Port of Tauranga Facilities
On the Mount Maunganui side of the harbour, the Port of Tauranga has 2,055m of linear (continuous) berth face.
Immediately adjacent to the wharf are cargo sheds and a 20,000 tonne capacity coldstore. Spread along the wharf are 22 bunker points to allow ships to refuel while loading or unloading. More than 90 hectares of back-up land is available for cargo handling and storage.
View maps of the Mount Maunganui Wharves
View the Port Information Manual
To the south of the Mount Maunganui Wharf is the Tanker Berth
The tanker berth was completed in 1980 and is dedicated to the transfer of dangerous goods in bulk. Activities include the discharging and/or loading of tankers carrying bulk fluids such as hydrocarbon oil products, chemicals and edible oils. A conveyor system can also used for loading woodchips. The facility consists of a free standing wharf of 80 metres in length with dolphins at each end allowing for ships of up to 250 metres LOA to berth and pump ashore.
View the Port Tanker Berth Information Manual
On the western side of the port is the Tauranga Container Terminal, situated at Sulphur Point
The Tauranga wharves were completed in 1992 and officially opened by the Governor General, the Honourable Dame Catherine Tizard, on 26 April 1992. The Tauranga Container Terminal was officially opened on 30 July 1998 by the Prime Minister, Rt Hon Jenny Shipley.
This facility features 770m of heavy-duty wharf, seven container cranes and 38 hectares of paved container yard.
More than 25,000 m2 of covered storage is available for cargo handling and a further 9,000 tonne coldstore caters for temperature controlled cargo. The terminal has 2,250 fixed reefer points available for refrigerated containers – the largest reefer capacity in the Southern Hemisphere).
| Wharf Length | |
| Mount Maunganui | 2,055m |
| Sulphur Point | 770m |
| Berth Occupancy Statistics | |
| Maximum Vessel Length | 350m |
| Berth Occupancy – Mount Maunganui | 38.8% |
| Berth Occupancy – Sulphur Point | 43.3% |
| Cranes – Maximum Lift | |
| 1 Liebherr Post Panamax Cranes Model P141L/Super Maximum Lift (tonnes) |
65 |
| 2 Liebherr Post Panamax Cranes Model P141L/Super Maximum Lift (tonnes) |
55 |
| 5 Liebherr Twin Lift Crane Model P157L/Super Maximum Lift (tonnes) |
80 |
| 46 Straddle Carriers Maximum Lift (tonnes) |
45 |
| Hoppers | |
| 12 Hoppers (capacity in tonnes) | 50-300 |
| Belt Conveyer Loader and Slinger | |
| Woodchips (max tonnes/hour) | 750 |
| Cargo Storage Area Available (m2) | |
| Mount Maunganui Dry Storage Cold Storage General Cargo/Cool Storage |
21,640 22,500 3,670 |
| Sulphur Point Dry Storage Cold Storage |
37,378 7,210 |
| Off Wharf Storage (tonnes) | |
| Petroleum Products Cement |
115,000 2,250 |
| Weighbridge (capacity in tonnes) | 100 |
| Available 24 hours a day on card system or operator by request. | |
| Reefer Points | |
| 337 points are available at Mount Maunganui and 2,250 at Sulphur Point. | |