WC 442: Sea freight operations

This page relates to the 2021–24 National Land Transport Programme.

Introduction

Work category 442 provides for operational activities associated with the coastal shipping activity class.

Qualifying activities

Work category 442 is available to the following activity class:

• coastal shipping.

Examples of qualifying activities

Examples of qualifying activities include, but may not be limited to:

• new or enhanced domestic sea freight services
• operational improvements to reduce sector emissions, including testing new technologies
• research to inform government decisions on support for the sector.

Exclusions

Work category 442 excludes:

• investment in infrastructure improvements – eligible costs are funded under work category 446.
  Work category 446: Sea freight infrastructure

Funding assistance rates

The usual funding assistance rate (FAR) is:

• 100% of the Waka Kotahi agreed share of the total costs of an approved activity.

Submitting activities for NLTP consideration and funding approval

Waka Kotahi (for its own activities) submits these activities using the improvements module in Transport Investment Online (TIO).

Transport Investment Online(external link)

User guides for TIO are available in TIO.