Iain MacIntyre, Author at Baird Maritime

July 10, 2019.

VESSEL REVIEW | Purpose-built Kiwi scampi trawler

Whangarei (New Zealand)-based Penwarden Holdings has recently deployed the country’s only purpose-designed scampi trawler, following the delivery of...

August 14, 2018.

Large dredger Lyttelton bound

Royal Boskalis Westminster’s 230.71-metre trailing suction hopper dredger Fairway is headed for Lyttelton Port to commence works to widen the harbour...

August 14, 2018.

New Zealand refinery succeeds in dredging application

New Zealand Refining has been granted consents to dredge Whangarei Harbour in order to accommodate the next generation of “super tankers”, albeit, with...

June 20, 2018.

Lyttelton Port Company commits to draught increase

[caption id="attachment_63577" align="alignnone" width=""]Lyttelton Port[/caption]Lyttelton Port Company (LPC) Chief Executive Peter Davie has announced...

June 20, 2018.

Second Rangatira auction scheduled

A second sale of items from the former Timaru-Napier-Chatham Islands trader, the Rangatira, is to be held next month by Timaru-based firm, The Auction....

June 19, 2018.

Competition reduces on Tasman Sea

[caption id="attachment_63545" align="alignnone" width=""]RHL Aurora [/caption]Maersk Line is to withdraw its dedicated Tasman Star service in July...

June 19, 2018.

Extra-large newbuild reefer Baltic Spirit makes maiden voyage

New Zealand's Port of Tauranga recently received the maiden voyage of the 188.6-metre and 17,174GT newbuild Baltic Spirit, arriving to uplift a consignment...

June 18, 2018.

Auckland naval base relocation unlikely

Relocating Auckland’s Devonport Naval Base appears an unlikely outcome of a feasibility study recently initiated by the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF)....

June 18, 2018.

Western Sahara sovereignty dispute – Phosphate vessel released

A mutual agreement in a complicated Western Sahara sovereignty dispute has resulted in the 34,349GT and Marshall Islands-flagged Cherry Blossom being...