Pramod Kumar, 37, pleaded guilty in Tauranga district court to being over the limit.
He gave a reading of 1229 micrograms of alcohol per litre of breath, almost five times the legal limit of 250mg/l, and was fined NZD 3,000 ($2,287).
The operator of the 37,707-dwt bulker African Harrier (built 2014), MUR Shipping, said the captain had been relieved of his command and dismissed from the company, according to the Stuff website.
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