Ports of Auckland
invests in new tug and straddles
Ports of Auckland has
announced it is buying a new tug and two new straddle carriers, as
it prepares to meet continuing growth at its container terminal.
The new tug, and the
two new straddle carriers, are already under construction and will
be delivered later this year.
This investment,
worth around $12 million, will allow the port to handle bigger ships
and boost container handling speed and efficiency.
Click here to read the media release
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Ports of Auckland Round the Bays 2014: Have you signed up
yet?
Ports of Auckland
Round the Bays, New Zealand's largest mass-participation event
will be held on Sunday 09 March 2014.
Sign up for the fun
run
here and book a BBQ site
here. There are limited sites
available so get in quick.
This year since BBQ
sites are limited to Madills Farm, POAL's site will be located near
the finish line at Vellenoweth Green. As such, we will not have the
'Shipping Lane' available for BBQ sites.
Proceeds from the
2014 Ports of Auckland Round the Bays will benefit the following
charities:
- Radio Lollipop will receive funds for new studio equipment.
- The Hearing House will use the funding to funds raised will
provide for new equipment ? a tympanometer and audiometer
- Crohn's and Colitis New Zealand - IBD Youth Camp for 25
participants.
- Auckland Cystic Fibrosis Branch - Exercise grant encouraging
participation in physical exercise to positively affect quality of
life.
- Raukatauri Music Therapy Trust - Six months of subsidised music
therapy sessions for 10 children.
- Lifeline (Kidsline) - Training of volunteer buddies.
- Fairfax First Books will provide children in disadvantaged
communities with access to books.
Click here to view or download the training schedule
Thousands flock for a look behind the 'Red Fence'
Nearly 18,000
people took the opportunity to get behind Ports of Auckland's
iconic Red Fence as the company unlocked the gates for Auckland
Anniversary weekend.
Ports of Auckland
Head of Communications Matt Ball said the event was a roaring
success.
It is the first
time the port has held an open day on a commercial wharf.
Captain Cook wharf, which is right at the foot of the Auckland
CBD, is one of the Ports' main vehicle ship berths and is often
packed with cars, trucks and heavy machinery.
The Port has
already begun planning for next year's event.
"2015 is both the
Port's and Auckland's 175 Anniversary and as such we're hoping
to make the event even bigger and better than this year," Mr
Ball said.
SeePort 2015 will
once again be held during Auckland Anniversary Weekend - 24 - 26
January 2015.
Click here to view a short video of the event
Truck Service Statistics
The latest truck
services statistics report is now available. Ports of Auckland
is committed to providing a consistent and timely service to
road carriers, enabling import and export cargo to be picked up
and delivered in a timely way. We are also committed to being
totally transparent about our performance.
Performance
against this commitment is measured in several ways, including:
- the proportion of truck visits
entering via the self-service kiosks (rather than by manual
process in the Road Office)
- the average time taken to turn a
truck
- the proportion of truck visits
turned within 30 minutes
- the average quantity of containers
exchanged per truck visit
- the average dwell time of import
containers in the port.
Download December report here
Download January report here
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