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> POAL Handles NZ’s Biggest Container Ships > Hamburg Sud On Equipment & Capacity Management > McKay’s & PIL – A long & Happy Relationship This will avail us with a significant 1.6ha across a wireless system to a dedicated refuelling every day which was previous in the key area of the currently located server. With the focus on Safe Driving, practice. CONTENTS Pack Operation, the Empty Depot, Shuttle Productive Driving and Equipment Care, and the Rail Exchange areas. We are Aggregate Reports are produced from Since implementation, Sattel’s success POAL carefully considering future applications the stored data. These chart performance in improvement in equipment care has 2-3 for this valuable space. The demolition and incident information and are used by been phenomenal. Since August the 4-5 means a move for the POAL Container Performance Coaches to review drivers’ cost of repairs arising from damage to POAL OPERATIONS Pack/Unpack Service which enables an performance, accident incidence and equipment, straddles and containers, FOCUS FOCUS upgrade in Pack’s operation for greater damage and to help drivers with additional has plummeted. That’s great for POAL REVIEW coaching where necessary, to improve efficiency and productivity. At this early and a very important outcome for our Seamless exchanges safe driving skills, equipment care and stage of the project I can say that some of customers. for NZ’s biggest ever the newly available space will be repaved productivity. containerships. to accommodate a much expanded POAL The monitoring of driver behaviour Major Upgrades for Empty Depot operation. (See pgs 4 & 5). Productivity is important and that’s 6-7 identifies the potential for risk well SeaPACK & Empty Depot all about such factors as driver route FACE TO FACE: in advance of a possible accident. selection, navigation and driving Services Hamburg Sud on the Secrets FIRST IN AUSTRALASIA Grant Jorey technique. It is NOT about speed. Sattel Enhancement in training practices and of Success For General does measure speed but we definitely improvements in driver technique means Equipment & Capacity Manager POAL Meanwhile we are reaping the early Ports of Auckland straddle operations will Operations & benefits of our new Sattel container don’t want drivers driving faster! It also Management Container monitors fuel levels which enables POAL also become safer as they become more 8-9 handling monitoring system. An productive. Terminals Australasian first, this puts POAL to immediately detect underperformance far out in front of any other port in in equipment. This is not only AGENCY/ environmentally beneficial but it also And for the future – watch this space as Australia or NZ. Designed to increase enables us to refuel equipment on a Just we intend to fit Sattel technology into our PRINCIPAL 10-11 The first quarter 2010 safe straddle carrier driving, to reduce in Time basis rather than each machine cranes in the near future. Mackay’s & PIL has been a busy one driving accident damage and to improve MADE IN productivity, Sattel has shaved a – The Happy for Ports of Auckland Couple dramatic 78% off accident damage costs in the first eight months of its – NZ’s First and for our shipping Chinese Cars line customers during implementation at the Port. a bumper peak export Based on a Military GPS system DGPS, season. While the which uses many more satellites than standard GPS to deliver highly accurate consolidation of our positioning, Sattel has been installed 12-13 container operations into all POAL’s mobile container handling at Fergusson Container equipment such as straddle carriers. POAL Impact sensors have been attached in Terminal has bedded various positions on the POAL straddle 14-15 NEWS down we have embarked fleet. If a straddle (or the cargo it’s carrying) collides with anything – eg a MARKET on a major project container in the stack, that impact is ROUND UP recorded and reported. BACK that includes the PAGE demolition of our Sattel records, monitors and reports DIRECTORY biggest Shed. information on a range of activities and performance which it transfers in real-time Performance Coach Matt Knight monitors the Sattel system

