New director at logistics company
NEW ZEALAND transport and logistics group Move Logistics has appointed a new independent director. Julia Raue, who stepped into the role on 3 May, will also be a member of the...
New Austal vessel bound for Pacific Islands
AUSTAL has launched a new catamaran that will transport passengers and cargo across French Polynesia. Austal built Apetahi Express at its Vietnam shipyard for maritime and tourism...
Port hosts government aboard NZ coastal containership
CENTREPORT Wellington this week hosted government and shipping industry representatives who came to visit a containership on a New Zealand coastal service. The port welcomed NZ...
Cruise line launches "ambitious" program for Aussie ports
P&O Cruises has scheduled 157 sailings bound for Australian, New Zealand and Pacific ports over the 2024-25 cruise season. The cruise company claims the program is its biggest and...
Container volumes set to rise at NZ port
INCREASED shipping activity at New Zealand’s Port Nelson is expected to lift container capacity by a third. The four shipping companies which call Port Nelson – Maersk, ANL, MSC...
Qube acquires bulk logistics company and 50% of NZ container company
QUBE on Monday (1 May) announced it had acquired Australian bulk logistics provider Kalari, as well as a 50% stake in New Zealand container logistics company Pinnacle Corporation....
Charges laid in port worker deaths
MARITIME NZ has filed charges in relation to two fatal incidents and ports in New Zealand last year. Investigations started last April after the deaths of Atiroa Tuaiti at the...
Aussie-built ferry deployed in New Zealand
A NEW Zealand ferry company has launched an Australian-built passenger vessel in Auckland. Queensland-based shipyard Aluminium Marine built the Incat Crowther 29 Tuhi Rapa for...
Norfolk LCT delayed after unsuccessful sea trial
A NEW landing craft for the Norfolk Island trade has returned to the shipyard after an issue was detected during a sea trial. Neptune Pacific Direct Line had expected to receive...
COSCO to launch trans-Tasman service
COSCO Shipping Lines has announced it is launching a trans-Tasman shipping service next month. The Australia New Zealand Express (ANE) service will sail between Melbourne, Bell...
Solomon Islands devises plan to decarbonise domestic fleet
THE SOLOMON Islands has made progress on a national action plan to reduce emissions in its domestic fleet. A project team representing GreenVoyage2050 visited the Solomon Islands...
NPDL launches service to Australia and NZ
NEPTUNE Pacific Direct Line is launching a new shipping service to Australia and New Zealand. NPDL said the new service aims to help restore supply chains and address congestion...
Port receives four new container handling machines
NEW Zealand’s Napier Port recently commissioned four new Kalmar container handling machines. The port took delivery of the two reach stackers and two empty container handlers last...
MOL appoints chief representative for NZ
MITSUI O.S.K. Lines has appointed a chief country representative for New Zealand. Kazuki Kuwahara, based in Auckland, officially stepped into the newly established position on 1...
Seafarers to protest withdrawal of NZ coastal service
NEW Zealand seafarers and community supporters are planning a demonstration in response to the withdrawal of Maersk’s Coastal Connect service. The Maritime Union of New Zealand...
