Facilities
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Port Taranaki's operational area is comprehensive. It includes a rail siding with rail linkages to wharf sides, weatherproof storage and unloading facilities, and container laydown sites. The port is directly linked to rail yards on the eastern outskirts of New Plymouth, and rail services to the north and south connect the Taranaki region to other centres. Road transport facilities at...
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While the primary purpose of Port Taranaki's main breakwater is to protect the harbour from the open sea, it is also a fully operational facility. It includes two berths, one which offers a length of 150 metres and is protected by a 200 metre long, 5 metre high wave wall. The berth is multipurpose, and primarily used for coastal bulk traders and offshore support. A special feature of this...
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Moturoa Wharf is generally used for dry bulk cargoes. It is serviced by road and rail and features an 18,000 tonne dry storage facility. There are two shipping berths available on Moturoa Wharf, the largest of which is 196 metres with a maximum draft of 12.5 metres. Bunkering facilities have been established on Moturoa 1 for vessels servicing offshore oil and gas production operations...
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Newton King Tanker Terminal serves the petrochemical industry, a major contributor to the Taranaki economy. Berths on both sides of the wharf are equipped with sophisticated monitoring, safety and firefighting systems which combine to provide a modern, safe and efficient tanker terminal. It handles a wide range of petrochemical products and bulk liquids including crude oils, liquefied...
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Blyde Terminal is an integrated cargo handling facility based around a terminal operation on the Blyde complex. It caters for Port Taranaki's container trade as well as conventionally handled general and refrigerated cargoes, and reflects the growth the port is enjoying as a major point of export for New Zealand dairy products. Blyde Wharf has an overall length of 420 metres and features...
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Dry bulk cargoes are generally handled on Moturoa Wharf. Originally developed to hold Taranaki manufactured bulk urea, there is an 18,000 tonne capacity fertiliser store adjacent to the wharf which is capable of modification for the aggregation of other products. Adjacent to this facility is an area available for the stockpiling of bulk cargoes. Road transport and rail have direct access to...
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Cold storage facilities are located adjacent to Blyde No 1 berth. This enables product to be simultaneously handled across the wharves and to or from road/rail. The cold store comprises three rooms with a total storage capacity of over 19,000 cubic meters. The rooms are independently controlled and capable of maintaining operating temperatures down to minus 25 degrees centigrade. The dry...
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As befits a fully operational deep water port, Port Taranaki has modern plant and equipment capable of servicing all customer needs. Equipment at Blyde Terminal includes two Liebherr LHM 400 mobile cranes. These cranes primarily handle container cargo but are capable of a wide variety of other tasks, each LHM 400 has an outreach of 48 Meters and a lifting capacity of 104 tonnes at 22 Meters. The...
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On the eastern side of Port Taranaki's harbour is a 6.5 hectare reclamation which if required, could be extended further into the harbour. Fitzroy Yachts Limited, TCF Limited (boat storage) and Tasman Marine (retail and marine services) currently lease areas of this flat land. Opportunities for further uses are available. Another special feature of Port Taranaki is its "heavy lift...
Contact Us
Port Taranaki Limited
Port Taranaki Centre
2-8 Bayly Road
PO Box 348
New Plymouth 4340
New Zealand
Telephone: +64 6 7510200
Fax: +64 6 7510886
Email: info@porttaranaki.co.nz