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A Napier City Council hearing has decided the Port of Napier will have to pay to insulate nearby residents homes if operational sounds exceed toughened noise limits.

1st August 2006

Napier faces insulation bill

1st August 2006

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Mediterranean Shipping Company and Maersk Line have reached an agreement with the New Caledonia Union of Kanak and Exploited Workers over new services to the Port of Noumea.

1st August 2006

Noumean deal struck

1st August 2006

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Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has recently added a fixed-day weekly call at Port Chalmers on its " Capricorn" service.

1st August 2006

Otago gains second MSC call

1st August 2006

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Eastland Port has established its first-ever scheduled shipping connection to North Asia, following the recent commencement of a monthly Lodestar service.

1st August 2006

Gisborne gains Asian service

1st August 2006

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Lyttelton Port of Christchurch (LPC) has appointed independent advisor Crighton Anderson Corporate Finance to evaluate the bid of Christchurch City Holdings (CCH) to acquire the 31% shareholding it does not own. The…

1st April 2006

Port bid advisor appointed

1st April 2006

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Port Otago is predicting a 15-20% improvement in vessel-handling productivity from its recently-arrived ZPMC ship-to-shore crane.

1st April 2006

NEW CRANES AT TWO PORTS

1st April 2006

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The South Island New Zealand port of Greymouth that has never returned a commercial profit in its history is to undergo a US$13.4m upgrade to capitalise on a lucrative new coal deal.

1st March 2006

Coal deal signals renaissance at Greymouth

1st March 2006

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Time-savings of up to 66% are expected from new IT-equipped truck " kiosks" Lyttelton Port of Christchurch (LPC) has introduced to its container terminal reception area.

1st March 2006

LPC OPENS TRUCK KIOSKS

1st March 2006

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New Zealands ports are jostling for business as a potential over-tonnaging situation develops following Maersks absorption of P& O Nedlloyd and its subsequent withdrawal of that line from services such as the…

1st January 2006

NZ ports mull post merger reshuffle

1st January 2006

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These include NYK, MOL, CMA CGM, PSA, HPH, Evergreen, Container Corporation of India, Larsen & Toubro and Gammon India. A contract is expected to be awarded in September or October.Challenges from four…

1st December 2005

KEMBLA GATEWAY

1st December 2005

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Security efficiency and access controls at ports throughout New Zealand have recently been tested in " level two" Maritime New Zealand security drills. The half-day exercises have involved port security and operations…

1st November 2005

Ports undergo security drill

1st November 2005

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New Zealands shipping fraternity will be watching the Port of Taurangas future with some interest following the consecutive retirements of chairman Fraser McKenzie and chief executive Jon Mayson.

1st November 2005

Change of guard for Port of Tauranga

1st November 2005

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Shareholders of the disputeplagued Lyttelton Port of Christchurch have been asked to consider a 29% pay increase for its six-member board.

1st November 2005

Port pay request raises eyebrows

1st November 2005

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Merger and acquisition activity has left New Zealand’s main container ports facing months of uncertainty.

1st October 2005

New Zealand: Whither ports after mergers?

1st October 2005

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Ports of Auckland is to return to full public ownership following the US$117.5m takeover bid of Auckland Regional Holdings (ARH) surpassing 90% acceptance. As a consequence, the statutory entity of the Auckland…

1st September 2005

Auckland Ports acquired by ARH

1st September 2005

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Debate has raged in Australia over who was asleep on the job when more coal terminal capacity should have been under construction. But it has turned out to be more complicated than…

1st July 2005

More Heat than Light

1st July 2005

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CentrePort Wellington is to purchase two new Liebherr quayside container cranes at US$7.14m apiece. The acquisition of the postPanamax, twin-lift capable cranes is linked to the port companys recent receipt of a…

1st July 2005

New cranes for CentrePort Wellington

1st July 2005

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Port Nelson scuttles MWS extension

1st June 2005

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A US$2.1m upgrade of the MetroPort Auckland inland port operation, jointly run with Toll NZ, and numerous improvements at its Sulphur Point Container Terminal are understood to be delivering significant customer service…

1st June 2005

Development completed at Port of Tauranga

1st June 2005

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Dave Macintyre talks to Tauranga’s Jon Mayson about his passionate commitment to strategic cooperation and much else of value to publicly-owned ports and their prospective partners.

1st June 2005

Partnerships underpin Mayson’s Port Strategy

1st June 2005

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Undoubtedly however, Maysons greatest legacy will be MetroPort. Commencing with 60TEU capacity trains, the initial weekend-only service handled 32,000 TEUs and processed 18,000 trucks in its first 12 months of operation.

1st June 2005

Greatest Legacy will be MetroPort

1st June 2005

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70+% price hikes, entirely new sources of supply being developed? Australian iron ore producers are enjoying a bull-run in meeting demand from China. The ports are coping but more pressure is building.…

1st May 2005

Playing Hardball

1st May 2005

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The work histories of six former workers at the port of Nelson who have developed motor neurone disease are currently being investigated by the New Zealand Department of Labours Occupational Safety and…

1st April 2005

Nelson port workers deaths examined

1st April 2005