Shipping
Decision due on barred palm kernel cargo
The fate of a cargo ship that has been barred from entering New Zealand for nearly a month will be decided in the next few days, officials say.
Foreign skippers taking jobs say local ship captains
A ships captain with forty years experience at sea, says it's about time something's being done about the hold foreign skippers have on jobs in New Zealand. Immigration officials are considering… Audio
Officials back clamp down on foreign ship skippers
With New Zealand boat captains, officers and engineers struggling to find work, immigration officials agree it shouldn't be so easy for foreigners to get work visas. Audio
Shippers face anxious wait after Hanjin collapse
New Zealand importers and exporters are waiting anxiously for news of their goods after the collapse of a major shipping line.
The internet of cars
China's car industry seems to be calling all the shots in the race to put the internet into more vehicles in the future; bad news for US tech giants like Apple and Google. Also a slump in demand for… Audio
Panama Canal expansion
An expanded Panama Canal, built to cope with today's mega container ships, opened for business last weekend. Walt Bogdanich of The New York Times has been in Panama looking at the building of the… Audio
Automated Cargo Ships
The imminent future for international shipping (has no people crewing the ships) - with Prof. Henrik Ringbom from the Scandinavian Institute of Maritime Law at the University of Oslo. Audio
Shippers, exporters fight competition law change
Exporters and shipping companies are making a last ditch stand against a Government crackdown on shipping laws which they say will be counter-productive for the economy. Audio
A call for more freight to go by sea
The New Zealand shipping industry says the Government is giving it the cold shoulder. Audio
Government called on to consider maritime for freight
New Zealand shipping businesses are calling on politicians to consider maritime when looking at transport options for freight.
Tracing the Stencil
The use and significance of the New Zealand wool bale stencil from colonial times to the present day. Annette O'Sullivan's research is piecing together the story of why the stencil became a shipping… Audio
POAL chair says competition not fuelling Auckland pressure
The chair of the council-owned Ports of Auckland doesn't believe the rivalry with Tauranga is contributing to the debate of how the company should grow. Audio
Report backs Ports of Auckland view on need to expand
A warning tonight that Ports of Auckland will need to expand within 20 years or it will lose business to competing ports. Audio
Wellington's Centreport plans to dredge to allow bigger ships
Wellington's port, Centreport, is planning to dredge the harbour's shipping channel to allow bigger ships to visit it. Audio
Shippers Council: four hub ports best for the NZ economy
The Shippers Council says the best economic outcome for New Zealand ports is to have two container hubs in each of the main islands. Audio
MOT: bigger ships calling at fewer ports will mean higher freight costs
A government study says the trend towards bigger ships calling at fewer ports is likely to increase overall freight costs. Audio
Maersk moves its Southern Star service back to Tauranga
The Maersk shipping line is moving its Southern Star service back to the Port of Tauranga just a year after moving it to Ports of Auckland. Audio
Port of Tauranga seen as becoming the NZ hub for big ships
The Port of Tauranga is poised to become the New Zealand hub for big ships, taking business away from all its competitors. Audio
Port of Tauranga deal is worth 5 to 6 billion dollars
Port of Tauranga's 10-year freight deal with Kotahi, a freight company owned by Fonterra and Silver Fern Farms, will be worth more than 5 to 6 billion dollars in revenue to the port. Audio
Port of Tauranga signs a 10-year container deal
Port of Tauranga has formed a 10-year freight alliance with Kotahi, a freight company owned by Fonterra and Silver Fern Farms, which it says will immediately add to earnings. Audio