An interim Court of Inquiry report reveals that a critical series of human errors involving the HMNZS Manawanui’s autopilot system led to the disaster. The Royal New Zealand Navy dive…
https://gcaptain.com/autopilot-oversight-how-12-minutes-of-confusion-sealed-hmnzs-manawanuis-fate/
A Royal New Zealand Navy vessel ran aground and sank off the coast of Samoa last month as a result of human error, a government-initiated inquiry found on Friday.
https://gcaptain.com/new-zealand-navy-ship-sank-due-to-human-error-inquiry-finds/
WELLINGTON, Oct 24 (Reuters) – New Zealand is looking to return to operation one of its idled offshore patrol vessels after a specialist dive ship sank this month, a defense spokesperson said on Thursday. The Manawanui,…
https://gcaptain.com/new-zealand-military-eyes-patrol-ship-to-replace-dive-vessel-that-sank/
By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON (Reuters) – New Zealand’s Defence Minister on Thursday publicly criticized online trolling of the female captain of a naval vessel that sunk at the weekend, saying while the…
by Captain John Konrad (gCaptain) In a dramatic turn of events, HMNZS Manawanui, the Royal New Zealand Navy’s newly upgraded hydrographic salvage and support ship, sank off the coast of…
The Royal New Zealand Navy ship HMNZS Manawanui has run aground near the southern coast of Upolu, Samoa, during a reef survey on Saturday evening. All 78 personnel on board…
https://gcaptain.com/royal-new-zealand-navy-ship-aground-off-samoa/
Kiwifruit marketer Zespri and its shipping partner ANL, CMA CGM’s Australian subsidiary, have launched a feasibility study into the possibility of a low-emissions corridor between New Zealand and Belgium. A feasibility study was launched earlier this week which will look into setting up a...
https://splash247.com/worlds-longest-green-corridor-proposed-to-get-kiwis-to-europe/
EV Maritime, a New Zealand-based electric ferry design and technology company, announced July 12 that it has been commissioned by Angel Island Tiburon Ferry (AITF) to design an all-new hybrid electric vessel for the fleet. The progressive project, which will see the electrification of two existing vessels and the construction of a third new plug-in hybrid vessel, has been funded by the California Air Resources Board (CARB). The hybrid vessel will be designed and engineered by EV Maritime with...
New Zealand ferry operator Interislander has confirmed that a steering failure had caused the Ro-Pax vessel Aratere to run aground near Picton on South Island late last week. This failure caused the ferry to gradually divert from its intended course and head into the side of a cliff shortly after...
A Ro-Pax ferry operating between New Zealand’s North and South Islands ran aground shortly after it departed on a scheduled voyage in the late evening (local time) of Friday, June 21. Aratere, a ferry belonging to the fleet of government-owned company Interislander, struck the side of a cliff...