port chalmers

A Port Chalmers sea cadet forces officer has gained the New Zealand Cadet Forces highest rank of lieutenant-commander.

It may not have been the largest, but it was certainly the longest.

In an effort to lure people off the cruise ships and into Port Chalmers, passengers will be offered free Wi-Fi in the township when the cruise ship season starts next Sunday.

Port Otago may yet be able to claw back the handling of some of tens of thousands of containers it lost when global shipping giant Maersk quit a transtasman route in May last year.

The Chalmers community board wants a commitment from the Dunedin City Council to replace the century-old Aramoana wharf before any decision is made to demolish the rotting structure.

Holding a ship's wheel, Port Chalmers Historical Society president Norman Ledgerwood is preparing for the Port Chalmers Maritime Museum's $150,000 upgrade.

When perusing a luxury cruise ship, do not put your tongue on the ice bar.

An array of transport options, including rail, bus and not one, but two harbour launches will ferry thousands of people expected at the Port Chalmers Seafood Festival on Saturday.

After being absent from the port for four years, it was announced last week that CMA CGM vessels would be calling here again. A new Anzex service that will eventually be weekly and employ seven vessels operating from the hub port of Port Kelang will begin with the sailing of Anglia.

Multiple power outages in Port Chalmers caused frustration for customers and Delta engineers yesterday.