Wrecked ferry washed off rocks
THE WILDLIFE excursion vessel that grounded on New Zealand’s Banks Peninsula on Saturday [31 January] has been washed off the rocks by heavy swells. Catamaran Black Cat ran ashore...
Lyttelton’s strong half, new Tauranga director
SHRUGGING off the effects of late-2025 industrial disruption, Lyttelton Port Company (LPC) has turned in record half-year results, with revenue, profit, and earnings all reaching...
Tourist vessel wrecked in New Zealand
TRANSPORT Accident Investigation Commission (TAIC) experts are on the scene of the loss of a tourist excursion vessel which struck rocks in Akaroa on New Zealand’s Banks Peninsula...
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...
Over-reliance on routine behind grounding
THE GROUNDING of a New Zealand port’s pilot launch in late December 2024 occurred when the master failed to account for prevailing conditions, an official investigation has found....
Close call with cocaine haul
AUTHORITIES in French Polynesia have seized close to five tonnes of cocaine, preventing the import from reaching Australia shores. In an official joint statement, the Australian...
WiseTech and KIK look to boost kids’ coding skills
FREIGHT technology company WiseTech and not-for-profit organisation KIK Innovation are working together to help school kids learn coding skills. The concept involves an $8.7...
Picton ferry terminal redevelopment underway
IN WHAT Port Marlborough describes as a decisive transition from planning to delivery, work has begun on transforming Picton’s ferry terminal for use by new KiwiRail/Interislander...
Ferry frustrations hit Cook Strait again
JUST days after one of StraitNZ’s Bluebridge Cook Strait ro-paxes was obliged to return to port, stranding passengers and freight thanks to a stern ramp failure, the fleetmate has...
Cook Strait ferry troubles ramp up
AN EQUIPMENT problem that affected the StraitNZ Bluebridge ro-pax Connemara last evening (Thursday) saw passengers and freight forced to spend the night on the ferry in...
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...
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...
