New Zealand Archives - Baird Maritime

October 5, 2022

Passenger Vessel News Roundup | October 5 – Norwegian autonomous ferry, Great Lakes cruise ship, and US and Chinese tour boats

Written by Baird Maritime on October 5, 2022. Posted in Ausmarine - Passenger Vessels, Commercial Mariner - Passenger Vessels, Cruise, Ferries, Maritime Tourism, Unmanned Craft (Non-Naval).

Recent deliveries include a new cruise ship for a US operator and two new river tour boats in China. An Alaska tour company places an order for a new sightseeing catamara ..

EMERGENCY SERVICES WEEK

September 20, 2022

VESSEL REVIEW | Bungaree – New rescue RIB to serve Broken Bay, Australia

Written by Baird Maritime on September 20, 2022. Posted in Ausmarine - Maritime Security, Ausmarine Vessel Reviews, RIBs and RHIBs, Search and Rescue, Work Boat World Vessel Reviews.

Australian search and rescue (SAR) agency Marine Rescue New South Wales has welcomed a new rigid inflatable boat (RIB) into service for operation in Broken Bay in New Sou ..

August 22, 2022

Sand build-up removal underway at Port Taranaki, New Zealand

Written by Baird Maritime on August 22, 2022. Posted in Ausmarine - Marine Projects, Dredging and Land Reclamation, Port World.

New Zealand’s Port Taranaki is to carry out a short dredging campaign to remove sand and sediment build-up caused by storms and other weather events this year. The ..

September 26, 2022

Sand renourishment kicks off at New Zealand’s Te Rauone Beach

Written by Baird Maritime on September 26, 2022. Posted in Ausmarine - Marine Projects, Dredging and Land Reclamation.

Port Otago in New Zealand has commenced a sand renourishment campaign in nearby Te Rauone Beach. The work will be done in phases beginning with sand collection from the p ..

September 15, 2022

New Zealand shipping company unveils methanol-fuelled Ro-Ro design

Written by Baird Maritime on September 15, 2022. Posted in Ausmarine - Shipping and Offshore, Ro-Ro World.

New Zealand-based shipping company the MOVE Logistics Group recently unveiled images of a proposed Ro-Ro vessel that can be configured to use methanol as fuel. The fit-fo ..

PASSENGER VESSEL WEEK

August 16, 2022

Passenger Vessel News Roundup | August 16 – Ferries for the Malacca Strait and Michigan, Chinese cruise ship construction and more

Written by Baird Maritime on August 16, 2022. Posted in Ausmarine - Passenger Vessels, Commercial Mariner - Passenger Vessels, Cruise, Ferries, Ro-Pax World.

Newly completed vessels include a ferry for an Indonesian operator, a vehicle ferry for Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, and a Mississippi River cruise ship. Constructio ..

September 23, 2022

Investigation completed on cargo discharging mishap on New Zealand rail ferry

Written by Baird Maritime on September 23, 2022. Posted in Ausmarine - Passenger Vessels, Ro-Pax World.

New Zealand’s Transport Accident Investigation Commission (TAIC) has published its report on a cargo shunting incident that resulted in serious injury on the rail f ..

PASSENGER VESSEL WEEK

September 12, 2022

Five dead after charter boat capsizes off Kaikoura, New Zealand

Written by Baird Maritime on September 12, 2022. Posted in Ausmarine - Passenger Vessels, Maritime Tourism, Salvage Operations, Search and Rescue.

Five people are confirmed dead after a charter fishing boat capsized near Kaikoura on New Zealand’s South Island on Saturday, September 10. The 8.5-metre boat capsi ..

PASSENGER VESSEL WEEK

August 16, 2022

VESSEL REVIEW | Ika Rere – Electric catamaran enters service with New Zealand commuter ferry company

Written by Baird Maritime on August 16, 2022. Posted in Ausmarine - Passenger Vessels, Ausmarine Vessel Reviews, Ferries, Work Boat World Vessel Reviews.

East by West Ferries, a commuter ferry operator based in Wellington, New Zealand, recently took delivery of a new locally-built, fully electric catamaran vessel. Named Ik ..