Photos by Brian Saunders

Challenge Prime with Scrubber Unit now added. Compare this view with my earlier shot taken 31.10.2017 at same location

Berge Shari turns before going astern - Lyttelton Inner Harbour

First time caller Berge Shari enters the inner harbour to berth at No. 2 East Wharf

Berge Hakodate arrives on a calm sunny afternoon

Berge Hakodate arrives from Bluff. Last visited Lyttelton just over a year ago on 27Aug2018

Anatoki arrives fully laden from New Plymouth

Loading logs at 3 West, Lyttelton

Berge Hakodate sails from Lyttelton

Early morning light strikes the hull of Star Danai as she departs Lyttelton

Star Danai sails for Port Abott, Australia , after loading a small consignment of coal

Marinicki off Godley Head in bound to Lyttelton to load coal. Her second visit to the Port. Last here Nine and a half years ago on 7/9/2009.

Emilie Bulker departs Lyttelton for Marsden Point

African Bulker turns to enter the moles Inner Harbour Lyttelton

African Bulker enters the inner harbour at Lyttelton

Proceeding down Lyttelton Harbour with Pilot Awaroa in attendance

African Bulker departs Lyttelton after loading a consignment of logs

Vita Harmony as the then new GL La Paz in June 2009, loading coal at Lyttelton.

San Enterprise shifts to Dry Dock with aid of Lyttelton tugs

NYK Futago berths in evening light at Lyttelton

Orchard Bulker arrives empty to load a small consignment of logs

Orchard Bulker departs Lyttelton 1722019 after loading logs

Antarctic Discovery berths at Cashin Quay 1

Nordic Prince shifting to the Oil Wharf for refuelling prior to commencing her return voyage to Stanley, Falkland Islands

Mighty Ocean departs laden with coal

Viking Orion glides into the inner harbour Lyttelton in early morning light

The very first sun rays of a new day and new month strike Viking Orion as she enters the inner harbour Lyttelton, early morning 132019

Stena Provence makes another visit to Lyttelton

BBC California at Lyttelton shifting to the Oil Wharf for bunkers.

Daiwan Hero departs Lyttelton on her 1st Visit.

ANL Elaroo gathers speed as she departs Lyttelton with a heap of black smoke from her funnel, A rare sight in todays shipping era.

Berge Snaefell discharging at No. 2 East Wharf, Lyttelton

Berge Snaefell outward bound from Lyttelton for New Plymouth.

San Tongariro motors up Auckland harbour off Devonport.

San Tongariro shifts to Dry Dock for survey and painting.

Fairway berths at No. 2 East wharf.

Initial arrival of huge dredge FAIRWAY as she enters the Inner Harbour at Lyttelton to berth at No 2 East Wharf prior to commencing operations on the Outer Harbour shipping channel and approaches as the port gears up for the pending arrival of larger Container vessels.

Sima Giselle arrives Lyttelton

Nordwinter arrives Lyttelton

Newly renamed Nordwinter arrives Lyttelton

Seadream nears her berth at Cashin Quay, Lyttelton

Seadream turns to berth at Cashin Quay, Lyttelton

Off Cashin Quay 1, Lyttelton

A rare daylight arrival of regular caller Lica Maersk at Lyttelton. On this her 53rd visit to the port she arrived with engine problems.

Berge Asahidake loading logs at Lyttelton in September 2016

Berge Annupuri passes the Cashin Quay breakwater, inward bound for No 2 East Wharf Lyttelton

Berge Annupuri enters the inner harbour

ANL Walwa arrives Lyttelton with port tugs Purau and Blackadder in attendance. At 294m this is one of the longest container ships to visit.

Sagarjeet arrives Lyttelton in January 2010 to load coal

The clean hull of an impressive new vessel - Sinlau Bulker -

Brand new ship Sinlau Bulker loads its first commercial cargo logs at No. 2 Wharf, Lyttelton