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Auckland Council told to hurry up on port's future
Auckland Council needs to get cracking on the future of the city's downtown port, a high-powered delegation says. Video
Four Wellington port buildings to be demolished
At least four buildings at Wellington's port are set to be demolished following November's earthquake.
Cook Islands inter-island shipping difficulties laid bare
A Cook Islands shipping operator, Tapi Taio, says the only way any inter island shipping service can survive is if subsidies are given. Audio
Ship workers, owners at odds over skills shortage
A decision to drop senior maritime jobs from the country's long-term skill shortage list will help the local workforce, ship workers say.
Coastal shipping may not cope if roads fail - KiwiRail
Coastal shipping will be under pressure to cope if South Island roads fail to hold up under extra traffic created by the Kaikōura earthquake, KiwiRail says.
'We will be getting this ship and 10 of her sisters every week'
The largest container ship ever to come to a New Zealand port - the nearly 92,000 tonne Aotea Maersk - has berthed at Tauranga.
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
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…
AudioPOAL 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
