Ports of Auckland, New Zealand, announce record highs

The Ports of Auckland have announced a 70 percent increase in half year profit as a result of rising productivity.

    Freight volumes lifted across the board, with a record number of containers being handled; 476,333 TEU, an increase of 15.1 percent in comparison to 413,884 TEU in 2012.

    The next phase of the port’s development will involve implementing a new terminal management system in July this year.This will include the use of optical container recognition technology that will identify each container at the port’s gate, at crane level.