EASTLAND Port has replaced well known channel marker Tokomaru Buoy as part of its ongoing navigational safety programme. Weighing three tonnes, the old mussel-covered green buoy was retrieved by the tug boat Titirangi last week and lifted onto the wharf by crane, ending 45-years nautical service. A new high-density plastic environmentally friendly channel marker replaced… Read more »
Eastland Port achieved record log tonnage throughput in January, reaching 178,197 tonnes. It’s an increase of 45 percent compared to last January when it reached 96,579 tonnes. Port General Manager Andrew Gaddum says it was the busiest January for wood export since Eastland Port was created in 2003. “January can traditionally be a low volume… Read more »
