Tag: New Zealand
Apple watch alumni and Fullers360 pave way for New Zealand’s net-zero ferry future
New Zealand’s biggest ferry company, Fullers360, is taking a big step toward cleaner travel with the launch of a new all-electric foiling ferry. This new design is part of the company’s plan to achieve zero emissions by 2040. The first of these innovative boats, a 9-meter, 10-passenger electric ferry, will start operating in Auckland by…
New Zealand’s Defence Minister Condemns Gender-Based Trolls Targeting Female Captain Of Sunken Navy Ship
Judith Collins, New Zealand’s Defence Minister, has spoken out strongly against hateful online comments aimed at the female captain of the Navy’s dive vessel, Manawanui. The ship sank over the weekend while it was surveying a reef off the coast of Samoa, forcing all 75 crew members and passengers to escape to life rafts. What…
CMA CGM, Zespri commission study on low emissions shipping corridor
CMA CGM and Zespri Plan Low-Emissions Shipping Route from New Zealand to Belgium CMA CGM, a big name in shipping, has started a study to check if it’s possible to create a low-emissions shipping route. This plan is being made together with Zespri, the world’s largest seller of kiwifruit. They want to find ways to…
Kotahi, Maersk sign second long-term freight agreement in New Zealand
The partnership has successfully shipped 1.8 million TEU (twenty-foot equivalent units), equivalent to 23 million tonnes, of New Zealand cargo to market over the past decade. Kotahi, New Zealand’s containerized freight manager, and A.P. Moller – Maersk, a global integrated logistics company, have signed a second long-term freight agreement extending to December 2034. “The magnitude…
IMO to open regional office in Fiji to serve the Pacific
IMO Secretary-General Mr. Arsenio Dominguez (left) and Minister for Public Works, Meteorological Services and Transport of Fiji, Hon. Ro Filipe Tuisawau. IMO Secretary-General Mr. Arsenio Dominguez and the Minister for Public Works, Meteorological Services and Transport of the Republic of Fiji, Honourable Ro Filipe Tuisawau, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at the IMO Headquarters in London on…