A ship’s captain is describing the way crew are being treated during Covid-19 as inhumane and like being in prison.…
Can green shipping scheme lick ‘herding cats’ dilemma?
in International Shipping News 12/10/2020 Momentum to decarbonize ocean shipping emissions is building. Consequences for future newbuilding orders and freight rates could…
Top global traders push to cut shipping emissions
in International Shipping News 08/10/2020 Some of the world’s biggest commodities and energy players on Wednesday launched an initiative to cut and…
Port of Tauranga CEO Mark Cairns to retire
By: Andrea FoxHerald business writerandrea.fox@nzme.co.nz Port of Tauranga chief executive Mark Cairns will retire in June next year. He will be…
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…
Ports of Auckland tragedy: Maritime New Zealand leading investigation into worker’s death
NZ Herald 31/8/20 Maritime authorities are now leading the investigation into the death of a worker at the Ports of…
Proposal for Government to buy 50 per cent stake in Ports of Auckland from council
Tom Dillane is a reporter at the New Zealand Herald tom.dillane@nzme.co.nz@tomdillane1 A written proposal from the chair of Auckland Council’s…
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 coronavirus: Auckland and Tauranga port communities caught in mass Covid-19 test order
By: Andrea Fox Herald business writer andrea.fox@nzme.co.nz The logistics skills of the busy ports of Auckland and Tauranga are being showcased…
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…