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eNews Ports of Auckland news and information |
27 March 2008 | ||
New tanker offers Auckland-based re-fuelling service
Seafuels, a joint venture company between Ports of Auckland and
Pacific Basin, one of the world’s leading shipping companies, has
contracted with Shell New Zealand to provide a new tanker for
re-fuelling cruise ships and commercial vessels in the Auckland
area.The tanker has state-of-the-art operational and environmental design features, including a double hull construction. She will arrive in Auckland in June after her maiden voyage from Turkey. The 80-metre tanker, with a capacity of 25,000 barrels of oil, will load fuel at the Marsden Point refinery. Seafuels Chairman and Ports of Auckland Managing Director Jens Madsen said the tanker was an essential purchase that would benefit the Auckland economy. “Offering re-fuelling services in Auckland is vital to retaining and growing the number of calls from international cruise ships,” Mr Madsen said. “Most cruise ships only carry two weeks of fuel and the ability to access re-fuelling services in Auckland is essential to ensuring they continue to call here.” “The tanker’s arrival is also good news for vessels trading in the Pacific Islands, as re-fuelling in the Islands can be expensive and restrictive at times,” Mr Madsen said. “We look forward to offering our customers a seamless fuel supply chain.” The tanker replaces an older vessel, the Tolema. |
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Port applies to deepen berth Ports of Auckland has lodged a resource consent application to
deepen one of the ship berths at its Fergusson container terminal.The move follows the completion of the Rangitoto shipping channel deepening in 2007, which has given Auckland wider windows and the ability to cater for the next generation of bigger container ships carrying up to 6,000 TEU. Managing Director Jens Madsen said the Ports was applying for the resource consent now so that it could move quickly to construct the berth when needed. “One effect of the global recession may be that, as shipping lines consolidate their operations, larger vessels arrive in New Zealand sooner than anticipated,” Mr Madsen said. Mr Madsen said the project was minor in scale compared to the already-completed channel deepening. “This really is the icing on the cake,” Mr Madsen said. |
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Export container procedures reminderThe new procedures for the delivery and loading of export containers will come into effect from Wednesday 1 April. This follows consultation with customers to develop the procedures and a levy-free trial period that has been underway since 1 February. Full details of the new procedures can be downloaded via the links below. |
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Onehunga Community Festival
Ports of Auckland invites you to get out and about at the Onehunga
Community Festival this weekend - Saturday 28 March, 11am to 4pm at the
Onehunga Bay Lagoon and park area off Beachcroft Avenue.
Ports of Auckland has joined with Holcim Cement and Pacifica Shipping to bring the new attractions to this year’s festival. Children will be able to get up close to a 13-metre Holcim cement tanker and take a free ride on the giant Ports of Auckland waterslide. The Port will also be offering the chance to win a family cruise on
the Manukau Harbour and will be showing a thrilling
video filmed from the bridge of a 100-metre long ship, the Spirit
of Resolution, as it crosses the famous Manukau Bar. |
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