Metroport Overview

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MetroPort Overview

CONTENTS OVERVIEW ...... 3 METROPORT ACCESSIBILITY ...... 5 KEY INFRASTRUCTURE ...... 6 IMPORT FREE TIME ...... 6 TRAIN SCHEDULING AND CAPACITY ...... 7 METROPORT AUCKLAND AND METROBOX – Inland Freight Hub ...... 8 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ...... 10

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OVERVIEW

MetroPort Auckland is a proven concept which has gained wide acceptance in the Auckland market, since its inception in June 1999. MetroPort Auckland is New Zealand’s inaugural truly integrated intermodal cargo gateway that creates supply chain efficiencies. MetroPort Christchurch has recently opened and is based on this successful model.

The driver behind the seamless delivery from Port of Tauranga to the inland destination in Auckland, is the IT system Navis N4 (XPS) which allows the Tauranga Container Terminal (TCT) to plan and control the movement of import containers, off vessels and onto trains, destined for MetroPort Auckland. Annual throughput has increased from 32,000 TEU in the first year to now handling over 170,000 TEU per year.

KiwiRail provide the rail connection between MetroPort Auckland and the Tauranga Container Terminal. MetroPort Auckland is a Customs bonded area and fully licensed Ministry for Primary Industries site.

The Port of Tauranga’s current arrangements with KiwiRail run through to May 2023 with preferential rights of renewal beyond that.

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METROPORT ACCESSIBILITY

Location is the key to MetroPort Auckland’s success. It is well served by road; bordered by the region’s Northern, Southern and South Western motorways plus several other major arterial routes. Its proximity to Auckland’s main industrial, warehousing and distribution areas are a great advantage, with shorter transit times to end destinations, improving the overall supply chain efficiency.

As the MetroPort operation is intermodally focused, we have recognised that with rising fuel costs, road carriers are seeking all possible efficiencies in order to kept costs to importers to a minimum. We have worked very hard to ensure truck turnaround times at MetroPort have been the lowest in the Auckland market and they have been for some years now. The average turn time for the last 12 months is 18.5 minutes.

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KEY INFRASTRUCTURE

After the initial investment in key infrastructure, a further $3 million has been spent to substantially increase paved area and ground slots, and the rail apron was increased to provide for longer trains. Significant spare capacity has been built in, to allow for future growth.

Specifications are as follows:

Ground slots 1506 Rail siding Two exclusive sidings Siding length 780 metres which can accommodate trains up to 110 TEU Reefer points 96 Total area occupied 7.67 hectares

IMPORT FREE TIME

MetroPort Auckland was the first Terminal in New Zealand to offer extended free time. Importers enjoy five free days (including day of arrival) and the lowest demurrage rates in the region. Importers may utilize up to five free days dwell in Tauranga, these days do not impact the free time allowance at MetroPort Auckland; a definite advantage for those importers who wish to manage container volume arriving into Auckland or delay cargo where possible.

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TRAIN SCHEDULING AND CAPACITY

Current schedule

Currently we run five to six 105 TEU return trains per day in each direction, currently providing a weekly capacity of 5,985 TEUs, or 312,000 TEU per annum - with an option to activate additional services where required.

TEU Daily Capacity Under Growth Scenarios via Increased TEU Capacity per trip Stage 2 - Future Capacity

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Future Capacity

TEU Daily Capacity Under Growth Scenarios via Increased TEU Capacity per trip Stage 3 - Future Capacity

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The future rail capacity allows 12 return trains per day providing for 2,540 TEUs per day. This allows for a weekly capacity of 17,650 TEU’s per day and approximately 917,000 TEUs per annum.

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METROPORT AUCKLAND AND METROBOX – Inland Freight Hub

MetroBox services shipping line’s requirements for empty containers. Specialised Container Services have the management contract for MetroBox Auckland and bring a high level of expertise and experience to the operation. Current services consist of container storage, repairs, washing, pre-tripping, and Fonterra upgrading.

The operation covers an area of four hectares and has storage capacity for 6,000 TEUs. MetroBox Auckland is situated on the KiwiRail Southdown site, beside MetroPort Auckland and adjacent to the KiwiRail network. Extended operating hours allow flexibility not enjoyed at other Auckland depots. Synergies with MetroPort Auckland and KiwiRail allow for easier repositioning of empty containers, especially during peak times such as the dairy season.

MetroBox Auckland (part of the CODA Group) is situated on the MetroPort site at Southdown, adjacent to the MetroPort inland hub providing easy access for import pick up and empty return with excellent rail access to key export locations in the Waikato and Bay of Plenty.

Operating alongside MetroPort and MetroBox are two core pieces of the CODA group, MetroPack and Tappers Transport that benefit from their close proximity to both laden import containers and empty container depot.

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MetroPack has grown as an export packing, cross-docking operation and storage business for an increasing range of products and customers. MetroPack provides the ability to leverage the core business relationships of MetroPack to improve transport options (road or rail) to key export ports, expertise and familiarity with a range of commodities, alternative or overflow container packing in a location with easy access to MetroPort and is MPI, RMP and NZFSA compliant.

Tapper Transport is New Zealand’s largest container transport company and also operates New Zealand’s largest container freight station. With a fleet of 45 trucks Tapper Transport now carries over 90,000 TEUs of imports and exports a year. The container freight station, also located in our Southdown hub, is MPI approved and Customs bonded. Approximately 12,000 TEU’s of import cargo was unpacked and 3,000 TEU’s of export cargo was packed last year for a wide range of customers. Tapper Transport’s Auckland warehousing, based near MetroPort in Penrose, constituted of 92,600 sq. ft. of warehousing and canopies.

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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

ShuttleSelect

ShuttleSelect is MetroPort Auckland’s interactive web-based import delivery request tool. Customers (via a secure logon) can select the desired delivery window in which they require their containers to arrive at MetroPort Auckland. The delivery periods range from the first available trains after discharge (priority cargo) in order to expedite delivery of urgent cargo, or subject to business rules the option to delay delivery for up to five days, useful for when warehouses wish to stagger the arrival of cargo into their warehouse.

This ground-breaking tool allows the import market to tell us when they require their cargo, resulting in a significantly enhanced supply chain. ShuttleSelect also has various auto track and alert functions that keep customers informed of their cargo status.

MetroPort Auckland Interface

MetroPort Auckland is connected to the Tauranga Container Terminal’s IT systems via a high-speed Wide Area Network connection. This means users in MetroPort Auckland have access to Navis N4 in the same way as an operator in Tauranga.

The Port of Tauranga was the first in the world to operate SPARCS and N4 in a multi- terminal, intermodal configuration. Navis have now incorporated the Port's multi-terminal concept into their software for use worldwide.

This multi-terminal configuration is a significant asset in providing border control agencies confidence in our ability to maintain supply chain integrity.

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