Newsletter #375 (View other news stories)
Tauranga plans terminal expansion
TAURANGA, New Zealand
Thursday, 28 Aug 2008
 Aerial view of Tauranga Container Terminal |
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Tauranga Port will begin expansion of its container terminal operational area by the end of August due to a 10% compounding annual growth rate of containers through the terminal since 2000.
Additional reasons for the expansion include the arrival of the fifth Liebherr crane in March 2009 and an increase in the consolidation of export cargo through the New Zealand port.
The expansion of 1.3 hectares, which will easily extend onto adjacent land, will provide the port with over 400 additional container ground slots to the current 3,462 ground slots.
"The volume growth has progressively put pressure on the terminal storage area during peak periods and expansion is required to maintain efficient terminal operations," says Mark Cairns, chief executive of the port. "One of the major strengths of the port is that that we can incrementally expand as required, at relatively low capital cost. We currently have an additional 29 hectares of land positioned adjacent to the terminal which can be used for port operations in the future."  Straddles at Tauranga Port |
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