Hyundai Mipo Dockyard has officially announced in a statement [in Korean] on 13 February 2024, that the contract to build two RoPax train ferries was cancelled at KiwiRail’s request. The shipbuilder says it will see a claim for design costs as part of its negotiations. This cancellation follows the...
https://ferryshippingnews.com/kiwirail-officially-cancelled-the-contract-for-new-ropax-rail-ferries/
New Zealand transport company KiwiRail has started discussions with South Korea’s Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD) to enter a termination agreement for the contract for the build of two new Ro-Pax ferries. KiwiRail said this follows the New Zealand Government’s decision last year not to provide further...
On November 24, 2021, Rederi AB Gotland said it has acquired the Kawasaki-class roro vessel VALENTINE from Cobelfret Ferries. The vessel has been chartered out on a bare-boat basis to KiwiRail for traffic in the Cooks Sound between the North Island and the South Island of New Zealand. VALENTINE is...
https://ferryshippingnews.com/rederi-ab-gotland-buys-belgian-and-bareboat-charters-to-kiwirail/
KiwiRail has ordered two brand-new, bigger, hybrid ferries. (see Ferry Shipping News 1 July 2021) An outstanding public website explains all details and answers a lot of questions. Kiwirail also started a consultation for the upgrading of the Wellington / Kaiwharawhara Interislander ferry terminal....
https://ferryshippingnews.com/kiwirail-outstanding-website-explains-the-new-ship-and-port-projects/
KiwiRail has chartered the CLdN Kawasaki-type roro VALENTINE for an initial 12 months. It is due to arrive in mid-December. Ropax KAIARAHI (ex STENA ALEGRA) requires major repairs to its gearbox after its sudden failure, and those repairs are expected to take at least until March. The remaining two...
https://ferryshippingnews.com/kiwirail-replacement-ferry-to-boost-interislander-service/
HFW advising KiwiRail on shipping industry’s first climate bond initiative-certified finance
HFW is advising KiwiRail on a secured NZ$350m pre- and post-delivery loan facility for its purchase of two newbuilding Interislander rail-enabled ferries to be constructed in Korea.
It is the world’s first shipping loan to be certified by the Climate Bond Initiative.
The facility is provided by Westpac NZ (Facility Agent), Société Générale (Green Loan Coordinator), Bank of America, and National Australia...
New Zealand state-owned company KiwiRail has secured a $350m loan facility to finance the purchase of two new battery-powered ferries. The post KiwiRail wins world 1st green loan certification for…
South Korean shipbuilding giant Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co. (KSOE) has won several contracts with overseas companies for the construction of 10 ships. The post KSOE reveals…
https://www.offshore-energy.biz/ksoe-reveals-new-10-vessel-order/
An expert consenting panel under the New Zealand Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has granted fast-track approval for the redevelopment of the Waitohi Picton ferr ..
KiwiRail has named Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD) based in Ulsan, South Korea as its preferred shipyard to build the two new Interislander ferries. The aim is to have the final shipbuilding contract signed by mid-2021 and construction of the ferries underway by late 2022.
https://ferryshippingnews.com/new-kiwirail-ferries-to-be-built-in-korea/