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Port of Tauranga.

in the shipping alliances. unsightliness of import cars lined up at the wharf. The
Following Drewry's Benchmarking Club for dry aim appears to be to diffuse public distaste for a busy
containers, the reefer version similarly operates as a port operation in its city midst!
closed user group. Members receive detailed bespoke Meanwhile, POAL's container terminal automation
reports that benchmark the different elements of their system is on track for introduction in 2018, making it
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The consultancy claims the relevance of the new automation. It is a development that will double capacity,
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rates. Furthermore, it says a decade of cost-cutting Port of Napier has stirred things up by introducing
by shipping lines has led to genuine equipment an insurance levy as a way of recovering some of
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investment in new reefer equipment and some lines' earthquake.
decision to reduce positioning of empties in certain Criticised by NZ Shippers Council chairman Mike
demand areas. Knowles as setting “an alarming precedent”, the Port
is proposing to dump the charge on exporters and
Ports importers rather than shipping lines (their direct
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in 2017 while other ports didn't fare so well. Auckland in the current global shipping climate and have no ability
Council-owned Ports of Auckland has been forced to pay.
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green parks and green spaces replacing the perceived Knowles says the port should be absorbing the costs in

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