Shipping

Danish native Torbjørn 'Thor' Pedersen is on a mission to visit every nation in the world in a single journey, without taking a single flight. We last spoke to him in September 2020, and over six… Audio

The Ever Given ship has been partially refloated, after days of being stubbornly wedged in the Suez Canal.

Diggers trying to free the the ship removed 27,000 cubic metres of sand.

While that's good… Audio

More containers have fallen off ships in the past four months than are typically lost in a year. Some of what's sunk to the bottom of the Pacific includes vacuum cleaners, Kate Spade accessories and… Audio

President of the Customs Brokers and Freight Forwarders Federation, Chris Edwards, tells us how importers are faring.   Audio

Work has finally started to restore an old wharf at Tokomaru Bay on the East Cape. A committed band of locals has been working for years to raise money for the rebuild which they hope will… Video, Audio

Northland is experiencing heavy traffic, with a large operation to unload a cargo ship at Northport and transport 1200 containers to Auckland getting underway this morning.

The ship was diverted from… Audio

Shipping companies are charging more to get goods into and around the country due to delays at the log-jammed Ports of Auckland. Audio

Shipping delays are having a serious impact on small Kiwi businesses.  Audio

Congestion at North Island ports is impacting on goods arriving and leading from the South Island, and putting the shelf-life of dairy products bound for export in jeopardy. Philippa is joined by… Audio

Six and a half years ago, 'Thor' Pedersen set out on a mission to visit every nation in the world in a single journey, without taking a single flight. But he has been trapped in Hong Kong for the last… Audio

How many times have you made a rushed purchase online because you've been alerted to the fact that other people are making the same purchase? This is often due to 'dark matters.' Mohawk Media's Helen… Audio

Overly onerous visa applications are hammering international bulk shipping, for which the New Zealand economy relies upon for trade within the world, say leaders in the sea freight industry. They are… Audio

Plans are underway for a new class of small inter-island freighter built along the lines of the Fijian double-hulled drua. Audio

Pacific Island nations have been central to efforts to get the international shipping industry to commit to reducing carbon esmissions. Audio