JUNE 2010 03 MAJOR UPGRADES us all the information upfront with more repaved to provide a greatly expanded area FOR BOTH SEAPACK transparency”. He says that a growing to accommodate POAL’s upgraded Empty POAL HANDLES number of SeaPACK’s customers are working Depot operation. AND EMPTY DEPOT more closely to a Just-In-Time system which SERVICES means their orders for the SeaPACK service, As Grange Pole explains, the move will NZ’s BIGGEST are being sent in much closer to vessel enable major expansion of the Empty Depot Ports of Auckland’s specialised pack and cut-off times. “That makes it imperative for service range including container wash, unpack service now renamed SeaPACK, is us to get the pre-planning done and to get inspection, decontamination and pre-trip plus on the move. Although not moving far from EVER CONTAINER a much greater level of transparency in the its current central location at POAL, Pack’s all the rail exchange and empty container OPERATIONS information flow than the manual/fax system new facility will bring better utilisation exchange facilities. “It’s going to enable ever allowed.” Empty Depot / Pack changes REVIEW: SHIPS of space and efficiency improvements in total reorganisation to achieve greater the Unit’s way of working, according to efficiency and throughput. The Empty SeaPACK Manager Grange Pole. “The end EMPTY DEPOT Depot is a vital element in POAL’s service Since then POAL has hosted a more ‘very satisfied’ with the exchange and with the result will be improved productivity and a UPGRADE response to increased hubbing over Auckland frequent visitor. In April Auckland was berth window. “Everything held to schedule more competitive SeaPACK product for our the firstN Z port call on the 4,578 TEU and went smoothly” he responded. customers” he says. Once SeaPACK has moved out of its present and the demand for ever faster container OOCL ’s maiden voyage. Also premises, that shed will be demolished and turnaround.“ introduced as an extra-loader during the The arrival of these larger vessels supports the PACK E-NOTE peak export season, the 400 reefer plug continued trend experienced at POAL where OOCL New Zealand is part of the weekly increased hubbing of international shipping A major step towards improvements at NZX service to Malaysia and Singapore. services on Auckland is seeing fewer ship SeaPACK was undertaken in May 2010 with Berthing the OOCL New Zealand visits but with significantly bigger container the development of the Pack e-Note. This is Not only did the OOCL New Zealand enjoy exchanges. Over the last few years POAL has an electronic, web-based e-Note enabling As New Zealand’s largest problem-free arrival, berthing and container built on its natural advantages to prepare for Pack customers to book a range of Pack container port, Ports of exchange on her first visit (and subsequent the arrival of these larger container vessels. services on the web. Auckland is prepared and visits) but she did so in the company of A naturally deep harbour and dredging of the “The Pack e-Note will on ‘stand-by’ to handle the Maersk Duffield which joined her on commercial shipping lane in the Rangitoto the same berth. According to POAL Chief containerships up to 7,000 Channel, caters for vessels up to 7,000 TEU. alleviate the need for Pilot Nigel Meek, the entire process was TEU. Until recently, the The port company also has consent to further fax bookings and totally trouble-free: “The OOCL New Zealand was deepen one of the ship berths at Fergusson largest containerships upgrade the efficiency of the larger vessel but at 261 metres, she was to 15.5 metres. POAL Managing Director Jens serving NZ were Maersk’s our reservations and service in fact shorter than the 281 metre, 4,100 Madsen says: booking system. This is 4,100 TEU vessels. Last TEU Maersk Duffield. It was a busy night on December POAL was able to 9th April. She joined the Maersk Duffield part of our efficiency drive demonstrate its ability to at Fergusson while we had another vessel “We have the Resource to prepare for anticipated accommodate the larger berthed on the western side of the adjacent Consent which means volume growth for Pack” container ships when Freyberg Wharf. It required a bit of juggling comments Grange Pole. up and down the berth to access all the that we are in position it became one of two NZ He explains that the Pack e-Note has been cargo on the OOCL New Zealand but we did to move quickly to berth port calls for the 5,042 on trial since May and is now available it without any problems.” TEU Maersk Detroit – the deepening when and if for all SeaPACK customers. “It is a clear, concise and reliable format that enables largest container vessel NZ General Manager OOCL, Peter it’s needed.” much improved reporting as well as better Grange pole ever to visit NZ. Sutherland, confirmed that the Line was planning and scheduling. It also gives

