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Rail Needs Route Changes, Rate Hikes To Succeed - May '10

Reconfigured routes and substantial rates increases are needed if rail is to meet the Government's goal of commercial viability, says Pacifica Shipping. For more CLICK here.

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New 40' Containers Ensure Availability - April '10

Pacifica Shipping has invested in 75 40-foot containers to ensure shippers are not hindered by equipment shortages. For the full story CLICK here.

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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.

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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.

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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.)

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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.

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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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.)

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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.

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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.