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According to Braemar ACM, 2008-built, 2,824 teu Kota Permasan was reportedly sold for USD10.5 million to an end user, setting a new record low.

The "Kota Permasan" was in Tauranga on Feb 27, 2012, with some uncertainty over its next port. The Maritime Union of New Zealand ‘blacked’ the ship over the weekend, declaring from a conference in Australia that it would be blacklisted. It was also declared the ship’s operator, Pacific International Lines, would be targeted by union actions on both sides of the Tasman if the ship was worked in Auckland by non-union labour. Under New Zealand employment law, permanently employed stevedores are not compelled to be union members. Such threats, bullying and intimidation has characterised the Maritime Union of New Zealand throughout the dispute, according to the Ports of Auckland. Interference from the Maritime Union of Australia will be strongly opposed by New Zealanders. These threats have resulted in the ship being diverted to Tauranga. The Port of Tauranga operates with all stevedoring operations outsourced under contract. The "Kota Permasan" normally calls at Auckland from Brisbane to discharge import cargo before calling at Lyttelton, Wellington and Napier, and making the Tauranga load call and sailing for Port Kelang. From Tauranga the ship is expected to resume the New Zealand coastal port calls. Report with photo: http://www.sunlive.co.nz/news/22364-blacked-ship-port.html

The Maritime Union says it is legitimate to ask ships not to dock at the port of Auckland to show support for striking workers, but Ports of Auckland is considering legal action. One ship went to Tauranga instead amid claims it was threatened with being blacklisted by unions throughout Australasia. Ship Kota Permasan, one of thousands of vessels that unload at New Zealand ports every year, is creating controversy. The company's owner says they were threatened the ship would be blacklisted by maritime unions, so it diverted it to Taranga. Ports of Auckland chief executive Tony Gibson says he is concerned about the situation. “It's outrageous to think that Maritime New Zealand with the support of the Maritime Union of Australia can have influence over New Zealand’s supply chain. I think it doesn't sit well.” Read more: http://www.3news.co.nz/Port-considers-legal-action-over-strike/tabid/421/articleID/244410/Default.aspx#ixzz1nZ6E319b