Category Archives: Current news

The Chair of Port of Tauranga Limited, David Pilkington, today announced the retirement of Director, Bill Baylis. David noted that Bill joined the Board in 2006 and during his 11 years as a director has made a very strong contribution … Continue reading →

The Chair of Port of Tauranga Limited, David Pilkington, today announced the appointment of a new Director, Robert McLeod. Rob joined the Board of Quayside Holdings Limited in November 2016. Rob is currently on the Board of Sanford Group, and … Continue reading →

Port of Tauranga today reported first quarter trade volume growth of 15% on the previous corresponding period. Overall container numbers grew 26%, due to a significant increase in transhipment (containers transferred from one ship to another at Tauranga) in the … Continue reading →

FINANCIAL RESULTS FOR THE YEAR TO 30 JUNE 2017 Port of Tauranga is confirmed as New Zealand’s largest, fastest growing and most productive port as container volumes increase 13.8% to a record of nearly 1.1 million TEU[1]; ships with a … Continue reading →

Port of Tauranga today celebrated a new record of more than one million TEUs (twenty foot equivalent units) processed in a year – a first for any New Zealand port. The milestone cements Port of Tauranga’s position as the busiest … Continue reading →

FINANCIAL RESULTS FOR THE SIX MONTHS TO 31 DECEMBER 2016 Half year net profit rises to $41.9 million from $38.6 million as the country’s premier freight gateway benefits from rising cargo volumes and continues to set standards for port productivity … Continue reading →

David Pilkington, Chairman: The past year has seen us make excellent progress towards our strategy to develop New Zealand’s Port for the Future.  Our dredging project to deepen and widen the shipping channels of Tauranga Harbour is complete.  This will … Continue reading →