The departure of Maersk’s Southern Star service vessel, Laust Maersk, today (Monday 29 February) will be an especially significant one; at 13.5 metres draft it will be the deepest container vessel to sail from New Zealand waters since the first container ships started arriving in Port Chalmers 35 years ago.
Welcome to our quarterly update on Next Generation Port Otago, updating you on progress across the Next Generation capital works programme.