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Results Announcement: Port Otago sails on
Wednesday, 28 September 2016, 11:45 am | Port Otago
Port Otago continues to deliver, reporting an improved dividend of $7.3 million to its parent Otago Regional Council for the year to end June 2016. More >>
New Tug scheduled to arrive this Thursday
Wednesday, 24 August 2016, 12:21 pm | Port Otago
Port Otago’s new $6 million tug, the Arihi, is scheduled to arrive in Port Chalmers on Thursday 25 August following a two month, 16,000 kilometre voyage from Tuzla in Turkey as deck cargo on the specialised cargo ship the MV Deltagracht. More >>
Deepest container ship to sail from Port Chalmers
Monday, 29 February 2016, 1:27 pm | Port Otago
The departure of Maersk’s Southern Star service vessel, Laust Maersk, today (Monday 29 February) will be an especially significant one; at 13.5 metres draft it will be the deepest container vessel to sail from New Zealand waters since the first container ... More >>
Straddle incident occurs at Port Chalmers
Wednesday, 1 July 2015, 7:30 pm | Port Otago
At approximately 1:15pm today (1 July) a straddle container carrier toppled over on the container wharf at Port Chalmers. More >>
Port Otago leads way to next generation
Wednesday, 20 May 2015, 2:30 pm | Port Otago
Port Otago will become the first port in New Zealand to deepen its shipping channel for the next generation of container shipping as part of a $30 million upgrade over the next two years. The infrastructural works programme, ‘Next Generation Port ... More >>
Port Otago first to secure consents for channel deepening
Wednesday, 12 December 2012, 11:25 am | Port Otago
Media Release – 12 December 2012 Port Otago first to secure consents for channel deepening Environment Court Judge Jeff Smith has granted Port Otago’s application to deepen its Otago Harbour channel in anticipation of the arrival of bigger container ... More >>
Port Otago announces restructuring
Tuesday, 22 September 2009, 9:17 am | Port Otago
Following a marked decrease in trade volumes, Port Otago has today announced a restructuring of its workforce that would see a reduction of up to 35 positions. The majority of positions affected are front line stevedoring roles, plus a number of supervisory ... More >>