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Coastal shipping research

Published: | Category: Coastal shipping , Research & reports | Audience: General

As coastal shipping is a new investment in the 202124 National Land Transport Programme (NLTP), Waka Kotahi commissioned independent consultants, Pacific Marine Management, to produce a series of reports to inform the coastal shipping investment approach.

Publication details

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  • Published: 12 May 2021
  • Amendments: Concluding report added August 2023

State of play report

In December 2021, we released the Coastal Shipping State of Play report which was commissioned to help determine priorities for the $30 million of funding earmarked for coastal shipping. This report looks at the challenges and opportunities facing the coastal shipping sector in New Zealand.

Coastal shipping state of play report [PDF, 1.6 MB] 

Concluding report

In August 2023, we released the Coastal Shipping concluding report which was commissioned to help determine priorities for the $30 million of funding earmarked for coastal shipping. This report looks at the sector’s challenges, discusses opportunities, and recommends principles and priorities to guide investment decisions.

Coastal shipping concluding report [PDF, 2 MB]