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Port of Tauranga to welcome mega cruise liner
Port of Tauranga will host the giant cruise ship Ovation of the Seas in its maiden voyage to New Zealand in the summer of 2016/2017. The Royal Caribbean vessel is 348 metres long, more than 50 metres high and can host nearly 5,000 passengers and 1,500 crew. With a price tag of USD$1 billion, it […]
Interim Results to 31 December 2014
Highlights: • Total cargo up 1.2% to 10 million tonnes • Container volumes rise 11.9% to 426,512 twenty foot equivalent container units (TEUs) • Trans-shipped containers up 21.5% to 71,921 TEUs • Maersk “Southern Star” service returns to Tauranga • Parent EBITDa up 1% to $60.4 million • Interim dividend of 22.0 cents per share […]
2015 Scholarships Awarded to Local Students
Three new students have been named as recipients of a Port of Tauranga scholarship for tertiary study (which brings the total recipients for 2015 to eight). The Turirangi Te Kani Memorial Scholarships, which honour one of Tauranga’s leading community figures, have been awarded annually by the Port for 25 years. This year’s recipients are: Tiare […]
Nga Matarae Scholarship for 2015
The Trustees of the Nga Matarae Charitable Trust are pleased to offer the Nga Matarae Scholarship Programme.
Consent Granted for Canterbury Intermodal Freight Hub
Port of Tauranga Limited announced today that resource consent has been granted for its intermodal freight hub at Rolleston. In January 2014, the Company purchased 15 hectares of land in the Izone Industrial Park at Rolleston for development as an intermodal freight hub. The Izone development is a 180 hectare industrial park 12 kilometres south […]
Delivering a Step Change for New Zealand International Trade
Freight and logistics management company Kotahi and New Zealand’s freight gateway Port of Tauranga have struck a strategic ten-year freight alliance. This, along with a separate long-term agreement between Kotahi and Maersk Line, the world’s largest container shipping company, will deliver a ‘step-change’ for New Zealand’s $95 billion international trade sector. Kotahi Chief Executive Chris […]
