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Liz Coutts Appointed as Ports of Auckland Chair
Tuesday, 8 December 2015, 1:07 pm | Ports of Auckland
The Ports of Auckland Board has voted to appoint Liz Coutts as Chair, effective from 7 December 2015. Rodger Fisher, who has been Acting Chair since the resignation of former Chair Graeme Hawkins did not stand for the position. He will return to ... More >>
Children’s charities to benefit from Round the Bays 2016
Monday, 30 November 2015, 12:50 pm | Ports of Auckland
Children’s charities to benefit from Ports of Auckland Round the Bays 2016 Five official children’s charities are set to get a helping hand as entries open for the Ports of Auckland Round the Bays 2016 event on Sunday 6 March 2016 . Babies born ... More >>
Ports of Auckland to open up Onehunga Wharf land
Thursday, 12 November 2015, 9:20 am | Ports of Auckland
“Ports of Auckland is negotiating with Panuku Development Auckland to sell the Port of Onehunga and make it available for public use”, chief executive Tony Gibson said today. More >>
Helping Make Life Safer for Bryde’s Whales
Friday, 25 September 2015, 12:34 pm | Ports of Auckland
Moves by Ports of Auckland and shipping companies to reduce the speed of ships travelling through the Hauraki Gulf are paying off, helping make life safer for the local whale population. More >>
Auckland’s port continues to support Sea Scouting in NZ
Friday, 18 September 2015, 12:22 pm | Ports of Auckland
Ports of Auckland has announced a three year partnership with SCOUTS New Zealand as part of an on-going commitment to support local sea scouting. The announcement of funding, following the gifting of a mini-van, will help to develop scouting in ... More >>
POAL finalist for Asian Terminal Operator of Year
Thursday, 17 September 2015, 1:27 pm | Ports of Auckland
Ports of Auckland has been selected as a finalist for the Terminal Operator of the Year in the 2015 Lloyd’s List Asia Awards; the only operator in the Southern Hemisphere to be shortlisted. More >>
Ports of Auckland 2014/2015 Annual Results
Friday, 11 September 2015, 8:41 am | Ports of Auckland
• Container volumes up 0.4% to 972,434 TEU from 968,741 TEU last financial year. Volumes were expected to decline as a result of the loss of a major service. More >>
Tours on board historic steam tug
Monday, 31 August 2015, 11:35 am | Ports of Auckland
Ports of Auckland return to the Auckland Heritage Festival, running historic boat tours of the port and Waitematā for the seventh year aboard the William C Daldy steam tug; one of our City’s first tug boats after arriving in Auckland in early ... More >>
Ports of Auckland to open Bay of Plenty freight hub
Wednesday, 19 August 2015, 2:13 pm | Ports of Auckland
Ports of Auckland is opening an intermodal freight hub in Mount Maunganui to provide choice to Bay of Plenty exporters and improved access to overseas markets. “Bay of Plenty exporters now will have an easy-to-access choice of ports through which ... More >>
Automation being considered at Ports of Auckland
Friday, 7 August 2015, 3:46 pm | Ports of Auckland
Tony Gibson, CEO of Ports of Auckland, today announced the start of consultation with staff on a proposal to automate part of the container terminal. Mr Gibson said: “Auckland freight growth is relentless. To handle it we’ve pushed our performance ... More >>
Aucklanders’ views sought on Rainbow Warrior memorial
Wednesday, 8 July 2015, 12:06 pm | Ports of Auckland
On July 10 it is 30 years since the bombing of the Rainbow Warrior. Ports of Auckland is seeking Aucklanders’ views on a proposal to erect a memorial to commemorate the 1985 historic event. More >>
Graeme Hawkins to step down from Ports of Auckland Board
Saturday, 4 July 2015, 1:50 pm | Ports of Auckland
Deputy Chair Rodger Fisher will take over as Acting Chair from 1 August 2015 Chairman Graeme Hawkins has announced he will step down from the Ports of Auckland Board at the end of July. Mr Hawkins has been a Board member since September 2009 and Chair ... More >>
Ports of Auckland accepts High Court decision
Thursday, 25 June 2015, 5:18 pm | Ports of Auckland
Tony Gibson, CEO of Ports of Auckland, has today said that the company will not appeal the recent High Court decision which revoked resource consent for the Bledisloe wharf extensions. More >>
Ports of Auckland welcomes ‘pragmatic, workable’ compromise
Thursday, 30 April 2015, 4:49 pm | Ports of Auckland
Ports of Auckland welcomes today’s decision by Auckland Council’s Governing Body to support a compromise proposal to proceed with construction of one wharf extension and put the other on hold. More >>
Auckland’s Container Port Takes Top Spot
Friday, 24 April 2015, 1:54 pm | Ports of Auckland
Ministry of Transport statistics show Auckland is the best performing container port in New Zealand. Statistics compiled on the performance of all New Zealand container ports show Ports of Auckland is now unequivocally the best performing container port ... More >>
Port opponents misleading the public again
Wednesday, 22 April 2015, 2:31 pm | Ports of Auckland
Anti-port group ‘Stop Stealing Our Harbour’ is once again misleading the public over the need to extend Bledisloe wharf. These deliberate attempts to hoodwink the Auckland public have to stop. More >>
Ports of Auckland stops to pay respects
Wednesday, 22 April 2015, 10:12 am | Ports of Auckland
Over 1,000 lights to be turned off across the Waitematā Seaport this ANZAC Day More >>
New research claims thermal detection may save whales
Monday, 13 April 2015, 10:11 am | Ports of Auckland
A new study has concluded that thermal imaging technology could help ships avoid hitting whales. More >>
Two Majestic ‘Queens’ come to Auckland
Thursday, 19 March 2015, 2:36 pm | Ports of Auckland
In a rare occurrence, the day early arrival of the Queen Mary II to Auckland brings it into port at the same time as its sister ship the Queen Victoria. It is believed that this is the first time two ‘Queens’ have been in Auckland harbour together ... More >>
Ports of Auckland half-year results
Friday, 20 February 2015, 10:46 am | Ports of Auckland
• Net profit after tax (unaudited): $28.9m compared to $26.4m for the same period last year More >>