Ports of Auckland (POAL) has applied to Auckland Council for consent to deepen the city’s shipping channel and a resource consent hearing on the matter will be held next week.
The request follows the forecast of the local authorities for a significant increase in Auckland’s population, with a million more people expected to live in the major city of New Zealand by 2050.
POAL believes that this increase will boost its containerised imports and attract bigger container ships, as “more people means...
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