JUNE 2010 05 FACE TO FACE WITH: Hamburg Sud has been sailing In that environment in 2009 Commercial and General Manager into the Ports of Auckland Hamburg Sud fared better than most Finance, Logistics and Operations simon edwards since the line pioneered shipping lines. Contributing to that respectively. containerisation on the NZ performance was Hamburg Sud NZ, Here they talk about Equipment and trade in the early 70s. It is the a major carrier in the NZ agricultural/ Capacity Management with particular & Andreas predominant carrier on the US/ perishable export sector. Australasian routes and highly focus on these applications during the ranked on the NZ/North and East Simon Edwards and Andreas Barthel recent 2010 peak agricultural and FACE Barthel Asia trade. The global economic are the two sides of the unusual perishable export season. crisis over the last 18 months, and successful dual management saw the industry face combined structure of Hamburg Sud NZ where they TO FACE: HAMBURG SUD NZ losses of over US$20 Billion. share management as General Manager

meet peak export demand for example, for customer for volume, revenue and changes to our services to/from East Coast the East Coast/Europe service we sent equipment requirements – from origin North America and on the North Asia extra-loaders into Nelson to pick up apples. through load and discharge ports to final service to offer a better match of cargo And on the Asia service we added to destination. This data in turn maps volumes and capacities. the peak season extra-loader rotation. I can equipment flows globally for Hamburg Sud With those restrictions, anticipating and identifies regions generating surpluses say that overall during the 2010 peak, we increased capacity demand for the 2010 and, most importantly, those regions in matched demand with supply as best we peak reefer season and planning for extra deficit. That provides the ability to respond could without over-supplying extra-loaders. capacity must have presented challenges? well in advance to expected shortages by AB: Of course there were hiccups – there planning our empty container SE: That’s true however Hamburg Sud has isn’t a carrier that won’t have issues at any repositioning programme and/or to target traditionally proven willing to add capacity port round NZ during the peak season, where needed. We ran an extra-loader full-paying cargoes to balance up our however we’ve taken on board lessons programme to cater for peak perishable equipment position. It really is an excellent learned from this past season – both what export demand last year. For 2010, we programme. It’s detail-intensive to start we did right and what we need to fix. All completed our planning early to the US East with but the rewards from an equipment this will be taken into account when we Coast, Caribbean and Europe where we supply perspective, make it very start next month to review and plan for our offered three extra-loader voyages which we worthwhile. It’s worked very well for us in shipping and capacity requirements for the had exclusive use of. As it transpired our New Zealand in assisting us with vital 2011 peak export season. anticipation and planning for peak season capacity planning and that of our partners in Good capacity and equipment demand, in particular for reefer boxes. the North Asian service was accurate with a And do you think those capacity and management has been vital for carriers five sailing extra-loader programme via two equipment requirements will be met? during the recession. How has Hamburg AB: Turning then to Capacity Hamburg Sud-operated ships, covering peak Sud managed these disciplines over the Management, this is obviously always demand March to May. Originally we’d SE: Although Hamburg Sud NZ is less than last couple of years to achieve the ‘right important to all lines but no more so than planned for more in this market but in fact 10% of total Group throughput, we punch well above our weight when it comes to the balance’ in the NZ trade? in the last year or so when we, along with there was compression in the peak season in all other carriers, have faced terms of both volume and duration. In reality agricultural and perishable export sectors SE: Let’s start with Equipment rationalisation of our services through we’d not have been able to run any more where our Hamburg Sud NZ reefer volume Management for which Hamburg Sud has a capacity reductions – either to match extra-loader capacity without it being ranks us second in the Hamburg Sud very good planning system. It starts with declining volumes on some trade lanes or loss-making. And of course it’s not just the network. Obviously that lends some helpful our zero-based sales budgeting to minimise losses associated with additional capacity: the extra-loader clout in ensuring our reefer equipment and THE CAP BIANCO ARRIVING AT FERGUSSON programme in which our account unacceptable system utilisation. For programme enables us to add ports that are capacity requirements are recognised in CONTAINER TERMINAL managers world-wide budget every single Hamburg Sud NZ, we’ve made significant not otherwise included on the rotation to forward planning!

