Port of Tauranga is not expecting any cruise ship visits for the next two summers, leaving a $100 million hole…
Coronavirus: Ports ‘won’t change position’ on foreign crew COVID-19 rules, despite Health Minister’s request
The Health Minister has moved to plug a gap in New Zealand’s COVID-19 response system, with all foreign ship crew…
COVID-19: Exporters facing huge delays as rail restricts container numbers
Kiwi businesses looking for relief from a COVID-19 downturn are facing frustrating export delays, with some waiting more than a…
Covid-19 rules for ship crew: ‘It’s worse than being in prison’
A ship’s captain is describing the way crew are being treated during Covid-19 as inhumane and like being in prison.…
KiwiRail wants its ferry terminal in the central city, without its competitor
September 3, 2020 – Report from RNZ by Catherine Hutton Plans to build a multi-use ferry terminal in Wellington are…
Mandatory Covid-19 testing of all ports staff reined in to only ‘high risk’ contacts
Listen The government has backtracked on plans to urgently test every single person who had come into the Ports of…
Covid-19 testing to take place at all ports in New Zealand
After months of urging that ports should be treated like airports for Covid-19 security, New Zealand port companies have been…
Beirut explosion casts harsh light on international shipping rules
Murky story of a ship called the Rhosus, which began life as a Japanese dredger Andrew North – August 10,…
Firth of Thames best home for a new port for 100-plus years: Auckland Business Chamber (and Cubic agrees)
By: Andrea Fox Herald business writer andrea.fox@nzme.co.nz Just when you thought not another report could be wrung out of Auckland’s port…
Freight company CEO says Manukau Harbour ‘wouldn’t work’ as a Ports of Auckland replacement
A top freight executive says no shipping company would choose Manukau Harbour as a potential new destination for an Auckland…