Auckland in Taurangas backyard

Coming 16 years after the latter pioneered the inland port concept in New Zealand by launching MetroPort Auckland in Ports of Auckland’s backyard, the Triton Avenue facility will deliver “competition and choice”, says Ports of Auckland chief executive Tony Gibson.

“Our Bay of Plenty freight hub will help make New Zealand exporters more competitive on the world stage by making their access to global markets more efficient and easy,” he says.“It also enables us to reduce excessive empty container movements and better balance the volume of exported goods with imported goods through our port.”

Operated by Toll Group, with land-owner Triton Pacific building the infrastructure required to equip the 1.4-hectare site with a rail connection, container handling facilities and other value-added logistics services, the facility complements the port’s existing inland ports at Wiri (South Auckland) and Longburn (Manawatu).