JUNE 2010 07 The fact that McKay’s has survived while others have not, indicates flexibility THE and versatility are other points of POINT OF difference in the Company’s business acumen armoury. DIFFERENCE CRAIG HARRIS & CAPTAIN ARUN JOSHI

With globalisation Founded in 1967, PIL now operates over I would say our relationship has been A Major Shift McKay’s in 2008 saw the opportunity to 100 container ships and has diversified into strengthened by PIL’s investment. McKay was adapt its operation to fit the changing spelling the demise of Craig Harris confirms that McKay’s, like all logistics and container manufacture. Captain environment. This came with Inchcape, the the traditional shipping a well established and respected brand as was agents, has been affected by globalisation of Arun Joshi, General Manager PIL NZ, world’s largest global ship agency company, PIL. The Joint Venture has gained equally high the shipping industry. “That’s because conflict agent, the New Zealand confirms that throughout PIL’s expansion, which was considering entering the NZ respect – it’s a high quality joint brand that has of interest has become an unavoidable issue leader, McKay Shipping has the Line has favoured using local agencies. market. “They were finding it hard to justify cemented a strong foothold for PIL in NZ.” for the agent with the expansive networks “It has also invested in various agencies their own entry with NZ’s multiple ports had to adapt to survive. of the shipping lines today making it very around the world either outright or in At McKay Shipping, Managing Director Craig requiring an extensive national office network This it has achieved hard to segment geographically and not get Joint Ventures.” And so it was in line with Harris confirms that McKay and PIL ‘are like at all those ports. We were able to offer in a long and happy into conflict of interest. Once you move up standard practice that PIL in 2006, took up family’. He says there is no secret ingredient the tree into the top 20 worldwide agency our NZ footprint – an established 35 year relationship with Asian the 49% shareholding in McKay Shipping to the success of the long relationship. “Firstly echelon, you’ll find they are very restricted operation, a seven office NZ-wide network regional heavyweight held for 33 years by an original shareholder a good agency/principal relationship, like in taking on other Principals without getting and non-liner business market share. It was a in the agency, the conventional reefer ships Pacific International any good relationship, is based on trust – it is into geographical conflict somewhere round natural fit. company, J. Lauritzen of Copenhagen which lines (PIL) from Singapore absolutely essential. Our point of difference the world.” “They had a multi-million dollar IT system was exiting the NZ market. and in the formation of here is that we are working with a family He points to the disappearance – certainly with global contracts attached – something “That gave PIL the opportunity to buy 49%. owned and controlled company and that’s very a NZ Joint Venture with in NZ – of all the big shipping agency names, we as a local agency couldn’t achieve in our It was a strategic step that reinforced PIL’s Inchcape Shipping, the different from working with a corporate. From Dalgety and Wrightson among them. “There own right so, we split the McKay’s non-liner sincerity and commitment to the NZ market PIL’s founder and Chairman Y.C. Chang to his are no traditional agencies left in NZ; and non-container business away and formed world’s largest global where we now operate two 2,800 TEU ships son, Managing Director, Tio Seong Seng, we basically they are all controlled fully or partly a Joint Venture with Inchcape. We bolted ships agency. in the South East Asia consortium” Captain have the continuity of those business contacts by the overseas Principal. The major shift on our cruise ships and bulk carrier work Joshi comments. Launched onto the New Zealand trade – the family doesn’t change. has occurred over the last 15 years and the with their tanker and other work to form in 1995 by its nominated agent McKay Although the relationship structure changed reason is purely and simply IT (Information ISS-McKay which handles all Inchcape’s work “We have a very close, personal Shipping, the privately owned Singaporean from agency/principal to McKay/ PIL NZ Technology). It’s all down to the shipping in NZ and all McKay’s non-liner work eg, relationship with the PIL ‘family’. We company PIL, is unique among major lines Joint Venture, Captain Joshi (who at that lines’ IT systems and the confidentiality the cruise ship sector which we do a lot of, in NZ today for maintaining its 15 year time was PIL’s NZ representative), says the are closely involved in the thrust of the surrounding them. They don’t want third tanker, bulk shipping including forestry.” The relationship with ships agency McKay working relationship didn’t change. “McKay business, in their style of operating and parties tapping into that information or into end result is an ISS-McKay seven-office-NZ Shipping, while most other lines have remains PIL’s sole NZ agency providing all working. We in turn become an extension their global systems and so it’s expedient for network making it of equal size now to McKay established their own in-house the agency services – sales, operations, of the family instead of just a branch the Lines with their new global IT systems, to Shipping in NZ. Craig Harris is Managing ships agencies. logistics, office and administration support. office.T hat’s our point of difference.” own and operate their own agencies.” Director of ISS-McKay.

