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 »
WHILE down on the previous month Eastland Port throughput figures for July remain solid despite weather-related delays in loading one ship. This July, 196,098 tonnes of wood was loaded onto 11 log vessels. It would have been 232,961 tonnes of wood had bad weather not kept one ship out of port as the month clicked… Read more »
DESPITE a wave phenomenon that kept ships from the harbour for a week Eastland Port and log marshaling and stevedoring companies ISO and C3 shattered monthly log throughput records this June. A total of 287,349 tonnes of wood was loaded onto 14 log vessels as they berthed one after the other at wharf 8. Eastland Port manager… Read more »
WOOD continues to flow across the wharves at Eastland Port fuelled by demand from overseas buyers and stable prices. “Commercial forestry has one of the highest yielding returns of all land based industries in New Zealand. Most logs arriving now are from the first rotation. Land owners are replanting trees as quickly as they cut… Read more »
