NZ hub to lessen Rena risk
Former Pacifica chief executive Rod Grout believes developing a major North Island hub port would reduce the risk of another Rena grounding disaster.
Mr Grout argues the risk of such incidents rises each year as the number of large containerships calling at ports up and down the country increases.
Concentrating calls on one or at the most two hubs in the upper North Island would reduce this risk while also delivering economies of scale through the supply chain.