JUNE 2010 09 So much of what we buy From the start of its auto North Harbour, Whangarei, Tauranga, Nelson, Gull-wing door, looks set to displace the Indian- in New Zealand today is manufacturing business in 1997, Christchurch and Invercargill in what he made Tata Nano as the world’s cheapest car. confirms will be a NZ network of up to 12 Geely made in China. Surprising Geely claims to ‘have grown With 22 new models on show at last year’s dealerships before the end of 2010, providing then that Chinese cars faster than any other company Shanghai Auto Expo and a goal of 412,000 unit sales, parts and service. have only just arrived in the automotive industry in sales this year, Geely is on the export expansion in NZ car showrooms. China which in 2009 overtook NZ’s first new Chinese passenger vehicles trail. New Zealand follows Eastern Europe and The latest in a long the USA to become the world’s are the Geely 1.5L MK Sedan and MK Hatch South Africa and Australia is next on the list. line of internationally largest auto market with over models. Some 45 of these cars were shipped Couple that with Geely’s plans to build a new manufacturing plant for Volvo in China and it manufactured passenger 13 Million sales’. into Ports of Auckland in March by ArmaCup vehicle brands to go on Maritime. A further shipment of these models looks likely that Geely manufactured vehicles Supporting its claim of being the only Chinese will be muscling in to many more export markets sale in NZ is Geely, China’s is due in Auckland anytime now. They are car manufacturer to have developed its own before long. largest independent retailing at the low end of the new car market range of engines, Geely now has eight series from NZ$17,990. “In our early stages in NZ, auto manufacturer which of engines between 1 and 1.8 litre capacity. we see huge potential in the used car market. discharged its first Geely is headquartered in Hangzhou, the During the recession over the last 18 months shipment of passenger capital of Zhejiang province and operates six or so, NZ’s used car supply has dwindled and vehicles to NZ at Ports car-assembly and power-train manufacturing the consumer has had limited choice. Geely is of Auckland in April plants in China that are located in Lanzhou offering a new vehicle for a similar price to a this year. (Ganzu province), Linhai, Luqiao and Ningbo used car, with a 36 month, 100,000kms factory (all in Zhejiang province), Shanghai and backed-warranty and AA Roadside Assistance” Xiangtan (Hunan province). These facilities says Scott Billman. currently produce some 300,000 cars a year. With the marked shift to smaller, lower fuel But the company’s international headline- consumption cars, Geely’s entry to the NZ grabbing claim to fame came earlier this year market is timely. From the introductory 1.5 in March when it paid out US1.8Billion for litre MK models, Billman says that later this Volvo, the last of Ford’s European premium year a smaller 1.3 litre Geely LC Hatch will brands. Describing the sale of the ‘ailing Volvo hit NZ forecourts followed at the end of the to Geely, a Chinese upstart’ the Economist year by the Geely EC7 1.8L Hatch and Sedan magazine called this ‘a marriage made in models. All shipments will be carried on heaven’. It commented that for Geely, buying ArmaCup and discharge at Ports of Auckland, the loss-making Volvo, ‘could help Geely’s MADE IN the only NZ port being used for the Geely car founder Li Shufu, the self-styled Henry Ford import shipments. While Geely has already of China, to become a big international car raised eyebrows with its prototype of the maker’. The respected publication observed Geely GE Model, a high-end limo that looked that while Geely is barely known outside remarkably like a Rolls Royce Phantom, it China, it will learn from Volvo about how to is now apparently looking at production of run a global supply chain and an international one of the world’s tiniest cars. Dubbed the dealer network. ‘pint-sized econobox’, the Geely iG concept Establishing the Company in New Zealand, was revealed at the recent Beijing Auto Show. SCOTT BILLMAN (GEELY NZ) & CLIVE ADLAM Geely NZ General Manager Scott Billman has Combining solar power with Micro power, the (ARMACUP) INSPECT THE FIRST SHIPMENT CHINA this year appointed seven dealers in Auckland, 70 horsepower, 1 litre unit with a single OF GEELY CARS INTO NZ.

