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or Wayne Thompson, Chief Financial Officer, phone
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Ports of
Aucklands media releases for the year 2006 and 2005
are listed on this page.
To view previous media releases click here to go to the media
release archive.
2006
AUCKLAND'S
CRUISE SEASON SETS NEW RECORDS AS PASSENGER NUMBERS TOP 100,000 FOR THE
FIRST TIME
DATE:
10 August 2006
A
record cruise season for Auckland, both in terms of ship visits and
passenger numbers, ends tomorrow (subs: Friday, August 11) when the Pacific
Star berths at 8am at the end of a Pacific Islands cruise.
NEW
PORTS OF AUCKLAND CHAIRMAN ELECTED
DATE:
23 June 2006
Mr
Gary Judd QC is the
new Chairman of the Ports of
Auckland Limited Board of Directors. Mr Judd joined the Board in
June and was elected Chairman, effective
1
July 2006
,
at a meeting of the Board this week.
PORT
RAISES GLASS TO EXPORTER 42 BELOW AT REGIONAL AWARDS
DATE:
22 June 2006
One of New Zealand’s most
flamboyant exporters, 42 Below, has won Auckland’s top exporting
award, the Ports of Auckland and
Axis Intermodal Exporter of the Year Award 2006, presented at the
Export New Zealand Auckland Export Awards Gala Dinner.
JOINT
MEDIA RELEASE: WATERFRONT PARTERS ON TRACK TO DELIVER AGREED VISION
DATE:
20 June 2006
Auckland City Council,
Auckland Regional Council, Auckland Regional Holdings and Ports of
Auckland say they are all constructively participating in a process to
deliver on the principles of the Waterfront Vision, completed last year
with extensive public input.
PUBLIC
INVITED TO 'TUG ALONG' TO CELEBRATE GIPSY MOTH IV DATE:
20 June 2006
The
Auckland
public are invited to
celebrate the re-commissioning of the Gipsy
Moth IV and view a spectacular event, including a tug display
off Princes Wharf, from local lookout points
around the Waitemata
Harbour.
AUCKLAND
HOSTS NEW ZEALAND'S WINTER CRUISE SEASON
DATE:
26 May 2006
New
Zealand's third winter cruise season will kick off on Saturday 27 May
with the first of eight visits to Auckland over the winter months, up
from six in the 2005 winter cruise season.
DARROW
TO END SIX YEAR TERM AS PORTS OF AUCKLAND CHAIRMAN
DATE:
24 May 2006
Ports
of
Auckland
chairman Neville Darrow will retire on June 30 at
the end of a six year term as chairman.
ARH
Media Release: PORT COMPANY IN STRONG POSITION
DATE:
24 May 2006
Auckland
Regional Holdings says Ports of Auckland has made excellent progress
under retiring Chairman, Neville Darrow, and is in a strong, competitive
position going forward.
AUCKLAND
PORT OFFERS UNIQUE SERVICE FOR OVERSIZED SHIP
DATE:
19 May 2006
Ports
of Auckland and the Auckland Regional Council are providing what other
New Zealand ports cannot for the giant ship the FPSO Wharaaropai.
50
YEARS INSIDE THE BOX
DATE:
26 April 2006
Today
marks the fiftieth anniversary of containerisation, one of the 20th
Century's most influentail advances and one with close ties to
Australasia.
PORTS
OF AUCKLAND DELIVERS ANOTHER SOLID RESULT
DATE:
14 March 2006
Ports
of Auckland
has delivered another solid result with a 5% rise in total
earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) for
the half year to December 2005 of $37.6 million.
2005
PORTS
OF AUCKLAND DEBT RESTRUCTURE
DATE:
23 December 2005
Ports
of
Auckland
confirmed today that it has completed the restructure of its debt
facilities
PORTS
OF AUCKLAND VOLUMES INDEX UPDATE
DATE:
21 December 2005
November
was a very good month for Ports of Auckland with total container
volumes* up 7% on November 2004.
PORTS
OF AUCKLAND FORMERLY HANDS OVER POLLEN ISLAND
DATE:
9 December 2005
Today
Ports of
Auckland
formally handed over
Pollen
Island
to the Department of Conservation who will manage it as a protected
scientific reserve within
New
Zealand
’s
conservation estate.
PORTS
OF AUCKLAND CONTINUES INVESTMENT FOR THE FUTURE
DATE:
25 November 2005
Ports
of
Auckland
today announced significant new investment in capacity and capability
with a commitment to purchase over $30 million of new cargo handling
equipment.
