Port Otago has reached a critical point in its development -- development that will cement Port Chalmers as a key New Zealand export port. 

To prepare Port Chalmers for the next 30 to 50 years, Port Otago has initiated a dedicated project to explore the issues and options associated with securing visits by bigger ships. A project team of local and national specialists in science, engineering and logistics will spend the next six months investigating and evaluating a range of scenarios and data related to making Port Chalmers ready for a new generation of ships.

This research will focus on three major areas: 

• the need to deepen and widen the harbour channel to Port Chalmers;
• the need to extend the wharves and berths at Port Chalmers; and
• the logistical issues surrounding the management of larger container flows, both within the Terminal itself, and to and from the port.

  Preparing for the next generation

 

 

 

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Posted by Port Otago Limited on 7 August 2007