Shipping Industry Acts to Protect Bryde's Whales

Last week, Ports of Auckland released a new protocol for large ships using the Hauraki Gulf, which is designed to make life safer for the local whale population.

The voluntary protocol, developed jointly by Ports of Auckland and the shipping industry, aims to reduce the number of collisions between whales and ships and the impact of any collisions which do occur.

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Welcome to the KIX and Capricorn Services

This month Ports of Auckland welcomed two new services: MSC's Capricorn Service, which currently calls at a number of New Zealand ports and Kiwi International Express (KIX), a new vessel sharing arrangement between ANL, APL and Hanjin Shipping. Both services will call at POAL on a weekly basis.

The first vessel in the Capricorn Service called at Auckland on 5 September and the KIX service called here for the first time on 24 September.

"Auckland has traditionally been an import dominant port, but these two services also offer us great export potential between Auckland, Australia and South East Asia," Ports of Auckland Chief Executive Tony Gibson said.

Time travelling tug tours from Ports of Auckland

Come and celebrate Auckland's heritage with a free boat tour of the port and harbour during Auckland Heritage Festival, courtesy of Ports of Auckland.

Tours will be held on Saturdays and Sundays for the duration of the festival - 28 September, 29 September, 5 October, 6 October, 12 October and 13 October. There will be four tours per day held at 9:30am, 11:30am, 1:30pm and 3:30pm.

The These tours are always popular, so bookings are essential. To book, phone 0800 25 7678 (0800 AK PORT). Bookings open from 30 August 2013.

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Westpac Auckland Central Business Awards: Congratulations to the Finalists

Ports of Auckland is sponsoring the "Excellence in Exporting" category in the Westpac Auckland Central Business Awards.

The Awards programme rewards excellence in business and celebrates the value business brings to Auckland.

Congratulations to all the finalists especially ClearPoint Ltd., Manuka Doctor, SmallWorlds(Outsmart 2005 Ltd.) and Vend who are the finalists in the Ports of Auckland Excellence in Exporting category.

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.

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