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BusinessMarch 13

Port posts strong half-year result

Port Otago has delivered a strong half-year to December financial result and $2.5 million interim dividend to the Otago Regional Council, forecasting expectations of an up-to-20% boost in full-year before-tax profit.
Port posts strong half-year result
Port posts strong half-year result
BusinessMarch 13

Port Otago lays plans for future

Port Otago is bringing forward its recently consented channel deepening programme - and is poised to decide on purchasing a new $11 million tug from an overseas shipyard.
BusinessFebruary 8

Wharf strengthening late but nearly finished

Port Otago's $3 million oil wharf strengthening project, in the upper harbour basin, is nearing completion, albeit several months behind schedule.
Wharf strengthening late but nearly finished
Wharf strengthening late but nearly finished
BusinessJanuary 27

Shipping channel may need widening

Port Chalmers' wharves are long enough to accommodate larger new generation cruise ships, but the width of the shipping channel near Harington Pt may come under scrutiny.
Shipping channel may need widening
Shipping channel may need widening
BusinessJanuary 17

Busy but manageable weekend for Port Otago

Port Otago is gearing up for a busier than usual weekend of shipping, with three cruise ships, a chip ship and two Maersk container vessels using wharf facilities, mainly at Port Chalmers. Oluf Maersk and Olivia Maersk, arriving respectively tomorrow and Sunday, would be in for slightly longer than usual, Port Otago chief executive Geoff Plunket said.
BusinessDecember 12

Issues resolved: port development approved

Port Otago is celebrating its ability to remain the country's deepest container port, but has no timetable to begin any major dredging operations.
Issues resolved: port development approved
Issues resolved: port development approved
BusinessNovember 11

Dredge dumping hearing

Challenges to Port Otago's proposal to dump dredge material at a new open-sea disposal site will be heard over two weeks in the Environment Court in Dunedin starting on November 16.
BusinessSeptember 30

No LPC dividend paid as earthquake recovery continues

Port Otago misses out on a dividend from Lyttelton Port of Christchurch (LPC) for the third consecutive year, as its Canterbury competitor continues its rebuild its earthquake-damaged infrastructure.
BusinessSeptember 17

Container rail link to Timaru opens

Port Otago has initiated a new round-trip rail link between Dunedin and Timaru, beginning yesterday, in the wake of shipping giants Maersk and Hamburg Sud pulling out of Timaru.
Container rail link to Timaru opens
Container rail link to Timaru opens
DunedinSeptember 11

Port Otago tops NZ handling rate

Port Otago has become the fastest container handling port in the country for the first time and yesterday delivered a near-record $11.75 million annual dividend to its owner, the Otago Regional Council.
Port Otago tops NZ handling rate
Port Otago tops NZ handling rate
BusinessSeptember 5

Better facilities planned for 150,000 cruise visitors

Facilities at Port Chalmers will be upgraded to cater for a more than 25% lift in cruise ship passenger numbers next season, with 150,000 visitors expected.
BusinessSeptember 5

Port Otago to retain Lyttelton shares

Despite two years of no dividends from its 15.5% stake in listed Lyttelton Port of Christchurch (LPC), Port Otago remains adamant on retaining the shareholding which cost it $37 million.
Port Otago to retain Lyttelton shares
Port Otago to retain Lyttelton shares
DunedinAugust 27

$5 million development for former tannery site

Port Otago will redevelop the former Glendermid Leathers tannery site at Sawyers Bay, remediating the existing contaminated site and creating a storage and distribution warehouse for port-related activities.
$5 million development for former tannery site
$5 million development for former tannery site
DunedinAugust 19

Fog delays container ship entering harbour

Fog has continued to delay passenger and cargo transport in Dunedin, forcing Port Otago staff to work extended shifts.
DunedinAugust 7

Port hub to extend container capacity

Port Otago is expanding its footprint around Dunedin to increase its warehousing and container-handling capacity - with developments and plans under way for Sawyers Bay, Dunedin and a major hub in Mosgiel.
BusinessJuly 11

Short-term shipping deals hurting NZ ports

Although Port Otago seems likely to benefit from the decision by two major shipping lines to stop container shipping work at Timaru's port, a union organiser has cautioned there is "no long-term winner".
BusinessJune 13

Port, Fonterra work on sharing staff

Port Otago and Fonterra are undertaking a workplace trial in sharing their respective warehousing staff at peak times between two separate milk-powder warehousing areas at Port Chalmers.
DunedinMay 23

Hazardous substance storage discussed

Dunedin needs an area to store hazardous substances without the need for a resource consent, and Port Otago has the best location, a Dunedin City Council hearings committee was told yesterday.
Hazardous substance storage discussed
Hazardous substance storage discussed
BusinessApril 18

Unions picket over single redundancy

Picketing over a single Port Otago redundancy proposal at Port Chalmers caused no disruption yesterday, but a surprise stop-work meeting is expected to be announced today.
Unions picket over single redundancy
Unions picket over single redundancy
BusinessMarch 21

Property up, port down

Port Otago's half-year result was buoyed by its property division in the face of substantial declines in some areas of its port operations, but replicated last year's $2.5 million dividend to 100% owner the Otago Regional Council.
Property up, port down
Property up, port down
DunedinMarch 7

April talks for Otago after 300 sacked in Ports of Auckland

Contract negotiations with the Maritime Union of New Zealand, which at the Ports of Auckland led to the sacking of almost 300 workers yesterday, are set to begin at Port Chalmers next month.
April talks for Otago after 300 sacked in Ports of Auckland
April talks for Otago after 300 sacked in Ports of Auckland
DunedinFebruary 21

Dredging plan headed for Environment Court

Port Otago's plan to dredge Otago Harbour and dump the spoil off-shore will have its day in court after mediation with fishing industry groups failed.
DunedinFebruary 15

No cost-share deal on erosion: ORC

A cost-sharing deal that could help tackle erosion at Te Rauone Beach, on Otago Peninsula, has been ruled out by the Otago Regional Council before it has even been discussed.
No cost-share deal on erosion: ORC
No cost-share deal on erosion: ORC
DunedinJanuary 30

DCC can react fast to erosion if necessary: Cull

The Dunedin City Council could resort to an unauthorised budget overspend, if required, to address erosion residents say is threatening homes on Te Rauone beach, on Otago Peninsula, Mayor Dave Cull says.