New Zealand vessels
Voydar tracks 1,105 vessels sailing under the New Zealand flag. The fleet's average age is 27 years. Combined gross tonnage on record is 99,355. Port State Control records show 1 inspection of New Zealand-flagged vessels, with 0 detentions — a 0.0% detention rate.
What is a flag of convenience?Sources: live AIS, USCG PSIX inspections (public domain), OFAC SDN list, UK Sanctions List (OGL v3), Canadian autonomous sanctions list (OGL – Canada). Free on Voydar.
New Zealand flag: fleet in world statistics
UNCTAD's count of the merchant fleet registered under the New Zealand flag (ships of 100 GT and above), and who beneficially owns it. Published statistics, not Voydar's own tracking.
- 115
- Ships registered (2026)
- 0.1 million dwt
- Deadweight tonnage
- 0% of world dwt
- Share of world fleet
- 28 years
- Average age
New Zealand: trade and connectivity
- 88.2 (rank 61; 100 = the average country in Q1 2023)
- Liner shipping connectivity, 2 2026
- 3.37 million TEU
- Container port traffic, 2024
- 3.6 out of 5
- Logistics Performance Index, 2022
Fleet composition
Recently active New Zealand vessels
SEASURVEYORIMO 8824543Dredging or underwater ops · Class A- KAITAKIIMO 9107942Passenger · Class A
- KAIARAHIIMO 9147291Passenger · Class A
- F.V.AUKAHAIMO 9144108Fishing · Class A
- SPARKYIMO 9909699Tug · Class A
- RANGITATAIMO 9340740Cargo · Class A
- AWANUIAIMO 9458042Tanker · Class A
- SEA QUESTIMO 9902770Cargo · Class A
- KORIMAKOIMO 9557161Tanker · Class A
- JANASIMO 9057109Fishing · Class A
- YWAM KOHAIMO 6815691Medical transport · Class A
- MAINSTREAMIMO 8729676Fishing · Class A
- SEAWORKERIMO 9787596Other · Class A
- TANGAROAIMO 9011571Other · Class A
- HMNZS OTAGOIMO 9368479Vessel · Class A
- OCEAN DAWNIMO 8901470Fishing · Class A
- KAHAROAIMO 8000898Fishing · Class A
- TOKATUIMO 9816153Fishing · Class A
- FV REHUAIMO 9147784Fishing · Class A
- NZ WARSHIP 11IMO 9816220Military ops · Class A
- MOANA CHIEFIMO 9516741Cargo (hazardous cat. C) · Class A
- HMNZS TAUPOIMO 9368522Vessel · Class A
- IRVINGAIMO 8834639Fishing · Class A
- PiakaIMO 9847334Tug
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