Reef Shipping

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Reef Shipping was an ocean shipping company operating in Polynesia, especially between Asia, Australia and New Zealand and the islands. It has existed for over forty years, as of the late 2000s. The company is headquartered in Auckland, New Zealand.{{cite news |url=http://www.rnzi.com/pages/news.php?op=read&id=15184 |title=Reef Shipping to set up airline in Niue |date=2 March 2005 |work=Radio New Zealand International |accessdate=5 November 2011}}

In the 2000s, the company also operated concerns like a fish processing plant, with associated fishing vessels and a small transport airline in Niue.{{cite news |url=http://www.rnzi.com/pages/news.php?op=read&id=30875 |title=Owners of grounded Niue fishing boat fear boat cannot be salvaged |date=20 March 2007 |work=Radio New Zealand International |accessdate=5 November 2011}} However, this venture later closed again, and shipping services to Niue were for some time reduced to less than one vessel a month.{{cite news |url=http://www.rnzi.com/pages/news.php?op=read&id=41804 |title=Niue shipping links cut back |date=2 September 2008 |work=Radio New Zealand International |accessdate=5 November 2011}}

Until the mid-2000s, the company also provided services to the Chatham Islands, but these were cancelled due to issues with commercial viability.{{cite news |url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/population/news/article.cfm?c_id=608&objectid=10476694&pnum=0 |title=Island on the world's edge |author=Shepheard, Nicola |date=18 November 2007 |work=The New Zealand Herald |accessdate=5 November 2011}}

Reef Shipping went into receivership in November 2012{{Cite web|date=2012-11-27|title=Shipping company Reef Group scuppered|url=https://www.nbr.co.nz/article/shipping-company-reef-group-scuppered-gb-132975|access-date=2021-08-31|website=NBR|language=en}} and was purchased by Matson. The primary assets transferred included four vessels and about 1500 pieces of container equipment.{{Cite web|date=2012-12-27|title=Reef Shipping taken over by US company|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/8124846/Reef-Shipping-taken-over-by-US-company|access-date=2021-08-31|website=Stuff|language=en}}