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

« on: February 17, 2021, 11:03:53 AM »

Yes, I recall getting containers shipped on Mitsui-OSK line vessels from Buenos Aires to Auckland in the early 1990's. I think there was about 1 sailing per month each way from Santos, BA and Valparaiso to Auckland and then onwards to East Coast Australia ports. I think the vessels were in the 2000-2500 TEU size area. The schedule often slipped a week from what had been listed at booking time, I suspect due to erratic port windows in the South American ports at the time, and coming westwards they were going against the wind, waves and storms of the roaring forties quite a lot of the way crossing from the bottom of South America. At some stage, I don't recall when, this direct service was stopped , and replaced by trans shipments  via a string going northwards on the Pacific coast with a transhipment made in Panama to vessels coming down to NZ and Australia.

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Help and Advice / Re: Mirror and Tele-converter lenses.

« on: November 04, 2015, 10:19:36 AM »

My experience, for what it is worth...... Years ago, (pre-digital )I had a Minolta SLR camera with several lens including a Mirror lens - a 500mm one in this case. It was not auto focus. I found it really difficult for some reason to get an exact sharp focus all of the time. More often than I would like I was just slightly out. A zoom lens seemed to be much more forgiving in this regard- easier to get an acceptably sharp image. Interested to know if anyone else had the same experience. Presumably there are autofocus ones nowadays that get around this issue.

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Shipping News and information / Re: HMAS ANZAC & HMNZS TE KAHA to Portsmouth

« on: May 21, 2015, 10:41:10 AM »

Go for it guys. The last time there was a visit to the UK by Royal New Zealand Navy ship was in 1993. These were the frigate HMNZS Canterbury and the tanker HMNZS Endeavour.
 HMAS Anzac and HMNZS Te Kaha transited the Suez Canal on April 19th, and attended the Gallipoli landing commemorations in Turkey on Anzac Day, - April 25th on their way north, according to an article in the May edition of Navy Today - the RNZN magazine.

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Shipping News and information / Re: Rules of the Road !!

« on: May 12, 2015, 06:53:55 AM »

Captain Ted : It is fairly universal worldwide- we get people in small boats or stand up paddle boarders in the shipping channel here in Auckland as well. Presumably in this photo they think the cruise ship can see them and won't run them over. Even assuming they have no idea of Maritime rules, you would think that basic common sense would suggest that might is right ?
http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=2206716

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Help and Advice / Re: Shipspotting on the Ilse of Wight

« on: March 31, 2015, 10:59:18 PM »

Clyde,

That is a good idea to have a category for shipspotting locations. It would be easy for the locals to write up a viewing/photography access guide for visitors. If there was a function where we could incorporate a map that would also help.  Things to include :  where to go, distances, sun direction & time of day, local port website and how accurate it is for times of ship movements. Is there public transport to get there ? Maybe include some photos taken from these places that we list so the visitor can get an idea of what he will see/ be able to photograph ( Is it worth while to make the effort to get there ? )Probably more things to include.
regards,

Nigel

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Shipping News and information / Re: Updates on vessels and services to New Zealand in 2014

« on: September 06, 2014, 08:47:38 AM »

Cap Cleveland was never painted in Hamburg-Sud Red from new, it has a black hull colour. No problem to change the name to a "Kota" one, paint the funnel and it will look like a PIL ship.

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Shipping News and information / Re: Updates on vessels and services to New Zealand in 2013

« on: August 12, 2013, 11:59:10 AM »

Off on a slight tangent as it is nothing to do with trade, but the POAL website says that HMS Daring will visit Auckland on 17th September for a few days, to be berthed at Princes wharf. This is a newish Destroyer - D 32 - and presumably is on a world tour - it was in Hawaii in July,  according to the most recent photo on the site.
On the 16th September HMAS Perth, an Australian Anzac Class frigate is arriving in Auckland, to be berthed at Queens wharf.

