Port of Tauranga

Port of Tauranga
View of the port from Pilot Bay
Map
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Location
CountryNew Zealand
LocationTauranga, New Zealand
Coordinates37°39′41″S 176°10′22″E / 37.661384°S 176.172659°E / -37.661384; 176.172659
UN/LOCODENZBOP[1]
Details
Opened1988; 36 years ago
Type of harbourPort
No. of berths15[2]
Draft depth14.5 m.[2]
Statistics
Website
www.port-tauranga.co.nz
Port of Tauranga Limited
Port of Tauranga
FormerlyBay of Plenty Harbour Board (Disestablished 1988)
ISINNZPOTE0003S0
IndustryPort
Founded25 July 1988 (1988-07-25) in Tauranga, New Zealand[3]
Headquarters
Tauranga
,
New Zealand
Key people
  • Leonard Sampson (CEO)
  • David Pilkington (Chairman)
  • Alison Andrew (Director)
  • Kim Ellis (Director)
  • Julia Hoare (Director)
  • Alastair Lawrence (Director)
  • Doug Leeder (Chairman BOP Regional Council)
  • Sir Robert McLeod (Chairman Quayside Holdings)
[4]
Owners
  • Bay Of Plenty Regional Council – 54%
  • Public - 46%
[5]
Number of employees
229[6] (2019)
Subsidiaries
  • Coda GP Limited
  • Metrobox Limited
  • Northport
  • North Tugz Limited
  • Port Connect Limited
  • PrimePort Timaru Limited
  • Quality Marshalling
  • Tapper Transport
  • Timaru Container Terminal Limited
Eastern port facilities (general freight areas), seen from Mount Maunganui.
Pilot boat from the port of Tauranga
A cruise ship docked in the port.

The Port of Tauranga is situated in Tauranga, New Zealand. It is the largest port in the country both in terms of total cargo volume, and in terms of container throughput with container volumes exceeding 1.2 million TEUs (Twenty Foot Equivalent Units).[7] The port is operated by Port of Tauranga Ltd (NZX: POT). This article is about both the company and the port itself.

The port is located in a natural harbour protected by Mount Maunganui and Matakana Island, and is the only natural harbour between Auckland and Wellington offering good shelter in all weather.[8] As of June 2021, Port of Tauranga Ltd employs approximately 270 people.[9]

  1. ^ "UNLOCODE (NZ) - NEW ZEALAND". service.unece.org. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Port of Tauranga, New Zealand". www.findaport.com. Shipping Guides Ltd. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Port of Tauranga Limited 365593". Companies Office. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  4. ^ "Board of Directors".
  5. ^ "Governance | Port of Tauranga | New Zealand".
  6. ^ "Careers and Vacancies".
  7. ^ "Port of Tauranga result boosted by increased trade volumes and strong Subsidiary and Associate earnings". 30 June 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
  8. ^ Engineering to 1990 – IPENZ, Engineering Publications Co Ltd, Page 17
  9. ^ "Careers and Vacancies". www.port-tauranga.co.nz. Retrieved 5 June 2022.