The coast is clear to boost West Coast shipping

The coast is clear to boost West Coast shipping
The multi-use barge bought by WMS Shipping Co is due to arrive in New Zealand later this year. (Image: WMS)
Oliver Lewis
A new coastal shipping barge is being touted as a supply chain resilience measure that can assist with our response to natural disasters.During a visit to the West Coast on Friday, prime minister Chris Hipkins visited Westport port where he was briefed about the purchase of the barge by WMS Shipping Co, part of the Westland Mineral Sands (WMS) group of companies.WMS was granted resource consent last May to mine a roughly 22-hectare site on private farmland near Cape Foulwind.Through its logistics arm, West Coast Bulk Logistics, the group has le...

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