Why maritime matters to Aotearoa | New Zealand
Our trade is reliant on the maritime sector
New Zealand's trade is carried by sea
Our Exclusive Economic Zone is
15x
the size of the country
not including Tokelau, Niue, Cook Islands and Ross Dependency
Our search and rescue region
spans over 30 million square kilometres, making it one of the largest in the world
2022 - 2023 maritime industry numbers
43 passenger ships made 754 port visits
1137 non-passenger ships made 5178 port visits
The maritime economy contributed $6.5b to the local economy
About 39,500 people were employed in the sector
Commercial fishing exports totalled about $2.1b
and fisheries and seafood industries employed about 13,500 people on average over the past five years
A safe, secure, clean and sustainable maritime domain
Maritime NZ is the lead agency working across the maritime domain to shape a safe, secure, clean and sustainable maritime environment.
Rescue coordination outcomes
42 Lives saved 164 Lives rescued 366 Lives assisted
Education and guidance
17 information and education campaigns delivered
19 industry and guidance publications delivered
Marine pollution response
11 Maritime Incident Response Team exercises and workshops completed
98% regional and national equipment stockpiles maintained and inspected
Maritime security
0 significant security incidents
100% NZ trading ports 100% compliant with international Ship and Port Facility Security code
Certification
3947 maritime or marine protection documents, certificates, permits issued; of which:
2926 were for seafarers
Regulatory operations
438 audits of active MOSS operators, and Health and Safety at Work Act assessments
176 Port State Control inspections completed
35 new MOSS operators
1066 notified events
22 successful prosecutions
47 HSWA assessments of persons conducting a business or undertaking
147 investigations completed
96% of prosecutions under HSWA and/or MTA resulted in parties being held to account