Loss of coastal tankers a severe blow to New Zealand maritime industry

Unions rep­re­sent­ing ship crews says the removal of two New Zealand coastal tankers by petrol com­pa­nies is dis­ap­point­ing and has dam­aged New Zealand’s mar­itime indus­try.

New Zealand will then be com­plete­ly reliant on over­seas ship­ping to sup­ply our fuel – with no back­up.