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Customer Advisory: Pacific Island Crew Changes in Auckland update (30th November 2021)

Good afternoon,

MESSAGE TO AGENTS AND SHIPPING LINES – CREW CHANGES FOR PACIFIC ISLAND VESSELS - UPDATED 30th NOVEMBER 2021

The following applies to crew onboarding Pacific Island (PI) vessels that fly in to New Zealand from 14 November 2021, as per the guidelines issued by the authorities (attached​).

Process for crew joining PI vessels in Auckland:

  • The crew member/s joining a vessel at POAL must be fully vaccinated (in keeping with guidelines from authorities)
  • The crew member/s must present a negative test on arrival into NZ (in keeping with guidelines from authorities)  
  • The crew member/s must complete 7 days in MIQ and 3 days of self-isolation outside the vessel, return a 9th day negative test and join on day 10 or thereafter (same to be forwarded by agent to POAL).

All correspondence to be emailed to: [email protected]

Kind regards

​Allan D'Souza
GM Marine and MC Operations
Ports of Auckland


For further information contact:
Customer Service
P: 09 348 5100 ext.1
E: [email protected]