Swedish shipping company Wallenius Marine is developing a ship called Oceanbird, which could transport 7,000 cars and trucks across the Atlantic propelled…
Trucking Industry Looks Forward To Working With New Transport Minister
Monday, 2 November 2020, 2:08 pmPress Release: Road Transport Forum Road Transport Forum chief executive Nick Leggett says the trucking industry…
New Zealand urgently needs to focus on supply chain
The global effects of Covid-19 are putting real pressure on the New Zealand supply chain, economist Cameron Bagrie told the…
Port of Tauranga says no cruise ships for two years will cost economy $100m
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…
Shipping lines bypassing New Zealand’s ports
Photo / File New Zealand’s large ports are facing delays from a range factors, including some vessels just not arriving.…
Covid 19 coronavirus: International crews arriving at Auckland and Tauranga ports now face mandatory isolation
NZ Herald – By: Courtney Winter Two of the country’s biggest ports are now requiring all international crews to do 14…
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…
Near-fatal accident spurs first-time maritime industry action
A Tauranga stevedore company has been subjected to the maritime industry’s first-ever enforceable undertaking because of a near-fatal accident nearly…
Much lauded restart of Napier-Wairoa railway line only ran for a week
A Hawke’s Bay railway line that cost millions to resurrect ran for just one week before Covid-19 stopped it dead…