Cyclone disrupts Fiji ports, shipping
TROPICAL cyclone Vaianu is causing chaos in Fiji, with ports closed, roads flooded, flights cancelled and other services disrupted. Fiji's Maritime Safety Authority ordered all...
New NZ diesel storage – but where are the tankers?
THE NEW Zealand Government has put NZ$20+ million towards a boost in the nation’s diesel storage capacity but the maritime union is worried there are no longer local tankers to...
Fijian cruise ship aground on reef
BLUE Lagoon Cruises' 55-metre vessel Fiji Princess ran aground on a reef near Monuriki Island on Saturday [4 April], according to reports from the Fiji Broadcasting Corporation...
Connemara detained; passenger overboard in Cook Strait
THE TROUBLE-plagued Cook Strait ro-pax Connemara is under Maritime New Zealand detention following a port state control inspection in Wellington. The vessel has been out of...
New Zealand frets over end of emergency tug contract
AS THE Bluebridge Cook Strait ro-pax Connemara remains out-of-service for a second week due to apparently unresolved technical problems, the Maritime Union of New Zealand (MUNZ)...
Auckland unveils cruise future
AUCKLAND will open a new international cruise ship terminal, named Te Waharoa, in early 2027 in what the port says is part of its aim to further revitalise downtown Auckland and...
New Zealand ferries pledge to maintain services
COOK Strait ferry operators KiwiRail and StraitNZ have undertaken to maintain services ‘for now’ between Wellington and Picton, regardless of soaring fuel costs. The pledge comes...
Forwarder makes key appointment
FORWARDER Mondiale VGL has appointed Michelle Shirton as group chief information officer, a move aimed at strengthening the company's leadership during a new growth phase. Ms...
NZ bulk coastal plans falter
THE CHANCES of New Zealand’s West Coast Bulk Logistics (WCBL) resuming service with self-propelled barge Manahau are looking slim after parent Westland Mineral Sands (WMS)...
Motukea moving again after harbour crane repairs
CARRIERS using ICTSI’s Motukea International Terminal in Port Moresby are beginning to recover vessel schedules after breakdowns suffered by all three of the facility’s mobiles...
Cold comfort for NZ exporters
THE WORLD’s largest operator of specialised reefer vessels has debuted the first of seven purpose-built newbuilds in New Zealand, to load kiwifruit for Europe. Cyprus-based Cool...
Middle East war unleashes surcharges blitz
INBOXES have been groaning over the last ten days as carrier notifications of emergency fuel surcharges (EFSs) and rapidly revising BAFS — at sea and on land — flooded in. There’s...
Ferry questions raised in New Zealand
THE INADVERTENT revelation of some details of New Zealand’s Cook Strait ferry replacement program has led to accusations of misleading behaviour by the government and its...
Alleged drug ship arrives in Sydney
A SHIP at the centre of drug smuggling allegations in the South Pacific, the MV Raider, (IMO 9032824) has been guided into Sydney Harbour. This follows reports that the crew were...
Zespri shipping, Knowles shipping out
NEW ZEALAND kiwifruit marketer Zespri has despatched its first chartered reefer ship of the season, from Tauranga to Japan and South Korea, with around 60 more shipments to follow...
