Offshore activity stirring in Australia and New Zealand
WHILE there’s always a degree of out-of-sight, out-of-mind about the offshore sector in this region it remains one of the most active. Recent developments Oslo-headquartered...
Cool for kiwis, says ACFS
ACFS Port Logistics New Zealand continues to operate as per normal and is not subject to administration, management in Australia say. As has been widely reported, the company’s...
Magaya brings customs compliance to Kiwi forwarding platform
MAGAYA Corporation, a freight management platform for logistics service providers, has announced the launch of Magaya Global Customs Compliance for New Zealand, expanding both its...
Port leaders highlight collaboration, innovation at PMTA Conference
AUSTRALIAN port leaders joined counterparts from across the Pacific this week at the 48th Pacific Maritime Transport Alliance (PMTA) Conference in Nuku’alofa, Tonga, where...
Record year for Lyttelton
LYTTELTON hit the accelerator in the 2025/26 financial year with the port company achieving new records across profit, revenue and dividends for the second year in a row....
bound4blue raises Pacific sail
SPANISH wind propulsion company bound4blue has installed a 22-metre eSAIL on a multi-purpose vessel which has now begun inter-island service in French Polynesia. The installation...
Christchurch rejects DPW-led Lyttelton plan
CHRISTCHURCH City Holdings, the investment arm of Christchurch City Council, has knocked back a proposal by DP World and local interests to invest in and manage the port of...
Austal upgrade updates 2012 vessel
AUSTAL has completed a full upgrade of its MARINELINK‑Prime Integrated Monitoring, Alarm and Control System (IMACS) on the passenger ferry Prony Express in New Caledonia,...
DP World, LiteHaus launch Fiji digital education push
DP World has teamed up with Australian non-profit LiteHaus International on a digital education initiative aimed at improving access to technology for about 4700 students across...
ANL fine-tunes TransTas service
EARLY next month ANL will introduce a number of changes to its TranzTas service between Australia and New Zealand. The carrier says the enhancements are designed to improve...
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China congestion hitting SoPac transhipments
NEPTUNE Pacific has alerted customers to likely delivery delays for Chinese cargo as mainline vessels obliged to skip orts due to severe weather and congestion will miss local...
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Workers poisoned by fish waste failure
CREWMEMBERS of an Australian-owned longline trawler were poisoned by hydrogen sulphide gas while working in an enclosed space during the vessel’s routine dry-docking in Lyttelton,...
NZ ship’s future cemented
THE FUTURE of one of the few remaining New Zealand-flagged-and-crewed coast vessels seems assured after the government granted financial assistance of up to NZ $60 million to...
Fiji Ports seeking new tariffs on shipping lines
FIJI Ports Corporation (FPCL) has told the nation’s Competition and Consumer Commission its FJD 910 million, 10-year investment program will require new tariffs of up to 48% on...
Ship repair hub planned for Vanuatu
VANUATU maritime services company Ocean Logistics is seeking investor funds to develop a ship repair facility that could serve the South Pacific and even East Coast Australia. The...
