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Lengthy waits still at Auckland as Tauranga handles very high export volumes.

A shipwreck drifting at the edge of the Marlborough Sounds has damaged a fishing boat.

On the icy night that 1526 souls were lost at sea, "the stars seemed really to be alive".

Suez authority wants payment for salvage work, stalled canal traffic and transit fees.

Tau Henare, Shane Te Pou and Robert Reid from First Union demand the resignation of Ports of Auckland CEO, Tony Gibson, in light of the damning Health and Safety report. Video / Dean Purcell

Port stopwork over safety looms as council ownership comes under fire from within.

COSCO chief operating officer Mark Scott and Ports of Auckland spokesperson Matt Ball remain confident they can weather a storm of delays from surging inbound cargo. Video / CCTV via AP

Seafood importer says exporters face 'enormous financial problem' with no end in sight.

For nearly a week the ship was stuck in the Suez Canal. Now Kiwis are being poked fun at.

Legal experts predict a long fight ahead as massive bill for damage and delays comes due.

The Suez Canal incident may prompt a rethink of world transport logistics.

The giant container ship had been stuck since Wednesday in Egypt's Suez Canal.

Freight congestion drives up costs and places severe stress on NZ business, says MoT.

Incredible aerial footage shows 369 vessels waiting to pass through the Suez Canal.

New York Times: Small Egyptian village witnessing the effort to dislodge container ship.

Experts have been working around the clock to try and get the Suez Canal open again.

It has not been a good week for the world of freight and logistics.

New attempts made to free the vessel and reopen vital waterway but it's still stuck fast.

The Ever Given got wedged in a single-lane stretch of the canal on Tuesday.

One salvage expert said freeing the cargo ship, the Ever Given, could take up to a week.

New York Times: The canal has been a flashpoint for geopolitical conflict since it opened.

Cargo ship the length of the Empire State Building remains trapped in key shipping lane.

At least 165 vessels are now waiting with valuable goods set to join the jam every day.

All traffic in vital waterway is blocked, threatening to disrupt global shipping system.

Food prices have been subdued of late but global commodity markets point to big rises.

Delays left the superyacht 'circling in the Pacific low on food and fuel'.

Tomatoes are just one of several foods that have seen prices fall during the pandemic.

New York Times: 'Everybody wants everything. The infrastructure can't keep up.'

Auckland port leaders get "please explain" from Mayor's office over mid-year results.