Eastland Port has invested $1 million in new technology to reduce wharf-side vessel movement helping ensure the safety of linesmen, shore personnel, the vessel, and the port itself. The new ShoreTension mooring system arrived on July 24 and with the help of experts from the company that made it, was used to moor ships a… Read more »
BY the time Makaraka School students put in their latest application for a grant from the Enviroschools Eastland Port Action Fund, they had put a huge effort into earning it. The school has in previous years accessed the fund to help create a native garden and story board to share the history of Makaraka and… Read more »
Troublesome wave patterns interrupted log loading at Eastland Port last month leading to lower than forecast throughput. This June 225,266 tonnes of wood was loaded onto 10 log vessels falling short of the expected 280,000 tonnes. While in port two ships experienced lengthy loading delays, and a third ship was unable to berth. Eastland Port… Read more »
IF Briana Irving never again does anything in surf life saving, she’s already done her bit. The Waikanae Surf Lifesaving Club member was aged just 15 when she and her friends saw three youngsters in trouble at Mahia Beach. “They were only about eight or nine and we could see that they had got caught in a rip and were… Read more »
Gisborne’s marina is getting a facelift with better accessibility for cruise passengers and a tailored berth for waka hauora Tairāwhiti. The upgrade, which started on Monday [14 May] in front of wharf three, will see floating pontoons added to the marina, as well as improved moorings and gangways, and extra berths for fishing and pleasure boats…. Read more »
IT takes skilled wharf staff and a whole lot of collaboration to shift three million tonnes of cargo at a port short on ship berths and storage space, says Eastland Port general manager Andrew Gaddum. Eastland Port shifted three million tonnes of cargo in the financial year ended 31 March 2018, breaking all previous records for product across… Read more »
THE region’s port exports the same amount of wood in a day and a half as it used to in a month, says General Manager Andrew Gaddum. This February, 246,581 tonnes of wood was loaded onto 11 log vessels and two ships took away 4,681 tonnes of squash. “Last month I saw an old report… Read more »
IN October 2017, Josiah Ney marked a year since the accident that could have scuppered his career, breaking his collarbone and scapula in a high-speed cycling crash. He spent three days in hospital and it was three months before he could get back into proper training. But just a month after that, he made a comeback at the New Zealand sprint… Read more »
The towering spuds of a hired backhoe dredge will be visible at Eastland Port this week as maintenance dredging in front of wharf 7 and 8, and in the navigation channel, begins. The 32m high spuds, or anchors, are part of a GPK backhoe dredge hired from Heron Construction. The dredging will begin on Wednesday 6 December 2017 in… Read more »
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 »
