OpinionTime to look at big picture on cruise shipsCOMMENT: Better use of our existing waterfront assets is preferable to pouring more concrete into our beautiful harbour.31 Oct 04:00 PM
New ZealandWatch NZH Local Focus: Revamping the Whanganui PortA Government funded feasibility study is looking at the future use of the Whanganui Port. Made with funding from NZ On Air.19 Oct 12:49 AM
New ZealandWatch NZH Local Focus: Revamping the Whanganui Port A Government funded feasibility study is looking at the future use of the Whanganui Port. Made with funding from NZ On Air.Watch19 Oct 12:46 AM
New ZealandWatch NZH Local Focus: Napier’s cruise ship season off to a good startCruise ships coming to Napier Port are on the up, with 10 more expected this season. Local businesses are expected to reap the benefits with nearly 100,000 passengers expected to visit. Made with funding from NZ on Air.Watch10 Oct 06:13 AM
New ZealandWatch NZH Local Focus: Megaship makes maiden visit to TaurangaThe largest container ship to enter a New Zealand port, the MV Aotea Maersk, has made it’s maiden visit to Tauranga. Made with funding from NZ on AirWatch04 Oct 08:21 PM
Freight and logisticsAristocrat accused of smuggling cocaineShipping container MEDU3333950 held a secret; 91kg of cocaine - and there could be a British aristocrat behind it all.03 Oct 01:52 AM
Freight and logisticsWellington's CentrePort reports profit jumpCentrePort's profit rose to $17.9m.23 Aug 05:29 AM
Freight and logisticsThumbs down to Manukau HarbourShippers have given the thumbs down to one finding from the Port Future Study - that Auckland's next major port could be sited in the Manukau Harbour.30 Jun 06:45 PM
New ZealandExplosive find in harbourDredging of shipping canal leads to explosive discovery.26 Jun 05:30 PM
Freight and logisticsAuckland port boss: We should have been more openPorts of Auckland boss says the company is working to repair its image here after fallout from failed attempts to extend a wharf.22 Jun 02:51 AM
Freight and logisticsRobot waterfront workers the new contendersAdvanced algorithms select the most efficient pathway for autonomous carriers to move containers across this wharf.01 May 11:55 PM
AgribusinessDark clouds loom for Ports of AucklandExcess supply in industry augurs tough six months.22 Feb 04:00 PM
Freight and logisticsSlow boats from China getting even slowerEven with fuel at its cheapest price in almost a decade, the ships that carry goods around the world have been cutting speed.17 Dec 09:30 PM
Freight and logisticsMega-cruise ship confirms NZ visitThe $1.3b megaship Ovation of the Seas has been confirmed to visit next year but in Auckland passengers may have to be ferried from the ship to shore in small boats.17 Jun 08:10 PM
Freight and logisticsCentrePort fined after crushing deathWellington port company CentrePort has been fined over the death of a staff member who died in a warehouse accident.04 Jun 12:10 AM
Freight and logisticsBig wharves for cruise shipsOwners of a new generation mega cruise ship heading for New Zealand say they welcome plans by Ports of Auckland to extend its container wharves.15 Apr 05:00 PM
Freight and logisticsBillion dollar mega-ship cruising to NZOvation is still being built at a shipyard in Germany and when finished will be 348m long and 168,666 gross registered tonnes.15 Apr 01:45 AM
OpinionLen Brown: Time for a conversation about the portOver the past month, Ports of Auckland has made announcements about its intention to extend wharf structures out from Bledisloe Wharf.19 Mar 09:11 PM
New ZealandFour firefighters rushed to hospitalFour firefighters have been taken to hospital as a precaution after a shipping container containing insect repellent caught fire in west Auckland this afternoon.28 Feb 08:00 AM
New ZealandLen Brown puts port on the spotAuckland's Mayor is seeking an urgent explanation from Ports of Auckland after it announced plans yesterday to begin demolishing the end of Marsden Wharf next week.18 Feb 04:00 PM
New ZealandMarsden Wharf to be demolishedAuckland Mayor Len Brown is seeking an urgent explanation from Ports of Auckland after it announced plans today to begin demolishing Marsden Wharf next week.18 Feb 05:20 AM
WorldWorld's deadliest route revealedThe UN's refugee agency has revealed "the most lethal route in the world" after a record number of deaths.10 Dec 07:47 PM
New ZealandOutrage over shipwreck disrespectNew Zealand's Chinese community is outraged at a "lack of respect" shown to the wreck of a ship which sank more than 100 years ago with 499 Chinese bodies on board.23 Nov 08:01 PM
WorldLeap-frogging men to MarsA mission to Mars will be mankind's next giant leap. But one expert has suggested it might be simpler to get to the red planet in a series of smaller jumps - using asteroids as stepping stones.30 Oct 04:00 PM
Freight and logisticsMegaship cruise boom - videoTake a look at the German launch of a megaship so big that Auckland will expand its wharf for its visit11 Sep 02:30 AM
New ZealandShipping near-misses on our coastCollisions, ill-timed power failures, near misses and fires are among more than 50 dodgy incidents involving ships around our coasts over the past year.11 Jul 05:00 PM
BDBDFreight and logisticsLyttelton in $1b planLyttelton Port of Christchurch has disclosed a $1 billion development plan as rival Port of Tauranga signs one of the country's biggest logistics groups up to its terminal in Timaru.26 Jun 05:00 PM
Freight and logisticsAccord adds depth to portShipping giant Maersk Line, and Fonterra-backed logistics company Kotahi have signed 10-year contracts aimed at supporting the port's plan to deepen its channel by 2016.26 Jun 05:00 PM
Freight and logisticsChina blocks European shipping pactChina blocked the formation of a global alliance by the world's three biggest shipping lines sending AP Moeller-Maersk shares tumbling.18 Jun 03:19 AM
ConstructionCity's new ship-shape lookShipping containers are being put to new uses in Auckland, as builders make inroads on two prominent city sites.28 Apr 05:00 PM
