by Vari Jones | Oct 2, 2017 | Media Releases
2nd October 2017 The New Zealand Shippers’ Council is concerned that the recent announcement by Port Napier that it will impose an insurance levy charge on transport operators is the ‘thin end of the wedge’ for the country’s exporters and importers. The levy came into...
by oxygendigital | Aug 31, 2017 | Media Releases
The NZ Shippers’ Council considers that a decision to relocate the current Ports of Auckland operations elsewhere is a major decision that needs to be considered very carefully. A sound business case should underpin any change or development, not a political whim....
by oxygendigital | Aug 11, 2017 | Media Releases
The New Zealand Shippers’ Council welcomes the regulatory certainty and competition oversight of international shipping that the passing of the Commerce (Cartels and Other Matters) Amendment Bill will deliver for exporters and importers. The Bill protects against...
by Vari Jones | Oct 5, 2016 | Media Releases
5th October 2016 Largest Container Ship Arrives The NZ Shippers Council acknowledge the arrival of the largest container ship to have ever visited New Zealand. Aotea Maersk arrive in Tauranga this week as part of the Maersk Lines’ service between South America...
by oxygendigital | Dec 9, 2015 | Media Releases
The New Zealand Shippers Council (NZSC) supports a call by the Global Shippers’ Forum (GSF) for the shipping industry to reach agreement on a market-based measure for carbon reduction – or risk having rules enforced. The GSF has released a statement to coincide...
by oxygendigital | Sep 29, 2015 | Media Releases
The Shippers’ Council today welcomed media accounts suggesting increased flexibility from key players on dairy and other issues that caused the TPP negotiations to stall at Maui. The United States has called a meeting of TPP Ministers on 1 and 2 October in Atlanta....
