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Maersk starts moving empty containers south to nervous exporters as supply chain troubles get an industry airing
16 Mar, 2021 04:34 AM
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Tauranga first and last calls for first rotation in new container shipping service. Photo / Supplied New Zealand s acute container shortage should start easing a little soon as a new Maersk shipping service loads hundreds of empty containers at the Ports of Auckland, bound for anxious exporters in the South Island.
The container vessel the Seaspan Hannover is one of two ships on the new Sirius Star service, which will bring international imports, including refrigerated containers, picked up in Southeast Asia to New Zealand and move empty containers to South Island ports.
Government allows more support to seafarers visiting New Zealand
The Maritime Transport Act will be amended through the Regulatory Systems (Transport) Amendment Bill to allow maritime levies to be used to provide support services coordinated by the Seafarers Welfare Board.Devdiscourse News Desk | Wellington | Updated: 09-03-2021 10:20 IST | Created: 09-03-2021 10:20 IST
Transport Minister Michael Wood said COVID-19 has impacted massively on international shipping lines and this has meant seafarers need support. Image Credit: Twitter(@michaelwoodnz)
The Government is fulfilling its pre-election commitment to allow more support to seafarers visiting New Zealand, Transport Minister Michael Wood announced today.
The Maritime Transport Act will be amended through the Regulatory Systems (Transport) Amendment Bill to allow maritime levies to be used to provide support services coordinated by the Seafarers Welfare Board.
Press Release – Maritime Union of New Zealand
The Maritime Union says an international shipper is threatening the future of New Zealand coastal shipping by exploiting legal loopholes.
Global shipping giant Maersk has announced a new service called Sirius Star which will use two overseas flagged Maersk ships with an entirely foreign crew rotating through five New Zealand ports and two in Fiji.
Maritime Union of New Zealand National Secretary Craig Harrison says Maersk should be crewing these ships with New Zealand seafarers.
The ships will be moving containers around New Zealand ports to assist with the port congestion at Ports of Auckland after a series of management failures.