Ports of Auckland (POAL)

Docker dies after fall at the Ports of Auckland

While details are yet to be confirmed, initial reports indicate that a stevedoring worker died after “a fall from height”, while he was working on the Singaporean-flagged container vessel Capitaine Tasman at the Ports of Auckland in New Zealand, according to the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF).

“Disappointingly, this is not the first death in recent years to have taken place at the Ports of Auckland,” said ITF president and ITF Dockers’ Section chair, Paddy Crumlin, adding, “It...

https://container-news.com/docker-dies-after-fall-at-the-ports-of-auckland/

First half results mirror Ports of Auckland “tough year”

Although Ports of Auckland (POAL) saw its 2021 first half revenue slightly fall to US$226.3 million (US$231.4 million in 2020 first half), POAL’s H1 net profit after tax was almost doubled during the current year, reaching US$45.6 million, compared to US$23 million in first six months of 2020.

However, underlying profit for the first six months of 2021 fell year on year by US$10 million to US$20.7 million, mostly “due to the Covid-19 response, the absence of cruise ships and the capacity...

https://container-news.com/first-half-results-mirror-ports-of-auckland-tough-year/

Maritime NZ files charges against POAL for port worker death

New Zealand’s regulatory, compliance and response agency, Maritime New Zealand has on 12 August filed charges against Ports of Auckland Ltd (POAL) and an individual in relation to the death of a port worker almost a year ago.

Pala’amo (Amo) Kalati was killed on 30 August 2020 after being crushed when a container was dropped during a lifting operation in Auckland.

The following charges have been filed in the Auckland District Court:

  • POAL has been charged under sections 47, 48 and 90 of the Health...

https://container-news.com/maritime-nz-files-charges-against-poal-for-port-worker-death/

Ports of Auckland restarts its automation project

Ports of Auckland (POAL) has announced a new plan to reset and complete its automation project, after its pause due to an incident in June that revealed a potential safety risk. 

As the safety risk has now been fixed, POAL is ready to restart with a revised project that will be implemented in four stages, with the first to start shortly.

Each stage has milestones based on safety, reliability, productivity, and operational readiness, that must be met before the project can progress to the next...

https://container-news.com/ports-of-auckland-restarts-its-automation-project/

Ports of Auckland halts automated operations due to software malfunction

An incident in the automated area of the Ports of Auckland (POAL) has forced New Zealand’s port to temporarily expand manual operations at the container terminal and reduce the scale of automated operations.

The container terminal is now being reconfigured for increased manual operations, according to a statement.

At around 03:00 on 17 June, a software fault resulted in a container which was being carried by an automated straddle, hitting a stacked container.

Ports of Auckland has confirmed that...

https://container-news.com/ports-of-auckland-halts-automated-operations-due-to-software-malfunction/

Ports of Auckland seeks consent for deeper channel

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...

https://container-news.com/ports-of-auckland-seeks-consent-for-deeper-channel/

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