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Port relief on Maersk schedule
01 Dec 2006
Ports around New Zealand have undoubtedly drawn a collective sigh of relief, with Maersk Line confirming it will continue at the nine local ports it currently serves, albeit with a revised service structure.
Status confirmed: Port Chalmers is to be a Maersk hub port
The only undecided element of its much-anticipated port call review is the “northern port” choice, with the shipping line now awaiting the outcome of merger talks between Auckland and Tauranga.
The review essentially makes Auckland/Tauranga and Port Chalmers the hub ports in the two islands; Napier, New Plymouth and Timaru “secondary” ports; with the remainder feeder ports. While Lyttelton,Wellington and Nelson do not get a mainline service, each stands to gain volume from the coastal feeder network.Maersk handles 40% of New Zealand’s maritime import-export market.
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