Another Liebherr for Tauranga

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Ireland-based Liebherr Container Cranes Ltd (LCC) has finalised a contract with the Port of Tauranga, New Zealand, for the supply of a super...

Auckranga off, for now

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As anticipated in last month’s issue of WorldCargo News (p13), the proposed merger between the ports of Auckland and Tauranga is off after...

Shaky Isles merger shaky

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With the March 31 deadline rapidly approaching, the proposed merger between New Zealand’s leading ports Auckland and Tauranga is looking i...

Stadium stalls Kiwi merger plan

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A bizarre plan that at one stage looked like resulting in one of Auckland’s container terminals being requisitioned as the site of a new N...

Kiwi ports in merger talks

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A surprise announcement by the New Zealand ports of Auckland and Tauranga that they are in detailed merger negotiations has sparked speculat...

Shuttles on schedule

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New Zealand’s Port of Tauranga has introduced an Internet-based scheduling service that lets importers select when their containers will b...

POAL buying into depots

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Ports of Auckland Ltd (POAL) has acquired a 27.5 per cent stake in United Containers Ltd (UCL), one of New Zealand’s largest container dep...

Tauranga set to top Auckland?

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There is speculation in New Zealand that the Port of Tauranga could top Auckland and become the country’s leading container port within th...

NZ charts way forward for rail

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When Australia’s Toll Holdings acquired a majority stake in Tranz Rail (TR) last year, it rebranded the company Toll Rail and agreed in pr...

Tauranga in tyre safety first claim

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The Port of Tauranga in New Zealand has claimed a world “first” with the fitting of a special tyre safety system on its straddle carrier...

Liebherr secures Tauranga business

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The Port of Tauranga in New Zealand has signed a contract with Liebherr Container Cranes of Ireland for one post-Panamax crane and refurbish...

Tauranga aims low

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The Port of Tauranga in New Zealand has invited 11 crane manufacturers to respond to an RFP for one new container crane (its fourth) and is ...

Tauranga chalks up record volumes

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The New Zealand North Island port of Tauranga has announced a record net profit for 2000/2001 of NZ$22.4 mill, setting a new benchmark for N...

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