Maritime Union agrees with freight industry concerns on profiteering
The Maritime Union has taken the unusual step of agreeing with a trucking industry boss.
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coastal shipping
South Island disruption highlights need for coastal shipping
Coastal shipping could provide a essential lifeline to regions in future events.
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Coastal shipping must complement rail and road
The Government’s announcement today of major investment in rail is a positive move, but there needs to be action on coastal shipping.
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Maersk should be employing New Zealand seafarers for its new local service
An international shipper is threatening the future of New Zealand coastal shipping by exploiting legal loopholes.
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On The Case For Investing In Coastal Shipping
Overall, it could only be a win/win outcome if ships and rail could be made to function in unison to carry a good deal more of this country’s imports, exports and perishable goods to and fro from the major port hubs.
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COVID threat in New Zealand ports has a solution
The union representing seafarers and port workers says the latest case of COVID-19 in a New Zealand port is a concern, but the problem has a solution.
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Here’s why we need only NZ-flagged ships travelling around our coasts
I work at Ports of Auckland. I’m onsite every day as part of the stevedoring team, in the 20 years I’ve been a watersider, I’ve had just about every job there is. Lasher, straddle driver you name it.
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Strengthen our shores. Rebuild our coastal shipping. Sign the petition now.
Aotearoa-New Zealand is an island nation dependent on trade to survive. But because our coastal shipping was deregulated by the
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