Tag: New Zealand

New Zealand has updated its Craft Risk Management Standard (CRMS) for vessels to strengthen marine biosecurity controls and biofouling management. 

Substandard ships should be banned from New Zealand, under appropriate criteria TAIC highlighted in its report into the containership Shiling,

New Zealand’s Transport Accident Investigation Commission (TAIC) has attributed the grounding of a passenger vessel to the master's fatigue.

A New Zealand military inquiry has revealed that a series of human errors contributed to the sinking of the HMNZS Manawanui in October 2024.

The former CEO of New Zealand’s Ports of Auckland (POAL) has been fined $110,000 (NZ$190,000) following the death of a stevedore in 2020.

Mistakes by members of the crew caused New Zealand navy ship HMNZS Manawanui to plow into a reef catching fire and sinking.

Former Port of Auckland Chief Executive Tony Gibson was found guilty after stevedore’s death in August 2020.

New Zealand’s Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) will introduce the Biosecurity Pre-Arrival Report (PAR) for all commercial vessels calling in New Zealand starting 31 October 2024.

As UK P&I Club informs, the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (Halyomorpha halys) poses a significant threat to agriculture in regions such as the United States and Europe, and its potential establishment in New Zealand raises serious biosecurity concerns.

As Britannia Club informs, the BMSB is native to East Asia, specifically found in China, Japan and South Korea; it has aggressively invaded the US and Europe and is considered an invasive species by Australia and New Zealand.