NEWS RELEASE
Port of Napier Added To East Coast Service - March '10
Pacifica Shipping starts a new scheduled service to the Port of Napier this month, in response to demand for northbound sea links with Tauranga and Auckland. For
the full story, CLICK here.
NEWS RELEASE
Rod Grout Steps Down As Pacifica's CEO - January '10
Rod Grout is stepping down from his role as chief executive of Pacifica Shipping and The Pacifica Transport Group after 25 years in the position. For
the full story, CLICK here.
NEWS RELEASE
Pacifica Battles Swell To Deliver Christmas Boxes - December 09
Like Santa Claus, Pacifica Shipping was flat out delivering boxes around New Zealand in the lead up to Christmas. For the full story, CLICK here. (See Gallery for photo of ship arriving at Port of Timaru.)
ARTICLE
Hub Port Growth Will Require Coastal Feeder Services - December 09
The recent Rockpoint Report 'Coastal Shipping and Modal Freight Choice' gives ports and their users serious food for thought about the implications of larger international ships calling here. For the full story, CLICK here.
NEWS ARTICLE
Avoiding Container and Space Shortages - October 09
Shortages of containers at critical times and locations can become a logistical nightmare for cargo shippers, but it doesn't have to be that way. For the full
story, CLICK here
NEWS RELEASE
Pacifica Shipping Helps Scientists In Marine Study - August 09
In an effort to understand how hull-fouling organisms survive, Cawthron Institute scientists are sending colonies of them around the coast on a Pacifica Shipping cargo vessel. For the full
story, CLICK here.
NEWS RELEASE
Electronic Monitoring Essential For Transport Efficiency - July 09
Electronic monitoring of heavy vehicle movements between main centres is an essential step to achieving freight transport efficiency in New Zealand. For the full
story, CLICK here.
NEWS RELEASE
Pacifica Backs Call For Urgent Port Reforms - May 09
A call for ports to be rationalised has come as a breath of fresh air in a stagnating sector, says Pacifica Shipping CEO, Rod Grout. For the full
story, CLICK here.
NEWS ARTICLE
One-off Timaru Visit Offloads Special Cargo- April 09
Pacifica Shipping made a rare call at Port of Timaru recently to deliver a single item of breakbulk freight made in Hamilton and shipped out of Auckland. For the full story, CLICK here. (See Gallery for photo.)
NEWS ARTICLE
Ports Can Assist Lift Transport Efficiency - April 09
In the current recession the good news is that shipping rates have fallen as surplus liner capacity co-incides with a decline in cargo volumes. Not so good is that fewer offshore vessels are calling at our main ports... For a full copy of this article in the April CBAFF newsletter Trade Talk, CLICK here.
NEWS RELEASE
Pacifica Coastal Ship Shows Versatility - 10 March 09
Pacifica Shipping's new container vessel, The Spirit of Endurance, diverted from its usual east coast southbound service last week to make a special one-off call to the Port of Nelson. CLICK here for the full version.
NEWSLETTER COMMENT
Get the Most from Your Transport Dollar - February 09
This supplied article appeared in a recent issue of the Manufacturers and Exporters Association (MEA) newsletter.
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'SHIPPING AUSTRALIA' ARTICLE
New Coastal Service A Sign Of Things To Come - February 09
A new weekly coastal feeder service linking New Zealand’s ‘big four’ ports is gaining support from cargo shippers seeking cost efficiencies in the current economic downturn, says operator Pacifica Shipping.
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