Ports in NZ are suspending all operations today with the expected arrival of Cyclone Gabrielle. All or most vessels have been sent to Anchor in the harbour for safety with the port only expecting operations to start again on Wednesday morning at the earliest, any vessel enroute to and from Auckland will be delayed by 3/5 days. This will cause delays on dedicated Trans-Tasman route vessels like the Focus Container Line vessel the “BBC Denmark” which was about to start loading export containers in Auckland before being sent to anchor, it will therefore be delayed by about a week on its arrival/departure from Brisbane.
NZ Port Operations over coming days:
- Port of Auckland Officially Closed from Sunday 12/02 until at least Wednesday 15/02 0700hrs.
- No vessel / cargo operations at Port until Wednesday at this stage.
- No ability to collect Import containers until Wednesday at this stage – there will be delays in collection due to congestion later this week.
- No vessels allowed to call Port Auckland – all vessels due are currently @ anchor away from Port Area.
LCL Depot Operations:
- No devanning/loading of containers from today 13/02/23. Expected to re-commence AM 15/02/23.
- No COASTAL Services – no cargo will move this week to Christchurch (Vessels normally leave Monday – Tuesday) All Coastal bookings to CHC will be moved next week.
- No collection/delivery of LCL Freight until at least Wednesday AM 15/02/23 – storage extended for all import/export cargo due to weather.
We hope our Kiwi friends are not seriously affected by the arrival of this cyclone, they have already seen a lot of flooding and damage from recent exceptional rainfall in Auckland.