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Napier Port share sale backed by HB ratepayers

22 Nov: 1051 | Hawke’s Bay ratepayers submitting on a planned share sale for Napier Port have backed the proposal by a small margin.

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Napier Port is of critical importance to the industry

New Zealand apple and pear growers in Hawke's Bay have no choice but to send their exports through Napier Port. There are simply not enough trucks or drivers available to export the apples via any other port, and even if there were, the cost of doing so is prohibitive.

Source New Zealand Apples&Pears

Quake-hit Wellington wants biggest ships

Creative destruction: fresh from surviving the Kaikoura earthquake, CentrePort ponders its future.

The November 2016 quakes put Wellington's container cranes out of action for 10 months. Now CentrePort is looking at investing to accept bigger container ships. But not everyone agrees, Thomas Coughlan reports for Newsroom.

Source/ReadMore A Newsroom release by Thomas Coughlan

Maersk upgrade good for Port Chalmers

27 Oct: 1704 | Monday's arrival of the largest container vessel to visit Port Chalmers in the past 47 years heralds a significant change for Southern export services . . . >

Source/ReadMore An ODT release

South Port to maintain dividend in face of weaker earnings

25 oct: 1435 | South Port New Zealand reiterated plans to maintain its dividend this year, even as earnings are squeezed by increased spending to repair and replace ageing assets . . Read more...>

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Tauranga eclipses Auckland again

Tauranga is emerging as New Zealand’s most cost-effective logistics hub for importers and distributors, according to an independent study.

Source/ReadMore A Sunlive release

New Zealand: Auckland waterfront chaos spills over to other ports

Auckland's cargo chaos is affecting other ports around the country as they cope with their own congestion problems. Port of Auckland and freight companies have advised clients of delays and congestion.

Source/ReadMore A FreshPlaza release

Ports of Auckland net profit rises 27%; dividend flat on year

Ports of Auckland reported a 27 percent lift in net profit, boosted by some one-off gains and a full year of revenue from its Nexus Logistics and Conlinxx units . . . read on . . .>

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Hawke's Bay council favours float of 45% of Napier port

03 Oct: 13:14 | Investors may get a chance to buy $181 million of shares in New Zealand’s fourth-largest container port.

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Three giant container cranes arriving at Ports of Auckland

On Friday 5 October, Ports of Auckland will take delivery of three giant new container cranes. The cranes, which stand 82.3 metres tall and weigh 2,100 tonnes, will arrive by ship, creating a dramatic sight as they enter the Waitematā Harbour from approximately 7am until 8am. The cranes can be viewed from anywhere on the harbour.

Source A Ports of Auckland release

Port ready for stink-bug season

Ports of Auckland is hoping the chaos caused across the supply chain for importing vehicles earlier this year will not be repeated during the new season for brown marmorated stink bugs (BMSBs), which starts on September 1.

Source A AutoFile release

Not enough demand to move Ports of Auckland to Northport: Port of Tauranga CEO Cairns

Port of Tauranga chief executive Mark Cairns welcomes the government's review of the upper North Island logistic and freight systems but says there isn't enough demand to justify moving Ports of Auckland to Northport . . . .