31 May 2018 Auckland Council’s controversial 11.5 cents a litre fuel tax has been approved by councillors at a budget…
‘Biggest’ change in oil market history: Crude prices set to soar ahead of shipping revolution
Instead of OPEC, Iran or even Venezuela, the most prominent driver of oil prices over the next two years is likely to come in…
The Auckland fuel tax always looked doomed, just not quite this quickly
HAMISH RUTHERFORD May 23 2018 SIMON MAUDE/STUFF New Zealand had a regional fuel tax during the early 1990s, but it…
LPC Ready to Meet Canterbury’s Doubling Freight Demands
18 MAY 2018 With the 2011 earthquake rebuild behind it, Lyttelton Port Company (LPC) is now focused on enhancing…
SH1 to Kaikōura to close overnight later this month
Road workers will close State Highway 1, between Christchurch and Kaikōura, later this month to start removing the shipping containers…
Sulphur Cap Chaos in 2020 Warn World’s Shipowners
in International Shipping News,Shipping: Emission Possible 22/05/2018 The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) fears ‘chaos and confusion’ unless the UN International Maritime…
Interview: Shipping’s Decarbonization Will Need Major R&D Investment
Following a lengthy process, the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) member states finally agreed in April to require international shipping to decarbonize and at…
Trains, boats and planes: Kim Jong-un’s modes of transport
Don’t call it Air Force Un – the aircraft’s official designation is “Chammae-1” A mysterious North Korean aircraft stationed at…
Costa Rica to ban fossil fuels and become world’s first decarbonised society
Solar panels, including this one in Guanacaste, Costa Rica, produced a small portion of this 98.1 per cent renewable energy Joe…
Hard-line biosecurity on dirty vessels
Hon Damien O’Connor Minister for Biosecurity 16 May 2018 MEDIA STATEMENT New Zealand has become the first country in the…