Port robot scales logs
ISO LIMITED, a New Zealand subsidiary of Qube, has opened a new robotic log scaling facility in New Plymouth. The facility is near Port Taranaki, and it includes a weighbridge and...
NZ port's underlying NPAT up 48% in FY 2023
CENTREPORT Wellington has reported an underlying net profit after tax of NZ11.9 million for the year ended 30 June 3023, up 48% from NZ$8 million the prior year. The North Island...
Cargo volumes drop at Port of Tauranga
PORT of Tauranga has reported a drop in cargo volumes for the first quarter of the 2024 financial year. In the three months to 30 September, total trade was down 9% in volume...
Australian charged over Ports of Auckland drug bust
FOUR men, including an Australian national, were charged after NZ authorities seized 140 kilograms of cocaine at Ports of Auckland on the weekend. The haul was found in the cavity...
Tasmania-produced boats employed across the ditch
THE ROYAL New Zealand Navy has launched its fleet of Tasmanian produced Sentinel 1250 Littoral Manoeuvre Craft. The vessels were designed and manufactured by Tasmanian powerhouse...
Schedule change brings cruise season forward at CentrePort
CENTREPORT Wellington will welcome the start of the summer cruise season sooner than expected with a scheduling change bringing Ovation of the Seas to the port on Tuesday. Ovation...
North Island port to upgrade energy products wharf
PORT Taranki has announced a NZ$1.5 million project to strengthen infrastructure at energy products wharf. The North Island port plans to reinforce the terminal’s sea wall and...
New RTGs arrive at Lae
SOUTH Pacific International Container Terminal in Lae, Papua New Guinea has acquired two new Mitsui hybrid rubber-tyred gantries. The terminal, operated by International Container...
TAIC identifies major safety issues in NZ stevedoring sector
THE NEW Zealand Transport Accident Investigation Commission has identified major safety issues that it said require the immediate attention of the NZ stevedoring sector. The...
Kalgin to open Port Moresby office
KALGIN Global Logistics is opening a new office in Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea. Kalgin Global Logistics in PNG. Image: Kalgin Global Logistics Kalgin has been operating for...
New member appointed to port board
PORT of Tauranga’s board will have a new member after Fraser Whineray joins later this month. Mr Whineray, who will officially join on 31 October, will replace Quayside Holding’s...
New Zealand Shipping Federation becomes full ICS member
THE NEW Zealand Shipping Federation has become a full member of the International Chamber of Shipping. NZSF is the representative body for New Zealand’s coastal operators,...
Port Nelson’s cargo throughput flatlines in FY 2023
NEW Zealand’s Port Nelson saw some ups, and some downs over the 2023 financial year, according to its recently released annual report. According to its statement on the port’s...
OneStop and ACFS Port Logistics form partnership
LOGISTICS software developer OneStop and container logistics operator ACFS Port Logistics have formed a “strategic partnership”. In a joint statement, the two companies said the...
North Island supply-chain service launched
VIEWPOINT Supply Chain, a tripartite collaboration for North Island logistics, was launched on Thursday. The initiative was launched on Thursday by leaders from Napier Port, Kiwi...
