New Zealand Archives - Baird Maritime

November 8, 2019

TAIC releases findings on June 2018 ship grounding at Otago port

Written by Baird Maritime on November 8, 2019. Posted in Ausmarine - Shipping and Offshore, Boxship World, Pilotage.

The Transport Accident Investigation Commission of New Zealand (TAIC) recently released its findings on the grounding of a containership at the Port of Otago on June 10, ..

October 30, 2019

Royal New Zealand Navy christens support ship Aotearoa

Written by Baird Maritime on October 30, 2019. Posted in Ausmarine - Maritime Security, Naval auxiliary/support vessels.

The Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) christened its newest ship, the future fleet tanker and supply vessel HMNZS Aotearoa, in a ceremony at Hyundai Heavy Industries’ ..

September 23, 2019

Napier Port orders Damen ATD tug

Written by Baird Maritime on September 23, 2019. Posted in Ausmarine - Shipping and Offshore, Harbour Tugs and Operation.

Napier Port on New Zealand’s North Island has placed an order with Damen Shipyards Group for an azimuth tractor drive (ATD) tug for delivery later this year. The ..

November 6, 2019

REMINISCENCES | Talk about rubbish

Written by Michael Grey on November 6, 2019. Posted in Ausmarine - Featured, Ausmarine - Passenger Vessels, Ausmarine - Shipping and Offshore, Boxship World, Commercial Mariner - Featured, Cruise, Dry Cargo World, Fishing Boat World Features, Tanker World.

We are all going berserk about the plague of plastic, with the downside of this useful material becoming plainly obvious on land and sea. The Indian government has even ..

October 17, 2019

New Zealand decommissions two inshore patrol vessels

Written by Baird Maritime on October 17, 2019. Posted in Ausmarine - Maritime Security, Regulation & Enforcement, Search and Rescue, Ships (Naval).

Two Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) Protector-class inshore patrol vessels, HMNZS Rotoiti and HMNZS Pukaki, were decommissioned at a formal ceremony at Devonport Naval Base ..

PILOTAGE WEEK

September 13, 2019

OPINION | Pilot boarding – the bigger picture

Written by Hugh O'Neill on September 13, 2019. Posted in Ausmarine - Featured, Ausmarine - Shipping and Offshore, Boxship World, Commercial Mariner - Featured, Commercial Mariner - Ships & Ports, Dry Cargo World, Pilotage, Port World, Ship World Features, Tanker World, Work Boat World Features.

There are many factors within the whole process of pilot embarkation. There remains an excellent focus on ships’ rigging of pilot ladders – to minimise their ..

November 1, 2019

Wellington ferry company fined NZ$380,000 after grounding

Written by Baird Maritime on November 1, 2019. Posted in Ausmarine - Passenger Vessels, Ferries, Maritime Tourism.

The owners and operators of Wellington passenger ferry City Cat, East by West Ferries, have been fined NZ$380,000 (US$244,000) for failing to ensure the safety of ..

PASSENGER VESSEL WEEK

October 9, 2019

REMINISCENCES | Bridges too far – The manifest virtues of ferries

Written by Michael Grey on October 9, 2019. Posted in Ausmarine - Featured, Ausmarine - Passenger Vessels, Commercial Mariner - Featured, Commercial Mariner - Passenger Vessels, Ferries, Maritime Infrastructure Development, Ro-Pax World, Work Boat World Features.

We should build a bridge, urges the Prime Minister of the UK, across the North Channel that divides Scotland from Northern Ireland. He might, of course, be speaking ..

PILOTAGE WEEK

September 9, 2019

Welcome to Pilotage Week!

Written by Alex Baird on September 9, 2019. Posted in Ausmarine - Featured, Ausmarine - Shipping and Offshore, Commercial Mariner - Featured, Commercial Mariner - Ships & Ports, Pilotage, Ship World Features, Sponsored, Work Boat World Features.

Hello and welcome to BairdMaritime.com’s inaugural Pilot Boat Week! We have a huge amount of fantastic content over the next two weeks, covering all the important ..