PORTS
OF AUCKLAND VOLUMES INDEX UPDATE
DATE:
24 November 2005
October
was a good month for Ports of Auckland with total container volumes*
up 3% on October 2004.
RECORD
CRUISE SEASON FOR PORTS OF AUCKLAND
DATE:
16 November 2005
The arrival of Pacific
Princess today heralds the start of the biggest cruise season ever
for the
Port
of
Auckland
.
The port will host 48 cruise ship visits to the City of
Sails
during the 2005-6 season – up from 31 visits in the previous season.
POSITIVE
RESPONSE TO PORTS OF AUCKLAND'S WESTERN RECLAMATION CONCEPTS
DATE:
9 November 2005
Aucklanders
have responded positively to Ports of Auckland concepts for the
redevelopment of the northern end of the Western Reclamation on
Auckland
’s
waterfront, released in September.
PORTS
OF AUCKLAND APPOINTS CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
DATE:
7 November 2005
Ports of
Auckland
announced today that it has appointed Jens B.
Madsen to the newly-created position of Chief Operating Officer.
PORTS
OF AUCKLAND VOLUMES INDEX UPDATE
DATE:
19 October 2005
September
was a very strong month for Ports of Auckland with total container
volumes* up 32% on September 2004.
PORTS
OF AUCKLAND VOLUMES INDEX UPDATE
DATE:
20 September 2005
August
was a strong month for Ports of Auckland with total container volumes*
up 5% on August 2004 and full import and full export container volumes
up 10% and 5% respectively.
PROPOSED
WESTERN RECLAMATION CONCEPTS ON DISPLAY FOR PUBLIC COMMENT
DATE:
9 September 2005
Concepts
for the evolution of 18 hectares of
Auckland
’s
Western Reclamation, between Westhaven and
Viaduct
Harbour
,
go on display for public input at the Viaduct tomorrow (10 September
2005).
POAL
FINANCIAL RESULT DEMONSTRATES UNDERLYING STRENGTH
DATE:
25 August 2005
Ports of Auckland’s financial
performance for the year ended June 2005 demonstrated the underlying
strength of the business, Chairman Neville Darrow said in announcing
the result today.
COOPERATIVE
APPROACH TO WATERFRONT PLANNING
DATE:
22 August 2005
Ports of
Auckland
’s draft concepts showing how a large area of
Auckland
’s CBD waterfront could be transformed into an
exciting place to visit, work or live will soon be ready for public
comment.
FULL
YEAR VOLUMES INDEX UPDATE
DATE:
28 July 2005
For
the year to end-June 2005, full import and full export container
volumes* were up 2% and 1% respectively.
NEW
LIGHTS WIN PRAISE
DATE:
28 July 2005
Ports
of
Auckland
’s
new floodlights are winning praise for conserving energy and not
lighting up the night sky.
PORTS
OF AUCKLAND WILL CONTINUE AS TOP PORT COMPANY
DATE:
6 July 2005
Ports
of
Auckland
received confirmation
today that Auckland Regional Holdings (ARH), the investment management
arm of the Auckland Regional Council, has reached 90% acceptance level
in its takeover bid thereby enabling ARH to proceed to 100% ownership.
PORTS
OF AUCKLAND VOLUMES INDEX UPDATE
DATE:
22 June 2005
Total
container volumes* were up 5% in May 2005 compared with May 2004.
NEW
ZEALAND'S WINTER CRUISE SEASON GETS UNDERWAY
DATE:
21 June 2005
New
Zealand
’s
second winter cruise season kicked off today (21 June) with the first
of six cruise ship visits to
Auckland
over the winter months, up from four in the 2004 winter cruise season.
POAL
TAKES CORNERSTONE SHAREHOLDING IN LEADING CONTAINER DEPOT BUSINESS
DATE:
17 June 2005
Ports
of
Auckland
has acquired a 27.5% cornerstone stake in United Containers Limited
(UCL), one of
New
Zealand
’s
largest container depot businesses.
TWO
GOLDS FOR PORTS OF AUCKLAND ANNUAL REPORT
DATE:
7 June 2005
Ports
of Auckland’s 2004 annual report won gold at the 55th
Australasian Annual Reporting (ARA) Awards in Melbourne against tough competition from leading Australian and
New Zealand
companies and government agencies.
PORTS
OF AUCKLAND VOLUMES INDEX UPDATE
DATE:
23 May 2005
For
the month of April 2005, total container volumes* were up 1% compared
with April 2004.
