Operator and names of new NZ ferries revealed
THREE years ahead of their anticipated arrival from Chinese builders GSI the New Zealand Government has unveiled the names of the replacement Cook Strait email/ro-paxes and...
Report: NZ Govt sought back-up Cook Strait ferry
DESPITE public dismissals of the idea New Zealand deputy PM Winton Peters, with ministerial responsibility for the Cook Strait rail/ro-pax replacement program, sought private...
Has the peak peaked or has space raced?
WITH China-Australia rates flatlining this week and South East Asia’s rise a third of last week’s, shippers may be seeing some stability. But as one observer notes, next week’s...
Swire confirms Pacifica service closure
AS FORESHADOWED last month, Swire Shipping has confirmed it will close New Zealand’s sole remaining coastal container service, operated by local subsidiary Pacifica. “Following...
Brisbane back to Noumea, A3X populated
MEDITERRANEAN Shipping Company has restored Brisbane calls to its Noumea Shuttle service, reversing a change that was implemented amongst May revisions to several on its Oceania...
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Improvised work results in crew injury
A SERIOUS injury on board a bulk carrier drifting in Cook Strait highlights the need for effective safety management systems, proper planning of lifting operations, and vigilance...
An end to New Zealand coastal container service?
SWIRE Shipping’s New Zealand subsidiary Pacifica is to withdraw its remaining coastal container ship for mandatory drydocking and indicated it will not return. The 1,740 TEU Moana...
Consortium lobs bid for Lyttelton
CHRISTCHURCH City Holdings Ltd (CCHL), the commercial arm of Christchurch City Council, has confirmed receipt of an “unsolicited proposal from a consortium” relating to the Port...
ANL reworks APR2, Swire adds port
ANL will revise its APR2 China-PNG-Queensland service from early next month to increase schedule reliability and improve some key transits. The changes will see three ports...
Pacific nations join forces to overhaul domestic shipping
SEVEN Pacific Island nations have joined forces to overhaul domestic shipping across Oceania. The Pacific Blue Shipping Partnership (PBSP) has been created by ministers from Fiji,...
NZ green lights LNG import facility
WHILE Australian end-users have yet to throw their weight behind several proposed LNG import projects in southern and eastern ports, the New Zealand government has shortlisted two...
TAIC report highlights safety management shortcomings
Publisher’s note: This article’s headline has been amended to more accurately reflect TAIC’s findings in its final report on the Aratere grounding. KIWIRAIL’s management has come...
After four decades in the biz, Knowles is finally Cool
VETERAN New Zealand shipping practitioner Mike Knowles has been appointed regional representative for Cyprus-based Cool Carriers, the world’s largest operator of specialised...
Will Vega vanish, finally?
THE REDUNDANT former KiwiRail rail/ro-pax Vega looks set to depart for the breakers’ beach in India after export/import paperwork was finally completed and accepted. KiwiRail...
Specialist dive training aimed at combatting maritime threats in the Pacific
COMBATTING maritime threats, particularly illegal drug trafficking, was the aim of specialised training to Kiribati police divers recently. Twelve members from Kiribati Maritime...
