Expansion Opportunities At The Port Of Tauranga

The Port of Tauranga is located in Tauranga Harbour off the Bay of Plenty on the shores of North Island, New Zealand. It is New Zealand's largest port in terms of total cargo volume. But the Port is hardly standing still in terms of capacity, as there are many plans underway for expansion in the future.

Port of Tauranga Physical Expansion Plans

Tauranga Quayside
The quay length at the Tauranga Container Terminal presently stands
at 600 metres. But an extension to 1,155 metres can be achieved relatively easily. At the Mount Maunganui quayside, the quay length currently sits at 2,060 meters, but can be extended an additional 1,000 metres to the south. Both of these expansions are ready to be taken up when the need arises.

Acquisition of Land by the Port of Tauranga
Since April 2008, the Port has purchased 12.7 hectares of land. This brings the total land holdings of the Port of Tauranga to 185 hectares, making the Port of Tauranga the largest port in New Zealand in terms of land area. In addition, the Port has eight hectares of vacant land in Totara Street that sits ready to be used.

Accommodating Increased Vessel Sizes
With the trend toward increasingly larger shipping vessels, the Port of Tauranga has plans to widen and deepen shipping channels to accommodate these larger-sized vessels, from its current depth of 11.7 meters. Currently, plans are underway to allow vessels of up to 347 metres in length, with a draught of 14.5 metres at low water. Predictions are for ships in the 4,500 to 5,500 TEU range to be common in the near future. The channel widening plans will make it possible for the Port of Tauranga to handle this size of cargo vessel.

Servicing Larger Capacity Vessels
Larger capacity vessels also require that the Port of Tauranga have the servicing capacity to move the cargo arriving at the port. Additional gantry cranes have been acquired in recent years, which will allow the terminal to handle more than one million TEUs per annum.

Rail capacity is also being reorganized and expanded to increase efficiency and capacity at the port. For example, the rail sidings at Sulphur Point are being reorganized to free up space that will allow two trains to be loaded and unloaded at the same time, instead of one.

With an eye toward a steady trend of growth, the Port is working to position itself to be ready to handle increased capacities from larger vessels by increasing the size of its facilities. In addition, the Port of Tauranga is also making the necessary investments in equipment and partnerships to accommodate the growth in import and export markets as well.


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