021, 09:21:15 AM »

A big event unfolding in the Middle East may only be adding to the woes of shipping lines battling the affects of the covid pandemic, that on the other hand has caused shipping freight rates to soar and impact positively on some lines balance sheets. The 2018 built and 20,388TEU containership Ever Given has blocked the Suez Canal in both directions at the southern end after running in to the canal bank. Reportedly buffeted by 50 km winds, tracking imagery of her voyage shows the vessel swerving a little before impact that may have caused her to touch bottom and lead her bow to swing into the canal bank, locking the vessel in a broadside position across the canal. Reports are also suggesting the 400 meter vessel may have had a blackout.
It is now more than 12 hours since the vessel became stuck and the seriousness of the situation is growing as the initial 15 vessels caught up have bene joined by many others leaving Europe, or trying to get to Europe via the Egyptian waterway. A fortunate vessel was the COSCO Shipping Galaxy ahead of the stricken vessel in the convoy, while unfortunate is the American flagged 6,180 TEU Maerk Denver that was following and is now trapped reminiscent of the "Bitter Lakes Group" during the 1967 Egypt/Israel conflict. Several tugs are at the scene and have started trying to move the vessel, backed up by a front-end loader on the canal bank. It appears the clearance operation will take a number of days and necessitate digging out a portion of the canal wall. Ever Given is actually owned by Japanese shipowner Shoei Kisen KK, part of the Imabari Group that also owns the Koyo Dockyard in Mihara who built the vessel, and one report has Evergreen calling for the owner "report the cause of the accident".

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Shipping News and information / Re: Updates on vessels and service changes to New Zealand in 2021

« on: February 19, 2021, 06:32:37 AM »

Maersk also seem to have a ring-in to Asia, the Express Argentina ETA Tauranga 3.3.21. They are struggling to load the containers they have committed to, wiped out the opposition and now "strangling" NZ exports with their service struggles. An extra-loader is the least they can do.

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Help and Advice / Re: Information on shipping routes in the South pacific in 1981/82

« on: February 17, 2021, 05:43:10 PM »

In 1981 Brazil's Lloyd Brasileiro operated a cargo service from Australian ports and Auckland to east coast South America, not sure about exact discharge ports though surely Buenos Aires one. Columbus Line and Shipping Corp. of NZ called at Callao and Guayaquil from the same loadports, en route to the Caribbean with container ships. The dairy board may have then been chartering general cargo ships for dairy to Central America, but can't find any regular service to Chile. It would be hard to find any tramps on the route though, New Zealand Marine news would be a good avenue to look if have access.

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Site related news, functions and modules / Re: posting historic photographs - policy question

« on: December 19, 2020, 05:57:35 AM »

Hi
I think Dirk is way off reservation, yes the site is shipspotting (not shipspotters), but over the years these arguments have overwhelmingly resolved that we should see all photoes. The site only opened two decades ago, but should not exclude old stuff which has massive interest and even though the photographer is dead, they traded their rights to the poster by allowing the image to be passed on. 

How many times have we seen this debate ...

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Shipping News and information / Re: Updates on vessels and service changes to New Zealand in 2020

« on: October 31, 2020, 06:28:28 AM »

Really commisserate on the fatalaties there Mike and the tough times staff are going through. Apparently can't attract replacement staff as soon as the robot cranes and straddles are up and running they will no longer be required. Now Metroport has fallen apart, constant days of no receiving and if they are is extrememly limited windows, northern exporters being run ragged. Tauranga are starting to limit activities with diverted vessels, systems around our biggest ports are strangled. Where is the way out, NZ logistics really in chaos!!

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Shipping News and information / Re: Updates on vessels and service changes to New Zealand in 2020

« on: September 16, 2020, 11:04:47 PM »

The fully laden log carrier Funing which grounded off Tauranga 6.7 has finally left the port exactly 2 months after the incident. The Funing left the port 6.9 under tow and after a brief time anchored off Auckland, resumed her voyage 12.9 in tow of tug Skandi Emerald bound for Singapore where ETA 12.10.She reportedly lost power at the harbour entrance and drifted to the edge of the shipping channel, tangling a marker buoy and the stern grounding on a sandbank. This caused shipping delays until she was able to be moved to deeper water. Later she re-berthed now obviously to wait for her tow to arrive, during which time work was done on her rudder and propeller. The master and chief engineer were later convicted for not advising the departure pilot of engine issues and not ensuring the engine was in working order - court report:
 https://mfame.guru/master-and-chief-engineer-found-guilty-of-grounding-log-carrier-mv-funing/

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Shipping News and information / Re: Updates on vessels and service changes to New Zealand in 2020

« on: September 06, 2020, 06:51:06 PM »

The fatality last week on Constantinos P severely disrupting operations is one factor affecting Auckland, and strike-stricken ships crossing from Australia another. Typhoon season in Asia would possibly be another delaying arrivals, so arriving off-window at the moment will most likely have dire consequences.

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Shipping News and information / Re: Updates on vessels and service changes to New Zealand in 2020

« on: June 05, 2020, 07:31:22 PM »

CMA CGM Eiffel has a "technical issue" that has invalidated her out of the service and replaced.

NYK Futago on NZJ service to be replaced by Brevik Bridge at Shanghai 9.7, though a commentator has suggested that the K Line vessel may actually arrive as ONE Brevik as she is scheduled to dock at the end of her current Australian duties, with others in the fleet previously availing these opportunities to transform to the new corporate ONE-isation.

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Trip reports / Re: Your worst memory when you were trying to spot or take pictures of the ships?

« on: May 09, 2020, 08:20:01 PM »

Morning - I have a couple, Santos Star nicely adorned with a Blue Star funnel sailing in to Napier on a reasonable day ... forgot camera, camera battery dying at Singapore and had to ration photoes, one I particularly regret being a nice green on a thoroughly sunny day. But I think the big moment I shared with a basking sealion on a small breakwater at Napier, I walked straight past (within 12 inches) and he mustn't have noticed me either, while photograhing I could then her heavy breathing which thought was odd. Anyway on way back the mammal then decided to protest and wnet up on its haunches with a very loud growl, I got such a fright went a** over kite skinned everything, dropped the camera fortunately only a few scratches. Had a mexican standoff for a few minutes till it slithered in to the sea.