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Shipping News and information / Re: Online database for yachts and cruise ships

« on: July 01, 2013, 09:06:34 AM »

For sailing yachts and motor yachts of about 30 metres and more, the website www.superyachttimes.com has quite a large database. Use the search function on the boat name.
They seem to track quite well most of the newbuilds coming along, especially from European yards but also from the well known yards in other parts of the world. Most but not all have IMO numbers.
regards,

Nigel

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Shipping News and information / Re: Updates on vessels and services to New Zealand in 2013

« on: April 05, 2013, 10:10:05 AM »

Tony - It may be the third of their 31000 Dwt new buildings from the Zhejiang Ouhua Shipyard.
The "Shansi" - IMO 9614476 and yard # 637; and the "Shantung" - IMO 9614488 and yard # 638; were christened at a ceremony on 13th March. The third in the series for Swire Group, yard # 639, is due to be launched in mid April.
http://www.ouhuashipbuilding.com - look in the news section.

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Shipping News and information / Re: Updates on vessels and services to New Zealand in 2013

« on: January 05, 2013, 04:05:39 AM »

According to the POAL website, Trans Future 7 is due in Auckland on the 11th January from Melbourne ( presumably with Camry's from the Toyota Altona factory ), sailing for Lyttleton late on the same day.

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Shipping News and information / Re: ship spotted on music record cover & Hamburg S

« on: November 28, 2012, 09:57:25 AM »

Hi Polsteam,

These types of funnel seemed to be quite normal for most of the 1st generation of Hamburg-Sud container ships ( then branded "Columbus XXXXX" )that came to Australia and New Zealand. The "Columbus New Zealand", IMO 7039610 is a good example of this funnel arrangement. I think it was built by one of the HDW yards in Germany, about 1971. Chris Howell has posted a number of good photos of this ship, and you can clearly see the funnel arrangement.
Several sisterships, or near sisterships such as the Columbus Victoria IMO 7508702, Columbus Virginia IMO 7508726, Columbus Canada IMO 7800162, Columbus Queensland IMO 7800174 had a similar funnel set up. These ships traded between Australia, New Zealand and North America for many years in the 70's and 80's. There are photos of them all here on the site.

regards,

Nigel

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Site related news, functions and modules / Re: Shipspotting Locations (sub) category

« on: August 25, 2012, 07:38:29 AM »

That is a good idea Clyde. Should we try to do this to a standard format ?
Do we write a description, add a photo showing the view, maybe add in a google earth location point for each viewing spot ? Then a method of getting there by public transport ( ferry, train or bus) so that any of our visitors for example who come by cruise ship should  be able to get to several of them easily within a day.  Also we need the website details of the harbour port company where ship movements are listed.

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

« on: July 06, 2012, 06:43:29 AM »

More new Wallenius Wilhelmsen PTCC's coming to Auckland :

The newbuild from the DSME yard in Korea - "Titania" IMO 9505053 is due in Auckland on 18th July. This is painted in Wilhelmsen orange and white.
The fourth of the Mark 5 Roros -  "Salome" IMO 9515395 is due in Auckland on 25th September. This is yard # 2265 from Mitsubishi Nagasaki, has been launched in the last few weeks. It is a sistership to "Tonsberg", "Parsifal" & "Tysla",  and should be painted in Wallenius green and white. These 4 sister ships are the largest vehicle carriers so far.( measured in Grt and length )
"Tulane"  IMO 9505089, yard # 2263 from Hyundai Ulsan, is due in Auckland on 30 September. This is branded as a Eukor vessel, painted in cream and blue.

These are all on the Wallenius Wilhelmsen Europe to Oceania service via East Coast USA.
They have been renewing their fleet progressively over the last few years.

Nigel

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

« on: June 26, 2012, 06:27:03 AM »

Stephen,

You forgot the WWL PTCC "Carmen" IMO 9505027 in your line up of the 6 car carriers visiting the Port of Auckland over the next couple of days.
 "Falstaff" at Bledisloe, "Ruby Ace" at Captain Cook, "Hoegh Trooper" at Freyberg, "Carmen" at Jellicoe, "Spring Wind" at Bledisloe, "Trans Future 6" at Captain Cook wharves according to the POAL website. There might be 4 -5 in port at one time on the 27th.

regards,

Nigel

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

« on: May 18, 2012, 11:12:13 AM »

Titania - IMO 9505053, is being added to the Wallenius Wilhelmsen Europe to Oceania route.
This is another new build PTCC from Daewoo, Korea that was delivered in late 2011. 71,600 Grt and 227m LoA, and presumably a near sister to Carmen, Tiger and Figaro from the same yard and delivered within the last year or so. Titania is due in Auckland on the 18th July.
regards,  Nigel.