Operations
New Zealand's most easterly commercial port sits one of the nation's most historically significant sites.
Near the middle of Eastland Port's channel is the first meeting place between European and Maori.
It's a busy bustling area of a different sort these days, that is ranked number two in New Zealand for log exports, with figures that just keep on growing, despite challenging financial times across the globe.
In the first half of 2010 the port has exported 650,000 tonnes of logs, and is on target to send out in excess of 1.3 million tonnes for the 2010 calendar year.
Eastland Port also ushers out squash, processed timber and kiwifruit, among others – all up 92% of the region's exports leave via the port. Over the past three years, export volumes have increased 100%.
The port caters for all sorts of vessels – from commercial fishing fleets to naval vessels, ocean-going research ships to super yachts, log ships to pleasure craft, and everything in between.
With a nominal draft of 10.2 metres, the port can take vessels up to 200m in length.
The port offers a comprehensive service that covers everything from the berthing of vessels, through to the marshalling and storage of logs and other products.
The port footprint covers 12 hectares, with plans underway to add another 1.5 hectares to that.
Eastland Port has extensive storage capacity on offer -
- 12,000 tonnes of cold product in the Cook Stores (off-port)
- 5,000 tonnes of cool product storage space on-port
- 2,500 square metres of on-port dry storage
- 1,500 square metres of off-port dry storage
- a large capacity for one-off storage equipment like cars and boats
