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Red Sea future for Cook Strait ro-pax
STRAITNZ’s ro-pax Strait Feronia has concluded its BlueBridge Cook Strait service and is heading to a new life in the Middle East. The 1997-built, 21,856 GT vessel, originally...
Aranui’s second to sail in 2027
ARANUI Cruises, the Tahiti-based operator of combined freight-and-passenger voyages in French Polynesia, has released details of the deployment of its second ship, due in March...
Quay the new key to Yangtze
LEEWARD Group subsidiary Quay Shipping has been appointed the agent in Australia and New Zealand for Shanghai MingWah Shipping/Yangtze Navigation. Effective from next month’s...
New Zealand weather plagues Neptune
NEPTUNE Pacific Direct Line has been forced to re-work its NZPAC service schedule after bad weather disrupted its New Zealand port calls. Port of Tauranga had to suspend...
Chemical tankers in trouble on both sides of the Tasman
SMALL tankers have been in trouble on both sides of The Ditch over the weekend. The Dorval SC-operated Golden Mind, a 12,488 DWT, Panama-flagged chemical/products tanker regularly...
SCLAA announces a rebrand
INDUSTRY body the Supply Chain & Logistics Association of Australia (SCLAA) has announced it is changing its name. Henceforth, this august body is to be known as the Australasian...
Wellington wins with FY 25 jump but trade down
CENTREPORT Wellington says a continued focus on efficiency, with a customer centric approach, continues to drive success running ahead of the plan set following the 2016 Kaikōura...
New Zealand selects ferry builder
FERRY Holdings has chosen the builder of the new KiwiRail Cook Strait rail/ro-paxes but will not disclose the identity until contracts are finalised. NZ deputy PM and rail...
Lyttelton joins NZ ports posting 2025 records
LYTTELTON Port Company chair Barry Bragg has welcomed a substantial improvement in the port’s financial and operational performance in FY 2025. LPC has reported a record...
Seed funding for NZ vessel management software
NEW ZEALAND’S Punakaiki fund has put NZ$3 million into developing an “all-in-one”, cloud-based vessel management software built for seafarers. The seed funding for New Zealand...
Streamlining New Zealand customs forms
A SINGLE digitised system that will streamline New Zealand’s Working Tariff is to be introduced by the New Zealand Customs Service. WiseTech Global is to digitize access and...
Volumes drive strong Tauranga result
VIRTUALLY every key metric was in positive territory for the Port of Tauranga in FY 2025, according to results released today. Total trade increase 7% on the previous year, to...
Tauranga’s expansion court in another delay
AN APPARENT legislative failure has further frustrated Port of Tauranga’s 23-year-long effort to expand. The current project, which has been repeatedly bogged down in red tape,...
Port of Auckland beats expectations
A 55% INCREASE in underlying net profit after tax has highlighted Port of Auckland’s 2025 financial results, setting a new record of NZ$85.4 million. PoA says it has surpassed...
Logistics body expands across the Ditch
THE SUPPLY Chain and Logistics Association of Australia (SCLAA) is expanding across the Tasman, officially offering services in New Zealand from next month. This development is to...