Total container volumes for the 12 months to end-April 2005 (as
compared with the 12 months to end-April 2004) were down 4% (25,282
TEU) to 640,007 TEUs.
POAL
SHAREHOLDERS ADVISED TO CONSIDER VARIOUS ISSUES IN TAKEOVER BID
DATE:
13 May 2005
The
Committee of independent directors of Ports of Auckland Limited,
formed to evaluate a bid by Auckland Regional Holdings for total
control of the Company, is advising shareholders to consider a number
of issues before making a decision on what to do with their shares.
PORTS
OF AUCKLAND VOLUMES INDEX UPDATE
DATE:
4 May 2005
Total
container volumes* decreased 4% to 639,326 TEUs for the 12 months to
end-March 2005 (as compared with the 12 months to end-March 2004) and
were down 3% for March as compared with March 2004. This
reflects the loss in February 2004 of a contract that had comprised 8%
of Ports of Auckland’s volumes.
PORTS
OF AUCKLAND TARGET COMPANY STATEMENT WILL BE AVAILABLE DURING SECOND
WEEK OF MAY
DATE:
2 May 2005
Ports
of Auckland advises that Auckland Regional Holdings (ARH) has
confirmed that on Friday 29 April 2005 its Takeover Offer document was
mailed to all Ports of Auckland shareholders.
NEW
SHIPPING SERVICES BOOST VOLUMES AT PORTS OF AUCKLAND
DATE:
26 April 2005
Three new shipping
services are boosting container volumes through the
Port
of
Auckland
.
KEY
PORTS OF AUCKLAND PROJECTS TAKE SHAPE
DATE:
11 April 2005
A
trio of major infrastructure developments are changing the face of the
Auckland
port and ensuring it can cater to future growth in
the
Auckland
economy.
REGIONAL
INVESTMENT MANAGER SEEKS ALL PORT COMPANY SHARES
DATE:
1 April 2005
Auckland
Regional Holdings (ARH) has made a $169.6 million offer to lift its
shareholding in publicly listed Ports of Auckland ( POAL ) from 80% to
100%.
POAL
PREPARES TO CONSIDER ARH OFFER FOR SHARES
DATE:
1 April 2005
The
Board of Directors of Ports of Auckland has received a notice from
Auckland Regional Holdings (ARH) pursuant to the Takeovers Code in
regard to its intention to make a full takeover offer for the Company.
NOTICE
OF RECEIPT OF TAKEOVER NOTICE FROM AUCKLAND REGIONAL HOLDNGS
DATE:
1 April 2005
CITY
LEADERS SAY PORT HERE TO STAY
DATE:
22 March 2005
Auckland
city’s Mayor and Deputy Mayor today confirmed
the council’s full support of the Ports of Auckland and the key role
it plays in the city and region’s economy.
PORTS
OF AUCKLAND VOLUMES INDEX UPDATE
DATE:
18 March 2005
Total
container volumes* decreased 3% to 641,232 TEUs for the 12 months to
end-February 2005 (as compared to the 12 months to end-February 2004)
and were down 4% on February 2004.
PORTS
OF AUCKLAND VOLUMES INDEX UPDATE
DATE:
21 February 2005
Total
container volumes* decreased 3% to 696,711 TEUs for the 12 months to
end-January 2005 (as compared to the 12 months to end-January 2004)
and were down 3% on January 2004.
PORTS
OF AUCKLAND TO TAKE A CORNERSTONE SHAREHOLDING IN LEADING CONTAINER
DEPORT BUSINESS
DATE:
15 February 2005
Ports of Auckland is acquiring a 27.5% cornerstone stake in United Containers Limited (UCL),
one of New Zealand’slargest container depot businesses, for approximately $3 million.
PORTS
OF AUCKLAND DELIVERS SOUND RESULT
DATE:
15 February 2005
Ports
of
Auckland
’s
surplus
after tax rose 2% to $21.5 million for the half year to December 2004.
NEW
SHIPPING SERVICES FOR PORTS OF AUCKLAND
DATE:
1 February 2005
A
number of new shipping services have recently been announced that will
boost Ports of Auckland’s container volumes.
PORTS
OF AUCKLAND VOLUMES INDEX UPDATE
DATE:
1 February 2005
Total container
volumes* were down 2% to 644,688 TEUs for the 12 months to
end-December 2004 (as compared with the 12 months to end-December
2003).
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