MV Norfolk due in Brisbane August 2023

The new cargo vessel, named MV Norfolk, is due to sail to Australia for the inaugural Brisbane voyage to collect cargo for Norfolk Island. The vessel has been anchored at Norfolk Island since unloading freight from New Zealand at the beginning of August, which was the second delivery of cargo from New Zealand on the new vessel.

A month ago, on 31 July 2023, Sea Force Barge and Tug transported supplies from Brisbane and the Australian cargo and mail was unloaded at Cascade Pier during the following days.

MV Norfolk sails under the Flag of Singapore and is a NPDL, Neptune Pacific Direct Line cargo vessel. MV Norfolk is a “Landing Craft,” or looks very much like a barge, but is a motorised vessel, so does not require a tugboat for the voyages, as the Sea Force Barge requires from Brisbane.

The shipping app also has this additional information about the MV Norfolk

Vessel Name: NORFOLK
IMO Number: 9906726
Flag: SINGAPORE
Vessel Type: Landing Craft
Call sign: 9V8849
MMSI: 563194200
Year: 2023
Register Company: Bureau Veritas
Additional info:
Overall Length: 80.0
GRT: 1967
Inmarsat C Text / Data: 453304574

Inmarsat C Text / Data: 453304575

During the week, I have used my Vessel Marine tracker and the MV Norfolk was still anchored at Cascade Bay on Thursday evening. The Shipping schedule shows as from August the MV Norfolk is scheduled to have a regular shipping service from Brisbane and Auckland, alternating with back-and-forth voyages. The next advertised estimated cut off date for Brisbane is 1 September, subject to the cargo bookings, and due to return to Norfolk Island approximately 8 September 2023. These dates are subject to change, and recent updates have changed the expected dates by two weeks.

If you wish to read more details of the shipping schedules, follow this link, or contact Norfolk Forwarding Services.

Norfolk Island Shipping Schedules | Forwarding Services (norfolkforwarding.com)

Here are a few images of MV Norfolk unloading at Cascade Pier during August 2023

Betty Matthews

August 2023