Auckland prepared
for larger ships
The past few weeks
have seen Auckland's port handle some of the larger vessels that
call New Zealand including the returning Southern Star service and
the one off visit of 5000 TEU vessel, Cap Ferrato.
Auckland is blessed
with a wide tidal range and our shipping channel is already capable
of handling the big ships of the future. The completion of the berth
deepening project at Fergusson Container Terminal further future
proofs the port.
Our focus on
productivity continues, with high levels of performance maintained
for the large exchanges.
We look forward to a
continued lift in performance and improved efficiencies to support
our customers and the larger tonnage visiting Auckland
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Alice makes her way through
the port
Recently Auckland
welcomed the BBC Georgia
with her very special cargo - 'Alice', the tunnel boring
machine.
The 10th largest
in the world, Alice has been designed for the $1.4b Waterview
Connection project.
Because of its
size, the machine has been broken down into 97 separate pieces,
including 20 containers of small parts.
Some of the
pieces were so large that the port was required to cut the fence
at our oversize cargo gate so it could go through.
Auckland's primary cruise terminal unveiled
Last week
Auckland's primary cruise terminal, Shed 10 on Queens Wharf was
unveiled, with an official welcome to the cruise industry this
evening.
The 103 year old
building looks good and promises to be a great place to welcome
visitors to Auckland. As Auckland's primary cruise terminal, the
building will see tens of thousands of visitors go through it
from October.
The mobile
gangway provided by Ports of Auckland is a specialist piece of
equipment that will automatically move up and down as the ship
moves with the tide and allow for the rapid transfer of
passengers between the ship and Shed 10
Ports to sponsor Auckland Anniversary Day Regatta
Ports of Auckland
has signed up as the new naming rights sponsor for the Auckland
Anniversary Day Regatta.
?The Regatta,
like the port, is as old as Auckland. The first Auckland Regatta
was held on the day the city was founded in 1840, 11 years
before the first America?s Cup race. We have a connection with
the Regatta both through this history and the Waitematā harbour
we share, which makes it the perfect event for us to support,?
Chief Executive Tony Gibson said.
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Truck Service Statistics
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
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 June report here
Download July report here
EMA Conference: Trends and Personal insights - Supply chain and
logistics
The EMA Supply
Chain and Logistics Conference is being held at the Stamford
Plaza 29th August 2013. Speakers include:
- Steve Aston on a Case Study of
Coca Cola Amatil
- Gijs Faber from Foodstuff Auckland
on Trends in Warehousing from a grocery & FMCG perspective
- Mieszko Iwaskow from NZTA on the
Future of Auckland Transport
- Helen Murray from Lion New Zealand
on Culture & Team Development
- Transportation Trends Panel: Road
– Ken Shirley, Road Transport Forum, Rail – Iain Hill,
KiwiRail, Sea – Greg Steed, NZ Shippers Council
For more
information please visit
www.emaevents.co.nz/supplychain
The EMA also have
a special offer for this week only. Buy one ticket and get the
second one at half price. To accept this offer please contact
Karen Joe at EMA on 09 3670959 or
[email protected]
and quote the code: 13ATTENDEE. Please not this offer is only
valid until COB 9th August 2013.
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