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COOK Strait’s only rail/ro-pax will be withdrawn at the end of August as owner KiwiRail opts to save the cost of a planned Singapore drydocking.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...
Stricken LPG tanker Victoire headed for Fiji
THE LPG tanker Victoire, which broke down in eastern Bass Strait on 4 April and was eventually towed to refuge in Eden, will depart later this week under tow to Fiji for discharge...
KiwiRail to retire Aratere
KIWIRAIL will retire Interisland Line’s only rail-enabled Cook Strait ro-pax Aratere in order to work on new infrastructure for the 2029-expected replacement ferries. Chief...
New Zealand commits to ETV
THE NEW Zealand government has contracted an AHTS to provide an emergency ocean response capability while it works on a longer-term plan. Last year, Cabinet directed the Ministry...
Auckland Port in the path of Tropical Cyclone Tam
PORT of Auckland suspended several activities at 1900 local time last night as Tropical Cyclone Tam bore down on NZ’s North Island. Emergency management authorities warned of the...
Tauranga seeks to fast track Stella Passage development
PORT of Tauranga this week lodged an application under NZ’s Fast-track Approvals Act 2024 for its proposed development of Stella Passage, a project that has been included in...
Master fatigue behind Fiordland Navigator grounding
A SMALL New Zealand cruise vessel that ran aground in Doubtful Sound earlier this year did so because the over-tired master most likely fell asleep at the wheel. The Transport...
