2008 media releases

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MONDAY 15 DECEMBER 2008

Aucklanders who remember the acclaimed BBC television series The Onedin Line have a chance to see – and sail on – the ship that stole the show, the brigantine Soren Larsen, over the summer months....

TUESDAY 9 DECEMBER 2008

The cruise season is in full swing with three ships berthing on consecutive days at Ports of Auckland next week....

TUESDAY 2 DECEMBER 2008

Strike action at the Port of Auckland by the Maritime Union of New Zealand – Local 13 (MUNZ), will proceed as planned tonight (Tuesday 2 December) for 24hours from 10.59pm....

FRIDAY 28 NOVEMBER 2008

Ports of Auckland today made a third offer to the Maritime Union of New Zealand – Local 13, following mediation facilitated by the Department of Labour....

WEDNESDAY 26 NOVEMBER 2008

Mediation facilitated by the Department of Labour between Ports of Auckland and the Maritime Union of New Zealand – Local 13 today failed to avert a planned 24 hour strike between 2 and 3 December....

TUESDAY 25 NOVEMBER 2008

The Ports of Auckland today welcomed the Caribbean ID, who arrived this morning on her maiden voyage, carrying 26,500 tonnes of sugar for the Chelsea Sugar Refinery....

TUESDAY 25 NOVEMBER 2008

Ports of Auckland’s Managing Director Jens Madsen has reiterated an offer of two paid stop-work meetings for members of the Maritime Union of New Zealand – Local 13, ahead of a mediation meeting scheduled for 9.30 am tomorrow, Wednesday 26 November....

FRIDAY 21 NOVEMBER 2008

Auckland Zoo’s two baby giraffes, bound for Australia, were safely loaded onto their ship at Ports of Auckland’s Bledisloe Wharf late last night....

WEDNESDAY 19 NOVEMBER 2008

The Ports of Auckland is hoping mediation by the Department of Labour will avert what it considers is unnecessary strike action by the Maritime Union of New Zealand - Local 13, with which it is in Collective Employment Agreement negotiations....

WEDNESDAY 19 NOVEMBER 2008

Two young giraffes born at Auckland Zoo will be loaded onto a ship bound for Australia at the Port of Auckland tomorrow....

TUESDAY 18 NOVEMBER 2008

Reported claims by the Maritime Union of New Zealand (Local 13), that Ports of Auckland was not prepared to front up to a meeting of union members, were false, the company said today....

MONDAY 17 NOVEMBER 2008

The Ports of Auckland has received a further strike notice from the Maritime Union of New Zealand – Local 13 (MUNZ), with which it is currently in Collective Employment Agreement negotiations....

MONDAY 17 NOVEMBER 2008

In a last-ditch attempt to avert industrial action, the Ports of Auckland has reiterated an offer to bring forward a paid stop-work meeting to the Maritime Union of New Zealand – Local 13 (MUNZ), with which it is currently in Collective Employment Agreement negotiations....

FRIDAY 14 NOVEMBER 2008

The Ports of Auckland has received a strike notice from the Maritime Union of New Zealand – Local 13 (MUNZ), with which it is currently bargaining over a Collective Employment Agreement....

FRIDAY 14 NOVEMBER 2008

The Maritime Union of New Zealand – Local 13 (MUNZ), with which Ports of Auckland is currently bargaining over a Collective Employment Agreement, has withdrawn the strike notice issued yesterday....

FRIDAY 14 NOVEMBER 2008

Ports of Auckland Managing Director Jens Madsen today welcomed Auckland Regional Council support for a joint feasibility study into the development of a cruise ship facility on Queen’s Wharf, as part of a solution that would see continued use of the wharf for cargo handling....

WEDNESDAY 12 NOVEMBER 2008

On its maiden voyage, the world’s biggest and most environmentally-friendly car and truck carrying ship will berth tomorrow (Thursday 13 November) at Ports of Auckland’s Jellicoe wharf....

TUESDAY 4 NOVEMBER 2008

The launch of Pacifica Shipping’s new coastal shipping service has been welcomed by Ports of Auckland Managing Director Jens Madsen....

FRIDAY 31 OCTOBER 2008

The first shipment of logs in containers packed at Ports of Auckland’s inland port at Wiri, South Auckland, is bound for Asia tomorrow morning....

FRIDAY 24 OCTOBER 2008

Ports of Auckland has completed its first full ship discharge using new barcode technology to fast-track the processing of imported vehicles....

FRIDAY 10 OCTOBER 2008

Ports of Auckland enjoyed strong cargo volumes during the July to September quarter, with its container terminals recording 7% growth over the same period last year....

THURSDAY 9 OCTOBER 2008

Not all ships calling the Port of Auckland stow their precious cargo in containers or in the depths of their hulls....

THURSDAY 9 OCTOBER 2008

Record numbers of Aucklanders attended free Ports of Auckland boat tours and guided walks as part of the 2008 Heritage Festival, with numbers up nearly 50 percent on last year....

THURSDAY 18 SEPTEMBER 2008

Ports of Auckland ’s Heritage Boat Tours, offered as part of the Auckland Heritage Festival, have been met with unprecedented popularity...

WEDNESDAY 17 SEPTEMBER 2008

Ports of Auckland has added an additional sailing (Saturday 27 September, 3pm) to its Heritage Festival programme after all of its Heritage Boat Tours were booked out this week....

