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flag New Zealand blocked a foreign vessel to protect local jobs and maritime laws.

flag New Zealand has denied NovaAlgoma Cement Carriers’ request to operate a foreign-flagged vessel on domestic routes, preserving 32 local seafarer jobs and upholding national maritime laws. flag The decision, backed by Associate Transport Minister James Meager, prevents replacing the New Zealand-flagged MV Buffalo with an overseas-crewed Panamanian ship, a move the Maritime Union of New Zealand called a win for jobs and national shipping resilience. flag The union criticized multinational firms using flag-of-convenience practices and dismissed threats to shift cargo to road transport as empty, urging support for a locally crewed, sustainable coastal fleet.

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