Port Marlborough orders new tug
NEW Zealand’s Picton will have a new 70-tonne bollard pull ASD tug in service next year, to complete what Port Marlborough Ltd says will be the nation’s most-modern towage...
Qube New Zealand announces paid parental leave program
QUBE New Zealand has announced a paid parental leave program, with eligible employees having access to “new, market leading” leave benefits from 1 July. These new benefits are to...
Auckland’s electric ferry hits the water
THE TEMPORARILY-named AT1, claimed to be a world-leading 100% electric ferry, was launched from the yard of NZ builder McMullen & Wing early on Wednesday [11 June]. The vessel is...
April decline for box volumes
AUSTRALASIA and Oceania container liftings fell back in April 2025, for both imports and exports compared to the previous month, following a fairly normal seasonal pattern. The...
Aratere fails again
KIWIRAIL’s Cook Strait rail/ro-pax Aratere broke down again last night, just two months ahead of its planned withdrawal. And KiwiRail has revealed fleetmate Kaiarahi suffered...
Scathing report on Shiling failures
A DETAILED report into a “virtually unseaworthy” container ship that twice broke down in NZ waters has led to three pointed recommendations, including changes to national law to...
Inbound Connect expands, both north and south
IT HAS been a busy time for Inbound Connect, which has continued its vehicle booking system (VBS) expansion in Singapore and New Zealand. Inbound Connect is a software as a...
Fiji ferries failing
FIJIAN inter-island ferry operator Goundar Shipping has suffered a second casualty in a little over a week with the ancient ro-pax Lomaiviti Princess II partially capsizing in...
Otago sells and buys
PORT Otago has ordered a new Damen 2312 ASD tug to replace the 21-year-old Otago which has been sold to Australia’s Engage Marine. Port Otago Chief Executive Kevin Winders said...
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...
