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Red Sea future for Cook Strait ro-pax

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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...
Red Sea future for Cook Strait ro-pax

Aranui’s second to sail in 2027

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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...
Aranui’s second to sail in 2027

Quay the new key to Yangtze

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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...
Quay the new key to Yangtze

New Zealand weather plagues Neptune

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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...
New Zealand weather plagues Neptune

Chemical tankers in trouble on both sides of the Tasman

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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...
Chemical tankers in trouble on both sides of the Tasman

SCLAA announces a rebrand

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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...
SCLAA announces a rebrand

Wellington wins with FY 25 jump but trade down

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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...
Wellington wins with FY 25 jump but trade down

New Zealand selects ferry builder

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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...
New Zealand selects ferry builder

Lyttelton joins NZ ports posting 2025 records

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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...
Lyttelton joins NZ ports posting 2025 records

Seed funding for NZ vessel management software

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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...
Seed funding for NZ vessel management software

Streamlining New Zealand customs forms

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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...
Streamlining New Zealand customs forms

Volumes drive strong Tauranga result

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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...
Volumes drive strong Tauranga result

Tauranga’s expansion court in another delay

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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,...
Tauranga’s expansion court in another delay

Port of Auckland beats expectations

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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...
Port of Auckland beats expectations

Logistics body expands across the Ditch

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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...
Logistics body expands across the Ditch