JUNE 2010 11 brought everyone on-board so we were all One specific area we looked at in an excellent “In any comparison STRONG CUSTOMER ‘in the picture’. We worked through all the robust process, was ensuring that within development stages, looked at the concepts InterACT all the individual shipping lines’ of NZ port websites and POAL amended and adapted to suit our information was protected and not available NEWS: SUPPORT FOR INTERACT needs. The InterACT system itself is brilliant. for everyone to tap into. For us at Maersk POAL definitely has In March 2010 POAL introduced InterACT, Its new In any comparison of NZ port websites information is paramount. When export POAL definitely has the most superior containers arrive at a port, we need our the most superior single system electronic cargo management model. And what’s great is that its structure information to be aligned with the port’s model”. and information system. In its development, leaves it open for further development and information as early as possible and InterACT is enhancements.” enabling that. It means we can quickly identify POAL worked closely with customers in a The process worked well for David Park, any discrepancies and get them sorted.” consultative Business Reference Group to Export Customer Services Manager at At COSCo, Export Manager Michael Liew One Maersk NZ: “It stimulated good debate found the collaborative process very positive ensure that InterACT clearly meEtS the needs among the lines. It was a lively and useful for both ‘sides’: “POAL listened to all our Website of provider and customers. exchange with lots of cross-referencing. requirements and us to theirs”. POAL is phasing out POAL says the process was vital Members of the Business Reference to the creation of InterACT and its Group were unanimous in their support its Axis Intermodal final format as the most advanced of the consultative process. Ray Chubb is and comprehensive electronic cargo Operations Manager for OOCL NZ. He website. management and information system of fully approved of POAL reaching out to All business will in any NZ port company. the shipping community at large before Richard Potton, Manager Sales, the completion of InterACT: “It was great future be conducted Marketing & Product Development, talks that they were prepared to get a good about the consultative process: “We understanding of our requirements to ensure through the had decided to consolidate our various they were covered in InterACT. Basically, all www.poal.co.nz online applications that were running the shipping lines’ processes are much the over the Axis Intermodal website, into same although there are variations in our website. a single portal. We did not want to go individual systems and some lines have better to the market without first consulting levels of IT integration than others. InterACT All customers are presently our shipping line customers. From has been written to encompass all the various an initial general customer meeting, processes and requirements for the different being advised and prepared users which is excellent. Because of the a smaller group agreed to form the consultative process everything we needed for transfer. There will be InterACT Business Reference Group and has been included.” to meet regularly going forward. We a period of adjustment for subsequently met every few months to On InterACT itself he says OOCL has it up and running ‘without any issues at all’. “I judge everyone to get used to using bounce around new ideas and to discuss developments. We used the Group to test it to be an extremely good system for all we InterACT, POAL’s new each stage of the InterACT development. stakeholders and certainly as a single system, We presented InterACT ideas and it’s gone a long way towards bridging the single system electronic processes to the floor for discussion. gaps in the multi-product system that existed With unanimous agreement and support, previously. InterACT is an excellent base for cargo management and the idea or the proposed process, was further IT developments from POAL.” information system. taken away to be reworked. We found His views were echoed by others in the group the Group extremely constructive and including Tony Moore, Port Operations L–R: RICHARD POTTON (POAL), DAVID PARK (MAERSK), COLIN READ (POAL), LUCIA MARTINEZ (NYK), helpful and the process is certainly one Manager for Hapag-Lloyd in NZ. “The RAY CHUBB (OOCL), TONY MOORE (HAPAG-LLOYD), FINN JENSEN (POAL), BRUCE HUNTER (HAMBURG SUD). we will repeat.” collaborative process was great, they

