Port Operators Update
Port of Auckland
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Save the Date: Port of Auckland Town Halls, May 13 & 14
Port of Auckland looks forward to welcoming customers and stakeholders to our bi-annual Town Halls. This year, we’re refreshing the format to create more opportunities for conversation, connection, and insight, with all customer groups able to attend either of the proposed sessions.
You’ll hear from our CEO and Executive in a keynote session and panel discussion, and you’ll also have time to meet more of the people you work with day-to-day. We’re building in interactive time with the areas of our business most relevant to your interests, giving you space to ask questions, share feedback and engage directly with our teams.
To make it easy for you to attend, we’re hosting the same combined Town Hall in two locations . Please join us at the venue that suits you best.
- Wednesday 13 May, Akarana Event Centre, 8/10 Tamaki Drive, Orakei
- Thursday 14 May, Holiday Inn Auckland Airport, 2 Ascot Road, Māngere
We welcome feedback from attendees in advance on topics of interest or any questions you want us to answer.
Rail
- All services running as per normal.
Road
- Bookings available from 1400 today 1830. All bookings for this evening have been obtained.
- Plenty of bookings available over the weekend and Monday.
- All Import bookings from 0600 to 1530 Tuesday have been obtained.
On Dock empty
- On Dock empty gate is open Saturday 0001-1500hrs, Sunday 0700-1500hrs, closed Monday (Anzac day holiday), reopening Tuesday 0700hrs – thereafter 24 hrs.
- We are still seeing a number of trucks coming into the MT yard with the twist locks/chains still attached, please can you remind your drivers to disengage twist locks on trailers at the driver safety zone BEFORE entry through the empty gate please.
Please monitor our website for any schedule changes to ETA and cut offs.
Container Terminal Update
- Terminal vessel schedules and volumes continue to remain variable.
Please continue to monitor our website for any schedule changes and we appreciate all efforts to ensure cargo delivery and collection are managed within the designated receival and free-time periods.
Multi-Cargo (MC) Operations
- Currently operating well. The truck grid has been flowing well, at present we are achieving good truck turn times.
- 27.87% of this week’s gate transactions have been processed through our kiosks. We encourage transporters to use kiosks where possible.
- Please work with the shipping lines on forward vessel receival dates and availability of Sunday R&D.
We would like to remind all transporters delivering breakbulk cargo to MC of the breakbulk access fee which came in to effect on 6 October 2025 – please use this link Book Breakbulk Truck Visit to add truck details for breakbulk deliveries
eGate at Fergusson Terminal
From Thursday 14 May 7am, eGate will become compulsory across all Fergusson gates. From this date there will no longer be access to the pre-gate kiosks or express pins. For further information, click here.
Port of Auckland, Operational Update: POAL Anzac Day Operating Hours 2026
Please find below our hours of operation for Anzac Day 2026.
To support forward vessel schedules we kindly request that all customers/stakeholders maximise the collection of import containers from the Container Terminal over the long weekend.
The port will be observing ANZAC Day commemorations with our traditional turning off of the port lights on Saturday morning 25th April from 0530 – 0700 hours during the dawn service at the Auckland War Memorial Museum. We will start preparations from 0500 hours. The last trucks will be processed at 0430 hours (0400 hours bookings). Truck processing will resume from 0700 hours (0730 hour bookings)
Import demurrage: Import Demurrage free days are as per our price schedule – 27th April will be an additional free day if it falls within your demurrage free time. Hazardous Storage allowable dwell time and reefer power & monitoring remain the same. Please contact Customer Service, if you have Dangerous Goods container queries.
Fergusson R & D: If the R&D operating hours change, based on demand, we will provide a further update.
Multi-Cargo R&D operating hours: The stated ‘closed days’ are subject to change depending upon the Shipping Line and their stevedores decision for operations. Shipping Lines will advise customers and we will send out a notification if we are advised of any changes.
Fergusson Container Terminal entrance construction works
13 March 2026
The Fergusson Container Terminal entrance area requires substantial remedial work to the road surface and drainage. Temporary entry and exit lanes to the terminal will be set up using road cones and concrete barriers to provide uninterrupted access to the terminal.
This work will be completed in 3 stages. Planned dates for the individual stages are below:
Stage 1:
Start Date: 16th March 2026
End Date: 9th April 2026
Stage 2:
Start Date: 10th April 2026
End Date: 28th April 2026
Stage 3:
Start Date: 29th April 2026
End Date: 5th May 2026
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