Pacific nations join forces to overhaul domestic shipping
SEVEN Pacific Island nations have joined forces to overhaul domestic shipping across Oceania. The Pacific Blue Shipping Partnership (PBSP) has been created by ministers from Fiji,...
NZ green lights LNG import facility
WHILE Australian end-users have yet to throw their weight behind several proposed LNG import projects in southern and eastern ports, the New Zealand government has shortlisted two...
TAIC report highlights safety management shortcomings
Publisher’s note: This article’s headline has been amended to more accurately reflect TAIC’s findings in its final report on the Aratere grounding. KIWIRAIL’s management has come...
After four decades in the biz, Knowles is finally Cool
VETERAN New Zealand shipping practitioner Mike Knowles has been appointed regional representative for Cyprus-based Cool Carriers, the world’s largest operator of specialised...
Will Vega vanish, finally?
THE REDUNDANT former KiwiRail rail/ro-pax Vega looks set to depart for the breakers’ beach in India after export/import paperwork was finally completed and accepted. KiwiRail...
Specialist dive training aimed at combatting maritime threats in the Pacific
COMBATTING maritime threats, particularly illegal drug trafficking, was the aim of specialised training to Kiribati police divers recently. Twelve members from Kiribati Maritime...
Pacific cops pledge to combat maritime drugs trade
A SUMMIT in Fiji has reinforced the importance of collaboration and consolidating efforts in support of regional security and law enforcement in the Pacific. Fiji Police Force...
NZ Customs going remote
THE INTRODUCTION of three new ROVs (remotely-operated vehicle) has substantially advanced NZ Customs’ ability to undertake underwater inspections of vessels in the nation’s ports,...
Tauranga welcomes stronger NZ plant IP
NEW Zealand’s leading kiwifruit export outlet, Port of Tauranga, has applauded efforts by the government to strengthen plant variety rights (PVR) to protect investments...
MSC in major Oceania network revision
MEDITERRANEAN Shipping Company has today confirmed market rumours circulating for over a week, announcing a major overhaul of its Oceania region services effective immediately....
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China rates climb slows
FREIGHT rates on Australia’s premier trade route from China have slowed their recent rapid rise but are continuing to climb just the same. The SCFI (mean spot rate) for...
Kaitaki report sparks major concerns
THE RELEASE late last week of the NZ Transport Accident Investigation Commission’s final report into the near grounding of ro-pax Kaitaki on rocks in Wellington Harbour in 2023...
Kaitaki breakdown report: “Serious casualty narrowly avoided”
THE NEW Zealand Transport Accident Investigation Commission’s final report into the breakdown of KiwiRail’s ro-pax Kaitaki in January 2023 has set out in stark detail six major...
NZ Media Council upholds ferry reporting complaint
A COMPLAINT lodged by New Zealand deputy PM and rail minister Winston Peters over a story on Cook Strait replacement ferry costs published by The Post has been upheld by the...
TUGS & TOWAGE: Strengthening Solomon Islands' towage capability
Pacific Towing, part of Steamships Limited’s Logistics Division, is Melanesia’s largest marine services business. Employing over 250 staff and owning a fleet of 20 vessels, the...
