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Hub Port Strategy Builds Tauranga Freight Volumes
FINANCIAL RESULTS FOR THE SIX MONTHS TO 31 DECEMBER 2015 Underlying earnings rise as strong growth in container volumes offsets drop in log exports; harbour dredging clearing the way for larger ship visits to Tauranga by year end. Highlights: Total trade for the six months to 31 December 2015 up 1.1%[1] to 10.1 million tonnes […]
Hub port strategy builds Tauranga freight volumes
New Zealand’s largest freight gateway, Port of Tauranga, today reported continued growth in container and dairy export volumes for the first half of the 2016 financial year, offsetting a fall in log exports over the period. Revenue for the six months to December 2015 was down 9.8% following the exclusion of Tapper Transport revenue, equity […]
Tauranga dredging under way
The long awaited dredging of the Tauranga Harbour shipping channels is about to commence. Danish dredging company, Rohde Nielsen, the successful tenderer for the dredging project, will commence work next week. Port of Tauranga will widen and deepen the shipping channels from 12.9 metres to 14.5 metres inside the harbour and 15.8 metres outside the […]
Hub port strategy positions Port of Tauranga for continued growth
FINANCIAL RESULTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2015 Highlights: Trade volumes up 2% to 20,179,078 tonnes Container throughput up 12% to 851,106 TEUs Reported Net Profit After Tax up 1% to $79.1 million Awarded dredging contract to Rohde Nielsen to deepen the Tauranga harbour channel in preparation for the arrival of the next generation […]
Dredging to commence at Tauranga
Port of Tauranga, New Zealand’s largest port company, is to commence dredging work that will allow it to accommodate larger ships. Danish dredging company Rohde Nielsen has won the tender and been appointed to deepen and widen the shipping channels from 12.9 metres to 14.5 metres depth inside the harbour and 15.8 metres outside the […]
The first of two new tugs arrives at Port of Tauranga
The first of Port of Tauranga’s new-build tugs arrived this morning after a 30 day delivery voyage from Hong Kong. The Tai Pari and her sister vessel Tai Timu were built to the Port’s specifications by Cheoy Lee of Hong Kong. The Tai Timu is scheduled to arrive at Tauranga at the end of June. […]