JUNE 2010 13 MARKET ROUND UP:

Recent shipping and related between Bax Global and Schenker saw the completion of a two year succession capacity by over 30%. Represented in in Malta recently. He currently works as appointments include Reinhold Goeschl him once more back at Schenker this time plan. Stuart Ferguson now continues his NZ by Cargo Co-ordinators, the service Logistics Manager for UTI Forwarding in News and who has been confirmed as the new Chief as Managing Director NZ. Since 2008 he 32 year association with COSCo, in an is currently operating three pure car and Auckland. The Award recognises outstanding Executive Officer of Conlinxx. Conlinxx has been consultant and business advisor advisory capacity. He is also Chairman of truck carriers and expects that a fourth achievement and contribution by young men views on was established earlier this year to specialising in General Business Support, UCL (United Containers Ltd). vessel will be introduced later this year and women under the age of 35 who work manage POAL’s freight hub at Wiri in Supply Chain Management and Global which will increase frequency to within transport and logistics. Part of the

South Auckland and Reinhold has been Market Development. twice monthly. prize includes a bursary of UKP2000 for New CMA CGM & ANL Agencies NZ has leading the Conlinxx team since then. As further research and/or travel on a transport announced the appointment of Yuriy well as providing storage, handling, track or logistics project. Zealand and trace services, Conlinxx operates Shatura as National Operations Manager Liz Bentley, the former CEO of Swire truck shuttle and transportation to based in Auckland. The former National Group’s Tasman Orient Line in NZ, has been Norway’s Wilh Wilhelmsen is splitting its shipping complement the recently opened rail Party Prime Minister Jim Bolger has appointed CEO of Carpenters Shipping in shipping and logistics activities from the link from the freight hub to the Auckland been replaced as Chairman of KiwiRail NZ PacificB usiness Council (NZPBC) NZ where she heads up that company’s new rest of the group to create a new listed seaport. by Wellington Company Director Chairman Gilbert Ullrich, the CEO of Ullrich trades liner service in NZ. She is joined by Hans company to make it the only listed logistics John Spencer. Long-standing Chief Aluminium, recently awarded the NZPBC’s Corporaal also formerly of Tasman Orient and vehicle-carrying Ro Ro company in the Commissioner for the Transport Accident annual Valedictory Award to Tom McNicholl, Line and previously with Hamburg Sud. world. The new company will be called Wilh Investigation Commission (TAIC), Bill the founder of long-standing POAL customer He has been appointed General Manager Wilhelsen ASA (WW ASA). Jeffries has also been replaced by John Reef Shipping and the Reef Group which he Operations and Logistics for Carpenters Marshall QC. At the NZ Transport Agency established in 1968 with French business along with David Tierney, Carpenters NZ (NZTA), the former NZ Rugby Union Chief partner Gaspard Ravell. Honouring Pacific new GM Finance, also previously with TOL Executive Chris Moller has been appointed Michael Hensley who was the winner of business pioneers, the Award recognises NZ. Carpenters, a Malaysian company, Chairman taking over from Brian Roche for the Ports of Auckland sponsored 2009 Reef’s development from one vessel to has started a new service with a three of a three year term. NZ CILT (Chartered Institute of Logistics a nine