Forum Archive Index - May 2002

[Marilyn Munroe <who.c@res.co.nz>]

Snoopy.

Lyttelton is the front runner in the race to attract the large new P&O 
Nedlloyd container vessels. This is because of its geographical location 
adjacent to the largest South Island population and manufacturing center.

Timaru is a non starter because it does not have the cranes.

Port Chalmers is a bigger threat but it suffers from its distance from the 
major Sth Island center. It would mean export containers to or from the 
Christchurch area would have extra on shore transport costs and extra transit 
time.

While the Lyttelton Port Co. management are in the most advantageous position 
they will be unaware of the cards that the shipping co will play or the 
extent that Port Chalmers will drop its pants to secure this business.

We await developments with interest.

There is intense competition between Ports of Auckland & Tauranga.
Tauranga invested heavily in a new container terminal at Sulphur Point on the 
build it and they will come principal. They built it and they did not come.

Tauranga snatched away the ANZDL line service to North America from Auckland 
by building an inland port in South Auckland. They rail containers from there 
to the ships side in Tauranga. To my mind this is buying business as they 
must be paying the railroad $500 a box. However Tauranga seems to be 
profitable so maybe I am wrong.

Boop-boop-de-do Marilyn



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