MMH - Marsden Maritime Holdings

[Aaron]

Some criticism of the Sapere report but if you look at Chris Carr he runs a transport company so I am unsure why that gives his view any validity.

https://www.msn.com/en-nz/money/busi...?ocid=msedgntp

In many ways it seems to be working around to the Thames option. Politically maybe an announcement for a move North dependent on Shane Jones being elected might be what is planned.

Who knows, pointless speculation on my part.

[Joshuatree]

Its weird how thames was left out there. I remember reading along time ago that you couldnt insure your boat for use off the west coast of both islands due to the wild weather and sea conditions.

[Scrunch]

Ships captain telephoning head office in Copenhagen;

"Ja we are still alongside. There was a big storm yesterday so they need to dredge the bar, then we will need to wait another day for a favourable tide to get enough draft in the channel."

It is possible a Danish shipping line will have to revert back to Viking Longships to gain all weather access to Auckland's port.

Boop boop de do
Marilyn

And the next call to the finance team. "The return trip to nz always takes a day or 2 longer now as we have to go down the west coast and then double back to the east coast to call into Tauranga. With the storm and dredging this trip will be 4-5 days longer than it used to be. Just as well we were able to increase the freight charges, like all the other companies did."

[Balance]

And the next call to the finance team. "The return trip to nz always takes a day or 2 longer now as we have to go down the west coast and then double back to the east coast to call into Tauranga. With the storm and dredging this trip will be 4-5 days longer than it used to be. Just as well we were able to increase the freight charges, like all the other companies did."

$2m for the report! 🤑

Probably a third one 🤑 to reconcile the two already done.

This freaking government sure knows how to squander taxpayers’ money.

[tango]

$2m for the report! 🤑

Probably a third one 🤑 to reconcile the two already done.

This freaking government sure knows how to squander taxpayers’ money.

It’s archived until after the election and if New Zealand first get kicked out the cobwebs won’t be dusted off the report for a couple of years.

Especially as the $2 million report said that a decision about the Auckland port is non urgent

[Marilyn Munroe]

Here is a link to a YouTube video which is a digest of news items about shifting Auckland's port to Northport. It gives an insight into the argy-bargy and poli-ticks surrounding the issue.

https://youtu.be/iHtTjIrzseM

Boo boop de do
Marilyn

[whatsup]

Another report out today in todays N Z Herald, this time favouring the Firth of Thames, - can someone please post it here, any decision imho will be ten years away and another 10-20 years before any move ( if any ) is completed.

My money is for a splitting of the PoA half to PoT and the balance staying where it is, makes total and economic sense, doesn't it !?

[bull....]

Firth of Thames best home for a new port for 100-plus years: Auckland Business Chamber+

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/...ectid=12349710


NZ first certainly failed on this election promise , obviously labour dont want to do anything. like most things big.

the premium from the northport move probably deflate over time. if the refinery downsizes probably should be more priced like NPH

[MarineSalvage]

great - most of the land is a floodplain... but I remember as a kid (40 years ago) how the adults all talked about that was where the "new port would go"

[whatsup]

great - most of the land is a floodplain... but I remember as a kid (40 years ago) how the adults all talked about that was where the "new port would go"

then the fish heads will not have to dredge as much !