Aratere's looming retirement would reduce the Cook Strait fleet from three vessels to two until replacements arrived in 2029.

Aratere's looming retirement would reduce the Cook Strait fleet from three vessels to two until replacements arrived in 2029.

Bluebridge's Livia has sailed from Europe and is about to arrive in the capital.

Bluebridge's Livia has sailed from Europe and is about to arrive in the capital.

The Livia will be able to carry more freight and passengers across Cook Strait compared with the vessel it replaces.

A ferry carrying dozens of people and vehicles, the KMP Tunu Pratama Jaya, capsized in the Bali Strait, leaving 4 confirmed dead and 38 still missing.

A ferry carrying dozens of people and vehicles, the KMP Tunu Pratama Jaya, capsized in the Bali Strait, leaving 4 confirmed dead and 38 still missing.

Rescue operations have resumed in the waters of Bali Strait involving ships, helicopters, and hundreds of rescuers, after a ferry sank, killing 35...

Rescue operations have resumed in the waters of Bali Strait involving ships, helicopters, and hundreds of rescuers, after a ferry sank, killing 35...

The Strait of Hormuz is a crucial global oil transit route. AJLabs looks at how a war could disrupt it.