The Australian United Steam Navigation Co. Ltd.

Including it's predecessors: Australian Shipping Board, Australian Coastal Shipping Commission, Australian Shipping Commission and whatever other name the Australian Government saw fit to bestow on it.

Serving the Offshore industry

Operators of parcel tankers in the South Pacific, Australia and Singapore regions

West Australian Coastal Shipping Commission

Canadian based company but with offices and ships operating in Australia

Serving the Offshore industry

Including their predecessor Brambles Shipping

Union Bulkships, Union S.S. Company of Australia Pty. Ltd., Tasmanian Steamers Pty. Ltd.

For anything not included in the list above

Nelson based operator of coastal ships

Christchurch based operator of coastal ships

Wellington based operator of coastal ships and services to Pacific Islands

Collingwood Shipping Co., Coastal Services (Motueka) Ltd., Pearl Kasper Shipping Co. Operator of small coastal ships based in Nelson, NZ.

Rail and Passenger ferries between Wellington and Picton

Auckland based operator of coastal ships 1881 - 1974

Christchurch based company operating coastal RO/RO and container ships

Napier based operator of coastal ships

Operators of tugs and barges in the NZ, Australia, South Pacific and South East Asia.

The Government owned shipping line 1973-1989

Operators of Tankers on the NZ coast. Also includes its predecessors Coastal Tankers Ltd., Howard Smith Shipping NZ ltd., and those managed by the Union S.S. Co. on behalf of the oil companies

Christchurch based company operating ships on the NZ coast and to Australia 1992-1998

Cargo and Passenger services across Cook Strait

Although registered in the Netherlands, this Company has always been run from NZ, along with a substantial New Zealand ownership.

Wellington based, this was New Zealand's premier shipping company 1875-1999

For anything not included in the list above

Prospered 70s, 80s, foundered 1998

A consortium formed by several Countries in the region to operate regular shipping services in the Pacific Basin

A "shoestring" company operating out of the Cook Islands

Founded in 1968, the Societe Francais de Navigation S.A.R.L., was based in Noumea, New Caledonia.

Tongan-based shipping company

For anything not listed above

The Peninsula & Oriental Steam Navigation Company

Greece

Germany

A/S Det Ostasia-tiske Kompagni, Denmark

Hamburg, Germany

Bergen, Norway

Copenhagen, Denmark

Denmark

Switzerland

France

Netherlands. Including ships of Royal Rotterdam Lloyd, Nederland Line, Nedlloyd

Koninklijke Java China Paketvaart Lijnen N.V., Amsterdam, Netherlands

Transatlantic Rederi A/B, Sweden

Tonsberg, Norway

The ships only please, NOT a discussion on the rights or wrongs of it.

For NZ and Australian Naval ships and those of other Navies visiting our region

Rigs, Support vessels, Supply boats, etc

These strongly built wooden ships played a large part in the maritime history of NZ.