Nod for Marsden buy-out
A MEETING of Marsden Maritime Holdings shareholders has approved a scheme of arrangement under which ownership of key Northland infrastructure assets will be consolidated. The...
MSC again extends Noumea Shuttle
MEDITERRANEAN Shipping Company has enhanced its Noumea Shuttle service, adding and shuffling New Zealand leg calls. “As part of MSC’s optimisation of the Oceania network, we are...
Wellington boost from cruise visits
WELLINGTON has enjoyed a stronger and longer cruise season, with the last vessel, Oceania Cruises’ 706-pax Insignia, visiting last weekend. “It’s unusual to still have cruise...
Three injured in bulker vessel Olivia explosion
NEW ZEALAND’s Transport Accident Investigation Commission is conducting a “serious marine casualty” level inquiry into an engine room explosion aboard a bulk carrier berthed at...
Manawanui a NZD 77 million loss
NEW ZEALAND Government Budget Papers have revealed the former dive support/oceanographic survey vessel HMNZS Manawanui is a NZD 77 million complete total loss. Manawanui ran...
Spirit of Tasmania V inches closer to handover
THE SECOND of TT Line’s newbuilding ro-paxes for Bass Strait, Spirit of Tasmania V, successfully completed a second round of sea trials in the Bothnia Gulf at the weekend and has...
Napier Port reports strong performance in first half 2025
NAPIER Port has today (21 May) released its financial results for the first half of 2025, reporting strong earnings amid improved trading conditions. As the freight gateway for...
New Zealand government kicks in for Otago’s inland port
THE PARTNERS developing Port Otago’s much-needed inland port have welcomed a NZD 8.2 million contribution from the New Zealand Government. Southern Link, a joint venture between...
KiwiRail brings forward Aratere retirement
COOK Strait’s only rail/ro-pax will be withdrawn at the end of August as owner KiwiRail opts to save the cost of a planned Singapore drydocking. KiwiRail and the NZ Government on...
NPDL to welcome new vessel Neptune Matua
NEPTUNE Pacific will introduce a new acquisition to its NZPAC service early next month, continuing a five-year, USD 150 million investment by the line to modernize its South...
March uptick for local container volumes
IMPORT and export volumes for Australasia and Oceania both rose in March, according to the latest figures from London-based Container Trade Statistics. March imports reached their...
Massive cocaine hauls in NZ ports and Australian waters
NEW Zealand Customs officers have made major seizures of cocaine in the ports of Tauranga and Lyttelton in the past two weeks, discovering almost 180 kilograms of the Class A...
Speculation over Tauranga sell-down
SUGGESTIONS Australia’s Qube may be lining up a bid for a significant stake in NZ’s Port of Tauranga have been met with silence from the major shareholder in the NZSX-listed...
NZ makes key ferry replacement appointments
FERRY Holdings, the company established by the NZ Government to manage the KiwiRail Cook Strait ferry replacement program, has short-listed six builders. The company’s closed...
Tauranga enjoys kiwifruits of its endeavours
AN EVER-expanding kiwifruit harvest has prompted the port of Tauranga, marketer Zespri and Tauranga Kiwifruit Logistics to enter a five-year partnership to grow cargo volumes...
