Despite international controversy, bottom trawling in New Zealand is a sustainable and effective way of harvesting healthy wild-caught animal protein. The new video produced by the NZ Federation of Commercial Fishermen helps provide a new perspective.

After a nearly yearlong investigation into the grounding of the Interislander ferry Aratere north of Picton in June 2024, Maritime New Zealand has announced the filing of two charges against KiwiRail under the Health and Safety at Work Act. The prosecution highlights a number of crucial points applicable to any commercial vessel operator.

New Zealand’s commercial workboat sector, associated industries, regulators, and policymakers recently gathered at the NZMTA conference to meet and talk about issues and success stories from industry, and to look to the year ahead. Dawson & Associates presented on the topic of vessel build contracts.

Vessel sale and purchase agreements can be highly complicated. An often overlooked part of the process is around anti money laundering (AML) requirements, which presents an area of not-insignificant risk for clients and agents alike.