Marine services
Ports of Auckland provides towing, lines-handling and pilotage services to shipping line customers as well as undertaking hydrographic surveys for the Waitemata and Manukau Harbours.
A marine staff member links lines with a container ship
We also provide marine services on the Whangarei Harbour, as part of our North Tugz Limited business.
Ports of Auckland has an operations centre on the Waitemata Harbour and a signal station at South Head on the Manukau Harbour. Navigational aids such as lights and buoys are maintained on both harbours.
The AIS assists a harbour control staff member, a Port pilot and a Fullers skipper conduct safe operations on a foggy morning.
Our Harbour Control team manage the shipping traffic on the Waitemata Harbour using the sophisticated Transis Naviharbour system in conjunction with the Automated Identification System (AIS). The AIS system uses a VHF signal to simultaneously track the movement of all ships as they travel between Cape Reinga and Tauranga.
Pilotage is compulsory on the Waitemata Harbour for vessels over 500 gross registered tonnes; pilots board one to two nautical miles north of the Rangitoto Beacon. The division operates two pilot boats and four to five tugs on the Waitemata Harbour 24 hours a day, seven days a week, while the Port of Onehunga is serviced by one tug. Bookings can be made at harcon@poal.co.nz.
For more information for commercial vessels visiting Auckland, also visit the Auckland Regional Council Habourmaster's website.
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Name |
Propulsion |
Details |
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Waitemata Harbour |
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Waipapa |
ASD |
51 tonnes bollard pull two-crew tug, 22 metres long, 338 tonnes of displacement and maximum speed of 12 knots |
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Wakakume |
ASD |
As above |
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Daldy |
Voith |
24 tonnes bollard pull, three-crew tug, 226 gross tonnes |
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Tamaki |
Voith |
21 tonnes bollard pull, three-crew tug, 215 gross tonnes, with firefighting capability |
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Busby |
Twin Screw |
3 tonnes bollard pull tug |
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Akarana |
Twin screw |
14.9-metre, aluminium hull, Naiad design pilot boat, maximum speed 32 knots |
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Waitemata |
Twin Screw |
12.9-metre aluminium hull pilot boat, maximum speed of 30 knots |
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Acheron |
Twin outboard |
Specialist hydrographic survey vessel |
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Manukau Harbour |
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Tika |
Twin Screw |
8 tonnes bollard pull, three-crew tug, 47.7 tonnes |
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Whangarei Harbour |
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Takahiwai |
ASD |
51 tonnes bollard pull two-crew tug, 22 metres long, 338 tonnes of displacement and maximum speed of 12 knots |
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Bream Bay |
ASD |
70 tonnes bollard pull, three-crew tug, 24 metres length and 11metres beam, maximum speed of 12.8 knots |
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Kemp |
Twin Screw |
14 tonnes bollard pull tug |
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Marsden |
Twin Screw |
3 tonnes bollard pull tug |
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Manukau |
Twin Screw |
6 tonnes bollard pull tug |
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Hobson |
Twin Screw |
3 tonnes bollard pull tug |
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Jack Guy |
Twin Screw |
25 knots pilot boat |
