New leadership for NPDL
SOUTH PACIFIC specialist Neptune Pacific Direct Line, owned by California’s The Wonderful Company, has appointed a new president, to be based in Singapore. Kim A. Kristensen...
EMERGING TECHNOLOGY: Wake of transformation
Exploring how Oceania's maritime industry is harnessing advanced technology across its waterways and ports IN MY first ‘Emerging Technology’ article that was published earlier...
New hybrid tug for Tauranga
TAURANGA has placed an order with UZMAR Shipyards in Türkiye to build a 32-metre hybrid advanced rotortug to replace the 25-yo Sir Robert. The contract was foreshadowed during the...
Auckland offers visitors bottom cleaning
PORT of Auckland has received approval from Biosecurity New Zealand to deploy a specialised hull-cleaning process developed in conjunction with NZ Diving & Salvage. The technology...
Lyttelton board approves expansion, Otago names new tug
THE INVESTMENT case for Lyttelton’s continued Te Awaparahi Bay expansion has been approved by the port company’s board and approval will now be sought from Christchurch City...
Ferry failure underlines need for rescue tug, NZ union says
A STEERING failure that saw the Cook Strait ro-pax Kaiarahi abandon its Wellington-Picton voyage on Friday night [12 December] strengthens the case for an emergency tug, the...
ANL/CMA CGM opens in Tonga
THE CMA CGM Group has opened a new agency in Nuku’alofa, Tonga, adding to recent expansion in the South Pacific that has seen offices also launched in Samoa, American Samoa,...
Scion Mafalda: The malady lingers on
ANL-Sofrana has been forced to abandon the first planned voyage of Scion Mafalda in the WestPac service due to prolonged repairs to the AMSA-detained vessel in Port Botany. In a...
Maritime unionists join forces across the Tasman
THE MARITIME Union of Australia (MUA) has confirmed a memorandum of agreement with the Maritime Union of New Zealand (MUNZ) to tackle ongoing shared struggles on either side of...
New Zealand nixes Nova/Holcim plan
THE NEW Zealand Government has rejected a plan by cement supplier Holcim New Zealand to replace its coastal vessel with an imported, foreign-crewed cement carrier. Holcim had...
Lyttelton stabilises, Maersk drops surcharge
PROJECTIONS of better performance at the Lyttelton Container Terminal (LCT) have encouraged Maersk Line to drop congestion surcharges affecting international and coastal...
Auckland to get new-fuel bunker tanker
A NEW bunker tanker to be built for Port of Auckland and subsidiary Seafuels will be capable of supplying biodiesel and methanol, as well as low sulphur fuel and marine diesel...
Positive engagement set to boost Auckland and cruise economy
CRUISE Lines International Association managing director Australasia Joel Katz is feeling bullish about the Kiwi cruise sector, describing “positive engagement” between...
QUBE takes over POAL logistics business
PORT of Auckland Limited (POAL) has sold its Nexus Logistics subsidiary to ASX-listed supply chain operator Qube Holdings to focus on its core operations in Auckland. The takeover...
Townsville rocks on
THE RE-ACTIVATION of the Ardmore Phosphate Mine in northwest Queensland has led to the shipment of more than 25,000 tonnes of phosphate rock from the port of Townsville to New...
