Boat had up to 400 on board but was only built to carry 105.

Floating rubbish collector creator hopes to clean up Pacific Ocean's garbage island.

It takes years to build a superyacht, but this remarkable video shrinks that to minutes.

The Government has been talking about getting freight off the country's roads.

Scientists have just detected a record, seven-storey-high wave in the Southern Ocean.

Both cruise companies operate in New Zealand over summer.

Blockchain will drive the biggest change since the move to standard containers.

A report from the front line in campaign to keep the brown marmorated stink bug out of NZ.

Gisborne mayor Meng Foon faces criticism. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

The new oil tanker is specifically designed for working around New Zealand.

Underwater din of large ships making it hard for Hauraki Gulf species to communicate.

"Salvage the oil from WWII wreck or face environmental tragedy in the Hauraki Gulf."

New recordings lay bare the underwater racket created by oil and gas industry's airguns.

Sick, delirious soldier thought to have fallen from ship unnoticed.

COMMENT: Deal with Tauranga more logical than shipping freight through Northport.

Ports of Auckland's profit drops

A seafloor study has revealed an underwater orchestra below the Hauraki Gulf's surface.

Dead whale towed from harbour after officials thought it may be a shipping hazard.

KiwiRail has secured the future of the Interislander ferry Kaitaki by buying the boat

Lyttelton Port will suspend operations tonight.

Five people were injured after a technical fault sent a Tenerife ferry into a port wall.

The world's largest vessel of any kind has hit the seas.

A researcher says it's embarrassing our country hasn't yet made the move.

The giant November 2016 earthquake has snapped the top decks from a sunken Soviet cruise liner in the Marlborough Sounds.

French cruise ship L'Austral has come under investigation for the second time in a month after reportedly hitting a rock in Milford Sound.

Thousands of distressed passengers are onboard a cruise ship bound for New Zealand that has broken down and is drifting off the coast of Australia.

CentrePort's container shipping operation, severely damaged in the November 14 Kaikoura earthquake, is to begin operating again.

The November 14 earthquake caused significant damage to the Wellington Port, especially to the container area.

WATCH: One of the world's biggest cruise ships - which arrives in NZ next week - will be the star of cruise season.