‘Drifting in rolling seas’: Tugboat reaches cargo ship after mayday call
It's the fourth time in a year the ship has encountered troubles.
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Some Interislander sailings cancelled due to sickness, uptick in crew shortages
Interislander says illness and recruitment issues both affect crew availability.
Immigration changes announced for beleaguered ferry services
Four out of five key occupations now have a work-to-residence pathway.
Ports of Auckland turnaround gains speed
The port company is determined to right the wrongs by concentrating on its core business.
Dire Strait: The five jobs Interislander wants on the immigration Green List
National says Interislander cannot access the critical staff it needs.
Port baffled by proposed $100m mitigation claim from local iwi
Ngai Te Rangi one of several iwi contesting Port of Tauranga's plans.
Rangitata completes first ‘blue highway’ trip with meat and squash on board
The Rangitata made its first stocked voyage from Gisborne to Napier on Wednesday.
Port of Tauranga court case: Port should be 'better custodians of our taonga'
Iwi and hapū have called for a delay in the hearing to allow greater input from Māori.
New emergency shipping route a ‘lifeline’ for Hawke’s Bay and Gisborne
New route a lifeline for hard-hit economies.
Focus: Government launches port safety action plan
Transport Minister Michael Wood announces an industry-wide change to health and safety at the ports after two workers died within less than a week of one another in April last year. Video / Mark Mitchell
'Too many funerals': Govt launches plan to improve port safety
Two workers died within less than a week of one another in April last year.
Dire Strait: Call for Govt to step in as KiwiRail stuck with ageing Interisland fleet
New Zealand's $25 billion freight and logistics sector feeling pain of ferry failures too.
Dire Strait: Who runs the ferries and how much do they cost?
Controversy is nothing new for the state-owned Cook Strait ferries.
Dire Strait: What’s gone wrong with our ferries?
A mayday call has put a spotlight on the ships but they've been struggling for 18 months.
Could NZ freight chain be returning to 'just-in-time' ordering mode?
New shipping calm and predictability could mean a change in ordering modes.
Kaitaki ferry out for two weeks, Interislander disables Facebook comments
A problem has been found with one of the ship's two gearboxes.
Cook Strait ferry woes deepen as new Bluebridge ferry has engine problems
The engine problem is the latest in a string of incidents plaguing Cook Strait ferries.
Rare video of 1986 dive on Titanic wreckage released
Publicly unseen footage offers a glimpse into the undersea world of the sunken liner.
Interislander warns of backlog and heavy bookings until March
There is little space available for disrupted passengers.
Shipping shake-up: Will end of an alliance be good or bad for NZ supply chain?
More competitive tension would be welcome, freight sector says.
Cyclone Gabrielle: Some passengers stranded for weeks after ferries cancelled
The Interislander website was not offering new bookings for a month for people with cars.
Ship to shore: Marine companies fined for failing to report ship welder's burns
Companies can pay dearly for failing to tell Maritime NZ of worker burned while welding.
Interislander’s Kaitaki ferry returns to service tomorrow
Ferry issued mayday on Saturday, all passengers waited in lifejackets after loss of power.
Documentary marks anniversary of first Otago migrant ship
The first migrant ship from Europe arrived in Otago 175 years ago.
Tourism operators frustrated cruise ships don't meet biofouling standards
No entry after dirty hull: Cruise ship issue hits tourism bottom line.
Algae-ridden cruise ship asked to leave New Zealand waters
Cruise ship Viking Orion was restricted to visiting approved ports.
Ship ahoy: Cruise ships back en masse for first summer since Covid restrictions
Liners are expected in Auckland almost daily - including three in one day - this summer.
Brown tells Ports of Auckland: Council will decide waterfront land’s future, not you
Council, not company, will decide port's future, Brown says.
Ports of Auckland boss Roger Gray: Supply chain 'balances on a knife edge'
Roger Gray: 'We don't deny that we’ve let New Zealand down.'
Watch: NZ Post courier misses $200 delivery in Flaxmere
NZ Post courier misses $200 delivery in Flaxmere for a birthday and marks the package as delivered. Video / Supplied
Jet fuel rationing 'an issue the industry doesn’t need'
Maritime unions say it has taken only months for the wheels to come off the new system.
Nigerian stowaways found on ship’s rudder after 11-day voyage
Trio found on the oil tanker at the Las Palmas port suffering dehydration and hypothermia.
Focus: How NZ Post handles a 15-million package Christmas rush
Chris Wong, general manager of business marketing at New Zealand Post, takes us inside National Sorting Centre in East Tāmaki and reveals how they deliver Christmas to millions of Kiwis each year. Video / NZ Herald
Napier engineer faces fine following blaze in hold of ship
A fire in a ship's hold started by sparks from gas-cutters igniting sawdust or shavings.