Transam buys Davies International
AUCKLAND-based South Pacific logistics specialist Transam has acquired fellow New Zealand freight forwarder Davies International. Transam, the freight forwarding division of...
NZ union fights foreign crew plan
A PLAN by cement manufacturer Holcim New Zealand to introduce a foreign-crewed, chartered ship to coastal trades has aroused the ire of the Maritime Union of New Zealand (MUNZ)....
New direction for rudder-less Mind
THE DORVAL SC-operated chemical tanker Golden Mind, which became disabled off the far south of New Zealand during a voyage from Bluff to Melbourne in mid-September, will be towed...
ANL WestPac upgrades, PAX upsizes
ANL is adding a third ship to the WestPac service to increase frequency from three-weekly to fortnightly. The 1,103 TEU Scion Mafada will transfer from the PAX 1 loop to join the...
Cruise sector needs a united approach
A NATIONAL coordinated approach” is required to fully develop the cruise economy, according to CLIA managing director in Australasia Joel Katz. Speaking with Daily Cargo News, Mr...
New KiwiRail ferries to come from China
THE NEW Zealand Government, through special-purpose company Ferry Holdings, has selected China’s Guangzhou Shipyard International to build KiwiRail’s two new rail/ro-paxes. The...
Breaking news: Aratere headed to India
KIWIRAIL has sold its redundant rail/ro-pax Aratere for demolition in India. The 26-yo Cook Strait ferry was withdrawn from service on 18 August and laid up in Wellington pending...
Maersk to charge D&D for cancelled bookings
MAERSK Line has advised shippers it will begin charging “detention” (their rendition) on empty containers upon booking cancellation for Australia and New Zealand. “To keep...
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PNG Ports hails climb up the global rankings
IMPROVED global rankings in the 2025 World Bank Container Port Performance Index (CPPI) by the ports of Lae and Port Moresby have been hailed by PNG Ports Corporation. According...
New Zealand selects new Chatham Island operator
A JOINT venture between Swiss and New Zealand companies has won a tender to provide shipping services to the Chatham Islands. Lugarno-based Nova Marine Carriers, along with...
Samoa compo for Manawanui sinking
WHILE no decision has yet made over the final fate of the sunken HMNZS Manawanui the New Zealand Government has made a NZ$6 million payment to the Government of Samoa. The dive...
Navigating 2025: Trade insights from across the ditch
Peter Creeden delivered the keynote presentation at the Customs Brokers and Freight Forwarders (CBAFF) national conference in Napier, reflecting on challenges and opportunities...
Grounding barge Manahau still to re-enter service
MORE than a year after it grounded on Carters Beach, Westport, NZ the self-propelled bulk barge Manahau remains laid up in Nelson and under Maritime NZ detention. The Westland...
CMA CGM building on Samoa’s maritime aspirations
ANL, OCEANIA-focused container shipping group has expanded its presence in the Pacific Islands with the opening of CMA CGM operations in Samoa today (29 September). The opening of...
OneStop set to support new kiwi container park
ONESTOP and ContainerCo have announced an expansion of their strategic partnership with the launch of ContainerCo’s new Prices Road Container Park in South Auckland, New Zealand....
