This October marked the seventh anniversary from New Zealand’s worst marine environmental disaster: The grounding of the Liberian-flagged container ship ‘Rena’ on the Astrolabe Reef resulted in a discharge of 200 tonnes of heavy fuel oil into the water, while it is acclaimed as the second most expensive salvage operation in maritime history.
https://safety4sea.com/cm-learn-from-the-past-mv-rena-grounding/
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) met with its New Zealand counterpart the Transport Accident Investigation Commission (TAIC), to discuss transport safety matters in the region.
ATSB Chief Commissioner Greg Hood, TAIC Chief Commissioner Jane Meares, and Commissioners from both agencies, shared information regrding transport safety trends and discussed several high-profile investigations.
During the meeting, the Chief Commissioners signed a revised Memorandum of Understanding (MOU),...
https://safety4sea.com/australia-n-zealand-discuss-ways-to-improve-transport-safety/
With effect from November 1, 2018, Hapag-Lloyd will revise the Terminal Handling Charges at New Zealand Destination ports as follows:
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French cruise company, Master fined NZD 100,000 following a grounding incident in New Zealand.
Namely, French company Compagnie du Ponant and Captain Regis Daumesnil were sentenced in the Wellington District Court on 2 October, after pleading guilty to charges regarding the incident. Both Maritime NZ and the Department of...
https://safety4sea.com/fines-total-100000-over-laustrals-first-grounding/