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...
NZ Government abandons rescue tug plan
NEW Zealand transport minister Chris Bishop has ditched a plan to acquire an emergency towing vessel for the country and will terminate early an interim contract he signed only in...
Napier reports ‘milestone’ financial year
NEW Zealand’s North Island port of Napier has declared a strong result for FY 2025, underpinned by strong container cargo volume increases and active yield management and cost...
Peters boasts of NZ ferry savings
KIWIRAIL’s new Cook Strait rail/ro-pax ferries will cost no more than NZ$596 million and the total project will come in under $2 billion, according to the New Zealand Government....
Lyttelton bans start to bite
INDUSTRIAL action at the port of Lyttelton’s container terminal is beginning to force shipping lines to make new service arrangements. Lyttelton Container Terminal users have been...
Cook Strait operator on the market
PRIVATE equity-owned ferry operator StraitNZ has joined Australia’s Strait Link on the sales list, according to a report in The Australian. StraitNZ, which provides the two-ship...
ANL/CMA CGM further expands Pacific network
THE CMA CGM Group, including Oceania specialist ANL has today [17 November] opened a new agency in America Samoa, just a few weeks after setting up in Samoa. The Group says the...
Lyttelton seek understanding over industrial action
LYTTELTON Port Company (LPC) has sought to re-assure customers it is doing its best to work around disruptions at its container terminal, where implementation of new stevedore...
