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150th Anniversary New Zealand Shipping Company
Venues and Dates
The Celebrations will take place in Wellington New Zealand on the 10th March 2023 - and Liverpool UK from the 16th - 18th June 2023.
Wellington Programme
Friday 10th March 2023
1100 Otaki Commemoration Service, dedicated to the New Zealand Shipping Company, at the ss Otaki Memorial, Otaki College. Otaki.
1200 Meet and Greet, with New Zealand Shipping Company Exhibition, and refreshments, in Otaki College Hall.
1330 Celebratory Luncheon at Otaki RSA.
The Commemoration Service is a large event, supported by the Royal New Zealand Navy, and the Royal New Zealand Air Force. Government and local dignitaries are normally in attendance.
Liverpool Programme
Friday 16th June
1800 onwards. Meet and greet and Registry. Adelphi Hotel main lounge.
Saturday 17th June
1100 Guided walking tour of Albert Dock. A very popular tour explaining the history of the dock, together with all the exhibits. This would take between one and a half hours and two hours. Plenty of resting places during the walk!
1400 . Guided tour of the Maritime Museum.
1730 Meet in Main Lounge, Adelphi Hotel. Meet and greet and welcome drink.
1830 Celebratory three course Dinner. Adelphi Hotel.
Sunday 18th June.
1100 2 hour river cruise on a Mersey Ferry, including a “Scouse” Lunch.
1300 Final farewells!
Accommodation Adelphi Hotel
Group rate for staying at the hotel.
2 Night Stay Fri/Sat
2 persons in Double or Twin Room including Breakfast Cost 110 pounds per night.
Single occupancy including Breakfast. Cost 100 pounds per night
1 Night Stay
2 persons in Double or Twin Room including Breakfast. Cost 138 pounds per night.
Single occupancy including Breakfast. Cost 119 pounds per night.
Everyone that worked for the New Zealand Shipping Company and Federal Steam Navigation Company, and their partners, are more than welcome to attend.
Please let the President know if you would like to join us. Contact details are in the Contact Page.
Ships
Group "B" NZSCo Passenger Liners 1883-1912
Group "C" NZSCo Cargo Steamships 1883-1912
Group "D" FSNCo Steamships 1893-1912
Group "E" Cargo Combined Fleet 1911-1917
Group "F" Cargo Newly Built 1918-1925
Group "G" Cargo Ships Acquired 1920-1925
MCVs 1930s Lost WWII
NZSCo Various
Group "A" NZSCo Sailing Ships
NZSCo and FSNCo Passenger Liners in service after World War II
Federal Line "Wild Reefers"
Motor Cargo Vessels of the 1960s
Federal Tankers
Motor Cargo vessels of the 1950s
Newly built Cargo vessels of the post war 1940s
Cargo Vessels built 1935-1945
Empires & Liberty Ships
Pre 1935 Cargo vessels that survived World War II
NZ Shipping Company Assn
Welcome to the web site of The New Zealand Shipping Company Assn. (Incorporated), dedicated to the memory of the NZSCo and FSNCo.
The Shipping Company existed during the golden period of British Merchant Service. Passenger, Cargo and Cadet ships concentrated on shipping the produce of Australasia for a hundred years.
The Company existed from 1873 - 1971 with the last ships being disposed of in 1983. FSNCo existed as a shipowner from 1894 - 1983.
The Association consists of former employees of the New Zealand Shipping Company (NZSCo) and Federal Steam Navigation Co. (FSNCo).
Social gatherings take place from time to time and the Newsletter "Crossed Flags" is sent to all financial members.
To become a member, click here.
The joining fee is currently NZ$12.00, or the equivalent amount in other currencies.
Annual subscriptions are currently set at zero.
We hope you enjoy the history and share your memories. Why not add your name to our database and contact old friends and shipmates.
Have your say - enquire about a shipmate - ask a question. Visit our Facebook page
Our current Newsletter may be found on the "Members only" page.
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Contact
The New Zealand Shipping Company Association (Incorporated)
5 Troon Place RD2
Katikati
Bay of Plenty
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Links
New Zealand National Maritime Museum
List of NZ ships with dates, etc.
List of Aus ships with dates, etc.
British Merchant Navy Cadet Training Ships
Researching the mariners and ships of the merchant marine and the world's navies
Welcome to the Clydebuilt Ships Database
Shipping and Shipbuilding News - the Brightest Free Maritime Daily
Slop Chest
In the first instance, please send your order to Roger Blake. Email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. together with your name and address, including country. You will then be informed of costs and methods of payment. Orders not dispatched until payment received .
Allow 6 weeks delivery offshore.
Polo shirts
SIZES: Take an existing polo shirt of your size, lay flat and measure distance across in cm under the armpits.
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PRICES:
Prices on application.
Click here to inquire.
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Membership
The New Zealand Shipping Company Association (Incorporated)
Membership of the association is open to all former employees of the New Zealand Shipping Company, both sea based or ashore.
The aim of the Association is to provide a social platform to enable members to maintain contact with former colleagues. A newsletter, "Crossed Flags" is produced 4 times a year and distributed to all financial members. Members' contributions to this are always welcome.
Group get-togethers are encouraged whether locally or nationally. At present the membership totals are approximately 82 in NZ, 102 in the U.K. 23 in Australia and 6 in the rest of the world. (2022).
Click here to join (NZSCo Membership Application PDF), or contact the President on the Contact Page.
Objectives
The objects of the Association endeavour:-
- To provide a social platform for former employees of the NZSCo and FSNCo. to meet.
- To foster, promote and encourage interest amongst members of the Association and others in the history and ships of the New Zealand Shipping Company Ltd.
MEMBERSHIP:
The members of the Society shall be:
- All persons who at the date of the adoption of these Rules are members of The New Zealand Shipping Company Association (Incorporated) and who have paid their annual subscription to the end of the current year, and who in all other respects is eligible for membership; and
- All persons who shall hereafter be duly elected as members provided that they were formerly employed by the New Zealand Shipping Company Ltd or the Federal Steam Navigation Company Ltd. either: - Sea based or Shore Based
New members shall be admitted to the Society upon the Association's receipt of completed application and joining fee.
