Government backs Kiwi seafarer workforce growth (2026)

NIWA_Tangaroa

Benefits of shipping:
Resilience for natural disasters or emergencies.

NIWA_Kaharoa

Ships carry hazardous / dangerous cargo more safely than road, rail and air.

Moana_Chief_with_tugs

15% of New Zealand's inter-regional freight is carried by sea

Moana_Chief_with_cargo

Ships can handle oversized, heavy and bulky cargo that road, rail and air can't.

Matuku_2016

Freight volumes are forecast to increase 50% by 2040.
It won't all fit onto our roads!

Kokako_2017_leaving_Korean_shipyard

New Zealand’s total freight task: 278.7 million tonnes.
Coastal shipping carries approx 10 million tonnes (3.5%).

Interislander_Aratere_and_Kaitaki

1.15m people are transported across the Cook Strait every year

Interislander_Arahura_in_Sounds

The volume of domestic freight moved by shipping has increased 50% over the last 10 years.

Holcim_Buffalo_2019-11-04

Approx $28 billion road and rail freight is shipped between the North and South Islands each year

Holcim_Buffalo_2020

1 standard container Auckland to Christchurch:

road: $2200-$3000
rail: $1300 - $1900
ship: $850 - $1300

Chatham_2

418,470 containers are moved around the NZ coast per annum

Chatham_1

Shipping: one-eighth the emissions of road per tonne of freight moved

Bluebridge_Straitsman_2019_3

Benefits of shipping:
Lower emissions per tonne of freight moved.

BlueBridge_Straitsman_2019_1

Increasing total freight carried by ship by just 2% would reduce total transport emissions by 16%.

Anatoki_2016_at_Whanganui_Bar

Benefits of shipping:
Greater control over our domestic supply chains.

Anatoki_2016_03_15_Loading_Fuel_for_Chatham_Island

Shipping: 60% the emissions of rail per tonne of freight moved