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Rail costs, Red Sea, create stormy trading for Port of Tauranga

The country’s largest container port says its biggest challenge in competing with Auckland imports is the cost of rail from KiwiRail.

Port of Tauranga, New Zealand's busiest export terminal.

Brent Melville Fri, 23 Aug 2024
Key points
  • Revenue: Flat at $417.4m, on total trade of 23.6 million tonnes, down 4.2% on the comparable 24.7 million tonnes.
  • Net profit after tax: Down 22% to $90.8m from $117.1m the prior year, but in line with market forecast.
  • Main takeaway: A tale of two halves for the country’s largest export terminal, as second half salvages a difficult year characterised by global shipping schedule volatility.

Port of Tauranga chief executive Leonard Sampson says significantly higher rail costs and continued global freight disruption had added to its headwinds of New Zealand’s economic downturn.

In releasing the results of the country’s busiest port on Friday, Sampson said its biggest challenge in

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Brent Melville Fri, 23 Aug 2024
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  • Revenue: Flat at $417.4m, on total trade of 23.6 million tonnes, down 4.2% on the comparable 24.7 million tonnes.
  • Net profit after tax: Down 22% to $90.8m from $117.1m the prior year, but in line with market forecast.
  • Main takeaway: A tale of two halves for the country’s largest export terminal, as second half salvages a difficult year characterised by global shipping schedule volatility.
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