Port Taranaki Limited A start-up forestry export port 1 July 2012
Established 1875 as the Taranaki Harbours Board Taranaki Regional Council ownership 100% Directors are: John Auld Craig Norgate David MacLeod Richard Krogh Peter Horton Roger Taylor
4m tonnes p.a. oil and gas
‘Rattana Naree’ – fertilizer ship
Toisa Dauntless (Towage Tug) Skandi Singapore (Dive Support) Lewek Stork (Anchor handler) Polarcus Alma (Seismic survey ship) Noble Discoverer (Drillship) Offshore Vessels
Port attributes Deep water (12.5m draft with resource for 14.0m) ‘Messologi’
Seven berths in total, three used for log exports New Zealand’s third largest export port by volume 2013/2014 behind Tauranga and Lyttelton - economies of scale as a port Only deep port on New Zealand’s West Coast (Greymouth, Westport, Whanganui and Onehunga are all 5m draft) Rail served (potential future advantage) Good road access to the South to access Whanganui catchment New Zealand’s safest port (refer ACC) over the past 4 years. Port attributes cont’d
3 Ha storage NOW
6 ha storage FUTURE
Issues overcome in the last 5 years Economies of scale created Shortage of land area now addressed Log turnover rates increased Stack heights increased Shipping on bulk dry vessels Log yards sealed or being sealed Storm water run-off control being implemented Marshalling plant now in place
Bulk dry import hub for Lower North Island fertiliser and PKE - log ships 600,000 tonnes p.a. bulk dry imports
Our Exporters FOMS TENCO Rayonier
Our Log Ships
Our Stevedores
Next steps Second weighbridge New scaling area Contact Energy land (12ha) Sealing log yards Automated weighbridge Additional bookends Two additional log loaders for continuous receival of logs
Trailer gantry
Other Issues Drug and alcohol free site, including truckies and contractors Crew shuttle service Environmental issues i.e. bark, stormwater run-off and dust
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