Zesty Zespri wraps up season
NEW Zealand kiwifruit marketer and distributor Zespri is approaching the end of a very successful export season with the departure of the final chartered reefer ship for China....
Freight operators boost tech spend to cut costs
AROUND two thirds of freight and logistics operators in Australia and New Zealand expect to spend more on technology during the next 12 months, as business seek cost reductions...
Texel Air expands New Zealand freighter fleet
TEXEL Air has added Boeing’s 200th 737-800 Boeing Converted Freighter (BCF) to its New Zealand fleet, taking its locally based aircraft to three and its Australasian fleet to...
Island ferry rescue completed
A SOLOMON Islands ferry that broke down at sea on Friday [9 October] with 73 people on board was safely towed to shore last night after a multi-agency rescue effort. The 263 GT...
Aranui newie delivered in China
CHINESE builder Huanghai Shipbuilding, based in Shandong, has delivered the newbuilding combi-liner Aranoa to Tahiti-headquartered Aranui Cruises, well ahead of its planned...
UK investors acquire C3
IN A MAJOR deal, forestry-focused logistics and port specialist C3 has been bought from Canada’s Brookfield by London-based InfraRed Capital Partners. Based in Tauranga, New...
New Zealand fast-tracks drydock plan
THE PLAN to build a new drydock in New Zealand has advanced quickly, with its fast-track application accepted as complete by the Environmental Protection Authority. Regional...
Neptune Pacific adds new Central ship
NEPTUNE PACIFIC is bolstering its Pacific fleet with a newly-chartered vessel to take over the MICROPAC service from December. The carrier has revealed it will take delivery next...
Setback for Port of Tauranga
PORT OF TAURANGA’s patience is again being tested with news the resources consent granted early last month for its Stella Passage expansion project has been appealed. On 7...
ANL celebrates 70 years as “Aussie shipping icon”
SHIPPING line ANL has celebrated its 70th anniversary this week, using the occasion to reflect upon its role in moving goods between Australia and key markets in Asia, Oceania and...
CargoWise integrates with PortConnect NZ
WISETECH Global has announced a new integration between its CargoWise logistics‑execution platform and PortConnect, New Zealand’s port community system, giving freight forwarders...
ANL/CMA CGM to the rescue
FOR THE second time in a little over a month a CMA CGM Group ship has been involved in a sea rescue in the South Pacific. The New Zealand Defence Force reports that on Saturday...
3DL launches Kiwi expansion
FREIGHT forwarding wholesale brokerage specialist 3DL has announced it is expanding into New Zealand, replicating what it says has been the “compliance excellence, automation...
Is the rates horse back in the stable?
FREIGHT rates from Asia to Australia have taken a pause this week, but only fools and horses would believe the stable door has been re-bolted. The Shanghai Containerized Freight...
Record growth in containers recorded at Wellington
RECORD growth in container throughput has boosted CentrePort Wellington’s FY 26, with results significantly ahead of expectations. CentrePort has recorded an Underlying NPAT of...
