A former shipping industry Managing Director with extensive local and international experience, Tony Gibson, has been appointed Chief Executive of Ports of Auckland Ltd, to replace Jens Madsen who will leave the Port at the end of January.

Ports of Auckland will once again be sponsoring Round the Bays, one of the world’s largest fun runs, in 2011.

Ports of Auckland Ltd has announced that it will host the 11th Asia/Oceania Regional Forum and Meeting of the International Association of Ports and Harbours (IAPH).

Ports of Auckland Ltd is preparing to service the next generation of container vessels by confirming a multi-million dollar investment in a berth deepening and lengthening programme.

Ports of Auckland’s annual SeePort festival will be held on Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 November.

A strong first quarter of the financial year for Ports of Auckland is a positive sign for the economy, says Managing Director Jens Madsen.

Jens Madsen, Managing Director of Ports of Auckland Limited, has given notice of his decision to resign from the Company.

Due to the popularity of Ports of Auckland’s Heritage Tug tours an additional three tours have been made available.

Ports of Auckland is inviting Aucklanders to experience a ‘living’ part of the city’s maritime history through a series of free heritage boat tours during the upcoming Auckland Heritage Festival.

Ports of Auckland Ltd today announced a net profit after tax (NPAT) of $37.2m for the financial year ended 30 June 2010, compared to $5.4m in the previous financial year.

Ports of Auckland overall container volumes were up close to 3% for the year ended 30 June, with full import containers up 4% according to figures released by the Port today*.

Waitemata Harbour Clean-Up Trust receives $40,000 as a charity recipient of this year's Ports of Auckland Round the Bays fun run.

Ports of Auckland has sent a message of condolence to ISL and Port of Tauranga.

Reinhold Goeschl has been confirmed as new Chief Executive Officer of CONLINXX Limited.

Ports of Auckland will turn off all primary lighting along the length of its Waitemata Harbour operations for the tenth consecutive year this coming ANZAC Day in memory of New Zealand's fallen soldiers.

Leading the way for Australasia, Ports of Auckland has combined its suite of information and cargo management systems into one online product on a single platform aptly named - InterACT.

The Wiri to Waitemata seaport rail link, which was officially opened today, will provide benefits to Ports of Auckland, its customers and the wider supply chain, says Ports of Auckland Managing Director Jens Madsen.

Ports of Auckland will welcome the Queen Mary 2, the largest cruise ship to visit New Zealand, for the third time on Thursday 4 March.

Commercial shipping and transport operations at the Waitemata seaport have resumed with all affected vessels, including the Dawn Princess cruise ship, either already re-berthed or returning to port.

Ports of Auckland has evacuated all commercial vessels from the Waitemata seaport to deep harbour following a tsunami alert from the Ministry of Civil Defence.

Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 March will see Aucklanders flocking to help keep New Zealand clean at the Aotea/Great Barrier Island Coastal Clean-up.

POAL has today announced a net profit after tax of $13.9m for the six months ended 31 December 2009 – up on last year’s result of $9.3m.