Updates on Vessels & Services to New Zealand

[Stephen Chester]

Maersk's Polaris schedule vessel Trieste Trader IMO 9813814 is to be renamed AS Simone.

[Stephen Chester]

Maersk's Polaris vessel B Trader IMO 9813802 is to be renamed AS Sabine.

[Stephen Chester]

Maersk's Polaris vessel B Trader IMO 9813802 is to be diverted from her usual schedule. She arrived in Auckland from Melbourne and is now heading for Suva. She will then head back to Melbourne before resuming her usual schedule. There is no sign yet of her name change.

[Stephen Chester]

Swire Shipping are replacing Kota Bahagia with Pacific Endeavour IMO 9358022 on the trans tasman schedule.

[Brent Hanson]

Ref. query from Peter Kerr - "I notice "DESTINE" is due to arrive in Wellington today. I'd only ever seen her as a bunkering tanker especially around Circular Quay, Sydney. Has she been sold? I haven't heard any news about that. She is staying in Wellington for 10 days - again interesting. Does anyone know what's up?"

I thought would move the matter to the regular New Zealand string:

In response, my sources advise - As noted the Destine previously operated in Sydney and noe following acquisition by Silver Fern Shipping, the bunker tanker will be permanently based in Wellington under the management of BP. She will operate from the Burnham Wharf in Evans Bay servicing the Interislander and Bluebridge fleets, and is intended to be renamed Kokako.

[P.F. KERR]

Thanks for the news Brett. I hadn't heard about it and was surprised when I saw her arrival scheduled for Wellington last week.
Peter Kerr

[Stephen Chester]

ANL Warrnambool is being replaced on the PANZ service by  CMA CGM Seattle IMO 9290098. She is at present on the CNS China schedule. They are yet to announce her replacement on this service.

Olivia Maersk is phasing out of the OC1 schedule and is to be replaced by Maersk Buton IMO 9392925.

[Stephen Chester]

ANL Warrnambool is transferring from the PANZ schedule to CNS schedule.

[Stephen Chester]

Synergy Busan is phasing out of the PANZ service at Tauranga. She will be replaced by Seaspan Rio de Janeiro IMO 9301847.

Spirit of Singapore is phasing out of the OC1 service and will be replaced by Oluf Maersk IMO 9251626.