Hon Gerry Brownlee
Minister of Transport
22 May 2014
$2.9m for Maritime NZ from Future Investment Fund
Maritime New Zealand will receive $2.9 million of new capital funding from the Future Investment Fund to help it adopt
the latest technology necessary for optimum performance, Transport Minister Gerry Brownlee says.
“This new funding will assist Maritime NZ to develop the information system required to support the new maritime
operator safety system and the seafarer certification rules,” Mr Brownlee says.
“We are a maritime nation, with over 99 per cent of export trade, worth $38.1 billion in 2013, being carried by sea. The
maritime operator safety system and associated seafarer certification support the effective operation of that
capability.
“This directly supports the Government’s Business Growth Agenda’s focus on export markets, natural resources and safe
and skilled workplace management.”
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