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Toll New Zealand’s new purpose-built site
TOLL New Zealand has officially opened a new 3500-square-metre freight forwarding facility in New Plymouth. This follows a 12-month construction period and will now deliver...
Live export firm Wellard posts dismal first-half results
LIVE animal exporter Wellard reported a savage first half of FY21. Its revenue dropped by 46% to US$18.2 million and it reported a net loss was US$1.6 million, a 14% decrease on...
Tauranga reports increased first-half profitability despite volatile volumes
PORT of Tauranga reported increased profitability in the first half of the 2021 financial year despite a decrease in trade volumes. Group NPAT for the six months through December...
CMA CGM's reforestration project hits New Zealand
THE CMA CGM Group will undertake a global reforestation initiative to plant 110,000 trees in 12 countries as part of local reforestation programs, with one tree representing each...
Dredging begins at Port Taranaki
WITH the arrival of the trailing suction hopper dredge Albatros, the biennial dredging campaign at Port Taranaki began this week. The work is expected to be completed over eight...
Swire Shipping opens new PNG office
SWIRE Shipping officially opened its new Lae office on 19 February. The company said the new office will provide customers and partners with easy access to the Lae Port which is...
Australia seeks re-election to IMO Council
AUSTRALIA will seek re-election to the International Maritime Organization’s Council for the 2022-23 biennium. Deputy prime minister and minister for infrastructure, transport and...
Port Taranaki sees challenging second half
PORT Taranaki recorded an improved result for the first half of the 2020-21 financial year, but increased repairs and maintenance costs and challenging trading conditions in the...
AAL commits resources to Europe-Asia liner service
AAL Shipping is marking the one-year anniversary of its Europe–Middle East/India–Asia Monthly Liner Service with a long-term commitment to employing six mega size (30,000+ DWT)...
AMSA assists in rescuing 13 after vessel breaks down
THE AUSTRALIAN Maritime Safety Authority assisted in saving the lives of 13 who had been missing for more than a week in the Solomon Sea. A 10-metre-long vessel was reported to...
K LINE to share operational data
KAWASAKI Kisen Kaisha Ltd. and Ship Data Center Co. have agreed to share operation data of all K LINE fleet equipped with Kawasaki Integrated Maritime Solutions through IoS Open...
Deepening trade and maritime ties with Malaysia
PRIME Minister Scott Morrison and Prime Minister of Malaysia, Muhyiddin Mohd Yassin, held the first Australia-Malaysia Annual Leaders’ Meeting on 27 January 2021 via video...
Enhanced monitoring for reefer containers
CARRIER Transicold’s TripLINK platform for refrigerated container monitoring has been enhanced with capabilities to integrate with vessel-based wireless networks for improved...
ClassNK updates guidelines for remote surveys
CLASSIFICATION society ClassNK has released Guidelines for Remote Surveys Ver. 2.0 including a class notation requirement for the ship with advance preparation for remote surveys....
New Zealand upgrades FTA with China
THE New Zealand-China Free Trade Agreement has been upgraded, with the Kiwi trade minister saying the upgrade would modernise the 13-year-old agreement. The upgrade addresses new...
