Matson, along with Swire, are reverting to a 3 vessel operation to the Pacific Islands. They are using Liloa II, Island Chief and Olomana.
Olomana did her last Transtasman run and then loaded containers of cement at Marsden Point for discharge in Auckland and transhipment onto Moana Chief.
This makes things interesting for Swire's transtasman schedule, as Melanesian Chief is on her last run, and there is no forward schedule.
There is also no vessel to take Wilsons Cement containers from Marsden Point to Lyttelton. However I did see a container spreader loaded into the barge Kaipara Karrier IV and she was taken from Marsden Wharf to Wynyard and returned later in the day. They may use her to tranship the containers of cement at Auckland?
Anyone have news on this?