Coastguard Nelson have just launched their new Naiad rescue vessel built by Aimex in Nelson, although the vessel is not yet formally commissioned.
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In their latest Covid-19 Maritime Industry Update 57, Maritime New Zealand update the industry on issues relating to our maritime border.
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Dawson and Associates has represented a consortium of fishing interests since 2013 in opposing an application for marine discharge consents. This matter is currently before the Supreme Court.
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Recently, companies convicted under the HSWA are paying more in fines. A number of factors contribute to this, but most significant is the increase in reparations, and as such, the seriousness of the failure by the defendant and the damage actually caused by the incident is becoming less relevant. Read more for an explanation, and some recent examples.
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Over the past years we have acted for Buyers and Sellers on a number of high value superyacht sales in Florida, and have established a network of surveyors, documentation agents and local contacts to assist in each aspect of these transactions.
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In an interview by RNZ last week, Peter Dawson states that the families of crew members missing of Gulf Livestock 1, which sank last week, may be able to take legal action.
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Maritime New Zealand’s update and the Ministry of Health’s updated Covid-19 Public Health Response (Maritime Border) Order (No.2) 2020 focus the rules brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Building a bespoke vessel, anywhere, is not a project for the faint hearted.
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We are frequently asked about exemptions to the general prohibition on bringing foreign vessels into New Zealand.
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New Zealand Customs has announced a blanket extension for private vessels with a Temporary Import Entry (TIE) that is due to expire. The new expiry date is 1 July 2021.
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New laws and guidance have recently been provided as the situation with Covid changes within and outside New Zealand. The Ministry of Health have provided guidance focusing on New Zealand’s border and the Covid-19 Public Health Response (Maritime Border) Order 2020, whilst the Ministry of Transport has provided advice for transport operators.
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With the arrival of Level 1 in New Zealand and the move to recover from the effects of Covid-19 to the economy, the country seems to be returning to a relative state of normality, save that the borders remain closed except for very limited exceptions.
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With the America’s Cup on the 2021 calendar, in spite of everything that has happened in the world over the last 6 months, many superyacht owners are still intending to travel to the South Pacific for the event in Auckland. This article outlines the ways in which superyachts, whether private or commercial, can operate in Australian waters.
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The High Court has ruled that Singaporean flagged vessel Umuroa (Grt 71,142) cannot disconnect the pipes linking the vessel to the oil wells in the Tui field off the coast of Taranaki on New Zealand’s east coast for the time being.
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This was one of the questions recently asked in the Australian Federal Courts. The relevant Australian statute, The Admiralty Act 1988 allows claims to be brought against ships and in this case a warrant of arrest was issued against the Defendant, an ROV, the Saab Seaeye Leopard 1702.
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In most circumstances, a vessel that is imported into New Zealand will have to pay duty (5%) and GST (15%). However, vessels manufactured in countries which have entered into a free trade agreement with New Zealand will not attract duty.
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The Court of Appeal has dismissed the appeal by Trans-Tasman Resources Limited (TTR) against the decision of the High Court setting aside the marine consents and marine discharge consents granted to TTR by the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA).
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The COVID-19 pandemic is causing disruption to international trade and transport, with the consequence that many companies have found themselves unable to perform some of their contractual obligations, or are at risk of not being able to do so in the future.
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The concept of the ‘Blue Economy’ is part of a lexicon of new terminology which recognises that the sustainable utilisation of marine resources requires healthy marine ecosystems.
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In a 30 May 2019 Judgment of the New Zealand High Court by his Honour Judge Dobson, the Court denied an application for judicial review of the updated fisheries reporting regulations which seek to update reporting requirements for commercial fishing activities to require…
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