Total trade volume rose 3.5% to over 19.7m tonnes, albeit container throughput took what is considered a temporary 10% dip to 759,587 teu.
An earthquake-adjusted flat profit of NZ$15.1m and 4.7% rise in revenue to NZ$115.8m was achieved by Lyttelton Port of Christchurch. Record volumes were achieved across a number of cargo types, including containers which rose 7.2% to 376,567 teu.
Marsden Maritime Holdings (formerly Northland Port Company) achieved a 23.7% rise in net profit to NZ$8.3m (albeit including net property sale gains) and an 8.5% lift in revenue to NZ$10.5m. The result was assisted by Northport, in which it has a 50% stakeholding, achieving a 6% rise in total cargo throughput to a record 3.3m tonnes.
A record net profit of NZ$6.7m (up 2.8%) and revenue of NZ$31.3m (up 7%) was achieved by South Port. The result was driven by strong bulk cargo activity with total cargo throughput for the business reaching a new record level of 2.72m tonnes.