THURSDAY 11 SEPTEMBER 2008

The Ports of Auckland is expanding the services on offer at its Wiri inland port to include the packing of export logs into shipping containers, from 1 October 2008....

THURSDAY 4 SEPTEMBER 2008

Aucklanders can get a glimpse of their port in action during the 2008 Auckland Heritage Festival, with free ferry tours and guided walks along the famous Ports of Auckland Red Fence....

THURSDAY 04 SEPTEMBER 2008

The Ports of Auckland is planning to introduce a new, state-of-the-art terminal management system....

WEDNESDAY 20 AUGUST 2008

Ports of Auckland today announced an after tax net profit of $21.1m for the year ended 30 June 2008....

FRIDAY 1 AUGUST 2008

I am just completing a 23 month stint as Ports of Auckland Visiting Professor of Logistics and Supply Chain Management at The University of Auckland Business School....

TUESDAY 22 JULY 2008

Supply chain collaboration is a key to success for New Zealand companies involved in manufacturing, distribution and logistics....

FRIDAY 4 JULY 2008

Ports of Auckland ’s proposal to introduce a service fee for the Vehicle Booking System (VBS) has been accepted in principle by the New Zealand Road Transport Forum....

WEDNESDAY 18 JUNE 2008

Ports of Auckland today announced it has appointed Grant Jorey to the position of General Manager Axis Operations and Productivity....

MONDAY 16 JUNE 2008

When Ports of Auckland opened its gates for SeePort Week more than 3000 Aucklanders gladly accepted the invitation to go behind the Red Fence....

FRIDAY 16 MAY 2008

Ports of Auckland’s two* feisty little tugboats will be strutting their stuff for Aucklanders with ‘Dancing Tug’ displays off the end of Princes Wharf today and tomorrow at noon (Subs: Saturday 24 May and Sunday 25 May)....

THURSDAY 15 MAY 2008

An inventory of Ports of Auckland’s total greenhouse gas emissions has provided a solid foundation for further work by the Company to manage its carbon footprint, Managing Director Jens Madsen said today....

TUESDAY 13 MAY 2008

Ports of Auckland is inviting its Auckland neighbours to come over and get to know their Port better when the ‘gates open’ for nine days of tours (from Saturday 24 May to Sunday 1 June 2008)....

TUESDAY 13 MAY 2008

Ports of Auckland has helped raise more than $50,000 for Cure Kids thanks to overwhelming industry support of the Company’s first ever Charity Golf Event, held last Thursday 1 May....

MONDAY 21 APRIL 2008

Ports of Auckland will benefit from the latest round of port rotation rationalisation by overseas shipping lines....

FRIDAY 18 APRIL 2008

Relocation of the Golden Bay Cement facilities on Wynyard Point is another step in the revitalisation of the area on Auckland’s waterfront best known as the Tank Farm....

31 MARCH 2008

Ports of Auckland invites its neighbours to come and enjoy their brand new waterfront walkway....

MONDAY 17 MARCH 2008

Ports of Auckland will benefit from the rationalisation of key international and New Zealand shipping services, announced today, by two of the world’s leading shipping lines, Maersk Line and Hamburg Sud....

FRIDAY 7 MARCH 2008

North Tugz Limited’s new tug Bream Bay clocked up 700 hours sailing from the shipyard in Vietnam where she was built to her ‘christening’ ceremony at Marsden Point this week (subs: Monday, 4 March 2008)....

MONDAY 3 MARCH 2008

Ports of Auckland Limited today announced an interim net profit after tax of $12.6 million, up 19% for the half year to December 2007 (December 2006: $10.6 million)....

WEDNESAY 13 FEBRUARY 2008

Schools have snapped up the opportunity to go on Port of Auckland ’s free weekly boat tours, which began today. [Subs: Wednesday13th February....

TUESDAY 12 FEBRUARY 2008

A new dedicated TransTasman shipping service with a direct Sydney-Auckland link is “good news for Auckland and our Port”, said Craig Sain, Ports of Auckland’s General Manager Sales, Marketing and Logistics....

MONDAY 11 FEBRUARY 2008

Ports of Auckland says it could potentially sell Queens Wharf with sufficient notice and an appropriate sale price. This would allow the Port Company to reconfigure and reinvest in alternative facilities for shipping lines that currently use the wharf....

FRIDAY 8 FEBRUARY 2008

It was announced, today, that French container shipping line CMA-CGM has reorganised the ‘NEMO’ round-the-world service, dropping the Port of Auckland from its New Zealand port calls from the end of March 2008. CMA CGM will continue to call the Port of Auckland with its Panama US East Coast Europe service....

TUESDAY 5 FEBRUARY 2008

Ports of Auckland is receiving a big addition to its busy container handling fleet this month with the arrival of ten new eco-friendly straddle carriers. As they arrive from overseas, each of the 60-tonne machines are being assembled on-site – within easy view of the public – right alongside the Red Fence on Quay Street (eastern end)....

FRIDAY 31 JANUARY 2008

Ports of Auckland refutes the article in The Independent (30 January 2008) ‘Auckland gives cold berth to cruise ships’....

THURSDAY 31 JANUARY 2008

A state-of-the-art bunker barge will refuel ships at the Port of Auckland from early next year in a bid to ensure that Auckland retains the lucrative cruise ship business – worth an estimated $73 million in the current 2007-08 season....