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New Zealand — Ports

New Zealand has 21 seaports profiled from the NGA World Port Index — each with its harbour size, channel and anchorage depth, shelter and on-site cargo facilities, traced to the published register.

Container terminals are matched to their operators from the SMDG Terminal Code List — a UN/LOCODE child code list — and liner connectivity is set against UNCTAD's LSCI and port-level PLSCI. Search, sort or open any port for its sourced record.

21
Total
10
Small
8
Very small
2
Large
1
Medium
Container throughput
3,426,030 TEU
World Bank WDI · 2022
Liner connectivity (LSCI)
105.1
UNCTAD · 2024-Q1
Container terminals
15
SMDG · UN/LOCODE
Maritime territory (EEZ)
4,104,551 km²
Marine Regions
Most connected
  1. 1Auckland179.4
  2. 2Tauranga170.3
  3. 3Napier88.3
  4. 4Port Lyttelton87.1
  5. 5Wellington73.6
UNCTAD PLSCI
Most container terminals
  1. 1Auckland3
  2. 2Tauranga2
  3. 3Timaru2
  4. 4Bluff Harbor1
  5. 5Port Lyttelton1
SMDG
Deepest channels
  1. 1Whangaroa15.5 m
  2. 2Otago Harbor14 m
  3. 3Tauranga14 m
  4. 4Akaroa12.5 m
  5. 5Bluff Harbor12.5 m
NGA WPI
Best equipped
  1. 1Bluff Harbor6 / 6
  2. 2Port Lyttelton6 / 6
  3. 3Auckland6 / 6
  4. 4New Plymouth6 / 6
  5. 5Otago Harbor5 / 6
NGA WPI
DatabookThe Record of Consolidated Knowledge
New Zealand beyond logistics?
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PortSizeTypeChannel depthAnchorageCargo pier depthShelterFacilities
WhangaroaNZWHRVery SmallCoastal (Natural)15.5 m7.9 m4.9 mExcellentRepairsBunker
Otago HarborNZORRSmallRiver (Basins)14 m23.2 m12.5 mGoodRepairsBunkerDry dock
TaurangaNZTRGSmallCoastal (Natural)14 m20.1 m9.4 mExcellentCranesRepairsBunker
AkaroaNZAKAVery SmallCoastal (Natural)12.5 m4.9 m1.8 mGoodRepairs
Bluff HarborNZBLUSmallCoastal (Breakwater)12.5 m14 mExcellentCranesRepairsBunkerDry dock
PictonNZPCNSmallRiver (Basins)12.5 m23.2 m4.9 mGoodCranesRepairsBunker
Port LytteltonNZLYTVery SmallCoastal (Breakwater)11 m14 m9.4 mExcellentCranesRepairsBunkerDry dock
NapierNZNPESmallCoastal (Breakwater)11 m20.1 m9.4 mFairCranesRepairsBunker
AucklandNZAKLLargeRiver (Natural)9.4 m11 m9.4 mExcellentCranesRepairsBunkerDry dock
GisborneNZGISSmallRiver (Basins)9.4 m20.1 m9.4 mGoodCranesRepairs
New PlymouthNZNPLSmallCoastal (Breakwater)9.4 m23.2 m9.4 mFairCranesRepairsBunkerDry dock
TimaruNZTIUSmallCoastal (Breakwater)9.4 m12.5 m7.9 mExcellentCranesRepairsBunker
WellingtonNZWLGLargeCoastal (Natural)9.4 m12.5 m9.4 mExcellentRepairsBunker
WhangareiNZWRESmallRiver (Natural)7.9 m12.5 m4.9 mGoodCranesRepairsBunker
NelsonNZNSNSmallCoastal (Breakwater)6.4 m11 m7.9 mGoodCranesRepairsBunkerDry dock
OpuaNZOPXVery SmallRiver (Natural)4.9 m11 m6.4 mGoodRepairsBunker
Manukau HarborNZMCYMediumCoastal (Natural)3.4 m4.9 m4.9 mGoodCranesRepairsBunker
TarakoheNZTKHVery SmallCoastal (Natural)3.4 m6.4 m6.4 mFairRepairsBunker
WanganuiNZWAGVery SmallRiver (Natural)3.4 m14 m4.9 mGoodCranesRepairsBunker
WestportNZWSZVery SmallRiver (Natural)3.4 m17.1 m4.3 mExcellentCranesRepairsBunker

All Sources

Portsthe NGA World Port Indexthe NGA World Port Index
Public domain (US gov)
Logistics performanceUNCTADUNCTAD
CC BY 3.0 IGO
Infrastructurethe World Bank's World Development Indicatorsthe World Bank's World Development Indicators
CC BY 4.0
InfrastructureMarine RegionsMarine Regions
CC BY 4.0
Portsthe SMDG Terminal Code Listthe SMDG Terminal Code List
UN/LOCODE — free, attribution
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