vessel fleet operating throughout REINHOLD planned four vessel service calling Malaysia, GOESCHL Singapore, Ho Chi Minh, Hong Kong, PNG, & Transport) Young Achiever of the Year the South Pacific. From its pioneering Vanuatu, NZ and Australia. Award has now won the CILT International transportation of fuel to the Pacific Islands, Young Achiever of the Year Award at Conlinxx Chairman and POAL Managing today Reef Shipping provides a full range With Ports of Auckland as its only NZ the global Institute’s Annual Conference cargo service from FCL containers to Director Jens Madsen says he is delighted call, Partner Shipping’s NAPA (North break-bulk. that Reinhold Goeschl has accepted At COSCo NZ General Manager Mark Scott America Pacific) car, truck and heavylift the appointment. “Reinhold has been has assumed the company directorship from RoRo service has increased from monthly instrumental in establishing Conlinxx and former NZ COSCo chief Stuart Ferguson on to a 20 day frequency and increased with over 30 years’ experience in the international transportation and logistics Our apologies to Neville Kershaw, former industry, he was a natural choice for the Operations Manager for Maersk NZ. In Chief Executive role” Mr Madsen said. the March issue of Interconnect (pgs 4 & 15) we mistakenly described Neville as From his earliest career days with ‘retired’. In fact he is busy consulting using Schenker in Austria, the USA, Africa, his many years of experience in the NZ New Zealand, Malaysia and Singapore, Jens Madsen, Managing Director shipping industry and will be pleased to Reinhold Goeschl took up the position of Ports of Auckland and Hon. hear from companies requiring his expert Managing Director for international freight Mark Scott and SILVERSTONE EXPRESS AT Nathan Guy present Micheal assistance. Phone: (09) 421 0105, email: forwarder Bax Global in 2001. A merger Stuart Ferguson PORTS OF AUCKLAND Hensley with the CILT NZ Young Achiever Award 2009 [email protected]

JUNE 2010 15 DIRECTORY www.poal.co.nz

Jens Madsen Richard Potton Managing Director Manager, Sales, Marketing Ports of Auckland Limited & Product Development DDI: 64 9 336 4884 DDI: 64 9 309 1249 Mob: 021 921 353 Mob: 0274 484 473 Fax: 64 9 3091375 Fax: 64 9 309 1375 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]

Craig Sain Yvonne Theuerkauf General Manager, Sales & Marketing Manager, Logistics DDI: 64 9 309 1263 DDI: 64 9 309 1369 Mob: 021 934 452 Mob: 027 476 0105 Fax: 64 9 309 1375 Fax: 64 9 3091212 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]

Wayne Mills Grange Pole General Manager, Port Services Manager, DDI: 64 9 309 1266 Axis Pack & Inland Ports Mob: 027 597 2390 DDI: 64 9 309 1217 Fax: 64 9 309 1375 Mob: 027 4731 079 Email: [email protected] Fax: 64 9 309 1375 Email: [email protected] Grant Jorey OOCL New Zealand berthed at Fergusson Container Terminal. General Manager, Operations Jon Ward Container Terminals Manager Operations Planning DDI: 64 9 309 1264 & Customer Services Mob: 021 843 860 Container Terminals Fax: 64 9 309 1212 DDI: 64 9 309 1291 Email: [email protected] Mob: 021 982 683 Email: [email protected] Jonathan Hulme Manager, Stevedoring Container Terminals DDI: 64 9 309 1340 Mob: 027 207 7032 On the cover: The 4,578 TEU OOCL New Zealand on its maiden voyage Fax: 64 9 367 5467 to NZ earlier this year when its first call was to POAL where it shared the Email: [email protected] berth with the 4,100 TEU Maersk Duffield.

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Editorial: Anne Hunter