After an extensive recruitment process, ECT has appointed Keith Sutton and Fiona Mules to the Eastland Group Board of Directors. As Director of Sutton McCarthy Limited, Keith Sutton has built a career providing strategic, financial and treasury advice to a range of clients, specialising in corporate governance and risk management. His early career was in investment banking and corporate… Read more »
Monthly Archives: November 2017
300,000 tonnes of wood in one month not far off
It won’t be long before Eastland Port and its contracted companies shift 300,000 tonnes of wood in one month, says general manager Andrew Gaddum. “Our customers tell us ahead what volumes of wood are coming in to the port. We can see that a record breaking tonnage of 300,000 may not be far away.” The port’s… Read more »
Mystery surrounds piece of port history
EASTLAND Port is hoping to solve a maritime mystery that could stretch back over 100 years. The mystery is the origins of a hefty cast steel anchor found during archaeological investigations done while developing the port’s new Wharfside log yard. Archaeologist Lynda Walter believes that, with the historic find having been buried under an old… Read more »
Port’s no-waste policy produces new pasture
LOW value bark from Eastland Port has been turned into organic paddock-fill by a cartage contractor and an environmentally conscious farmer. Forward-thinking agricultural and cartage contractor Mark DeCosta and a Muriwai farming family have created a nature-friendly paddock as a solution for getting rid of tens of thousands of tonnes of low-value bark. “The project has allowed… Read more »