Why do you guys up there need such a big port????

[SloopJohnB 322]

Dec. 11 (BusinessDesk) – Napier Port has overtaken Ports of Auckland to become the North Island’s second largest export port, its annual results show.

The East Coast port’s annual report shows a 2 percent increase in exports to over 3.7 million tonnes, much of it being forestry-based products. Log volumes were close to 1 million tonnes.

An 8.5% lift in the number of containers handled to the end of September saw a record 204,065 TEUs (twenty foot equivalents), which makes Napier Port the fourth largest container port in the country.

The port’s revenue increased 11% to $60.3 million, and net profit was $11.08 million.

“As we convert our growth aspirations into reality, Napier Port’s significance at a national level continues to increase,” said chief executive Garth Cowie. “Our growth has been based on a superior service model, understanding individual customer’s business needs and tailoring transport logistics to those requirements whenever possible.”

Cowie says Napier Port has now achieved a record 373, and counting, days with no lost time injuries which he says is a considerable achievement in an environment of heavy containers and cargoes, moving machinery vessels and people.

 

http://nz.finance.yahoo.com/news/port-n ... 28294.html

[John B 106]

Since Ports of Auckland have revealed themselves to be run by meglomaniacs with an agenda to take our harbour off us, I hope Napier and Tauranga take the lot.

[khayyam 77]

well... export volume only, perhaps a bit deceptive as to overall port size.