Contents
1.
Executive summary ..................................................................................................................... 3
Section A – Trade Data ............................................................................................................... 4
Section B – Coastal Bulk Cargo ................................................................................................ 11
Section C – Container Freight ................................................................................................... 12
2.
Container shipping at a glance .................................................................................................. 12
3.
Map 1: Container loads and discharges (full and empty) .......................................................... 16
4.
Map 2: Container loads and discharges (full) ............................................................................ 17
5.
Map 3: Container loads and discharges (empty) ....................................................................... 18
6.
Container movements: imports, exports, and transhipment loads ............................................ 19
7.
International ship visits and container exchanges ..................................................................... 20
8.
Ship visits ................................................................................................................................... 22
9.
Exports and imports – 20 foot and 40 foot container balance ................................................... 24
10.
Coastal movements ................................................................................................................... 25
11.
Map 4: Arrival port – where the containers are from ................................................................. 26
12.
Map 5: Departure port – where the containers are going .......................................................... 27
13.
Containerised export classification ............................................................................................ 28
14.
Land transportation mode – road or rail .................................................................................... 30
15.
Coastal movements of containers on domestic ships ............................................................... 31
16.
Hazardous containerised cargo ................................................................................................. 32
Section D – Container Handling Statistics ................................................................................. 33
Section E – Rail Data ................................................................................................................. 36
17.
FIGS cargo movements – explanatory note .............................................................................. 39
18.
Glossary ..................................................................................................................................... 41
Appendix A – Quarterly Trade Commodity Codes .................................................................... 42
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1. Executive summary
This Freight Information Gathering System (FIGS) report covers the period 1 January 2014 to 31 December 2014
(the year to December 2014).
Exports and imports
37.7 million tonnes were exported from New Zealand by sea in the year to December 2014. By volume, 68.9
percent was bulk exports, and 31.1 percent was containerised. The real value of sea exports was $39.5 billion, in
value terms, 80.2 percent was containerised and 19.8 percent was bulk export.
21.3 million tonnes were imported by sea in the year to December 2014. In real value, imports by sea were worth
$48.2 billion.
More information on quarterly trade data is available in section A.
Ship visits
New Zealand is continuing to see a marked increase in ship visits made by large ships. In the quarter ending March
2012 there were 3 ship visits from ships of 4000 TEU or greater; in the quarter ending December 2014 there were
38. Approximately 41 percent of import and export containers travel by ships of 4000 TEU or greater.
More information about ship visits is available in section C.
Container handling statistics
The container handling statistics for New Zealand measure ship rate, crane rate, and vessel rate. The ship and
vessel rate increased, but the crane rate fell in the quarter ending December 2014. The weighted average ship rate
increased by 1.8 containers per hour, the average crane rate decreased by 0.6 containers per hour, and the
weighted average vessel rate increased by 7.2 containers per labour hour.
More information about container handling statistics is available in section D.
Rail freight
Dairy and milk products, wood products, and coal were the largest commodity groups moved by rail in the year to
December 2014. Cumulatively they accounted for 62.2 percent of all rail tonnes, and 47.8 percent of all rail tonnekms.
More information about rail movements is available in section E.
Differences between 2013 and 2014
The real value of exports by sea increased from $38.1 billion to $39.5 billion. Tonnes also increased from 36.4
million to 37.7 million. Imports by sea increased in value from $43.9 billion to $48.2 billion and tonnes increased
from 20.1 million to 21.3 million.
Imported containers (dry and reefer) were 66.2% full in 2013, and up to 70% full in 2014.
Rail net tonne kilometres fell by 4% from 2013 to 2014 and net tonnes fell by 2.8%.
In 2013 there were 108 ship visits made by ships of 4,000 TEU or greater (with one greater than 5000 TEU)
compared to 142 ships visits, with 11 greater than 5000 TEU in 2014.
Port of Tauranga purchased half of PrimePort Timaru‟s shares and leased the container terminal in an attempt to
drive more business through PrimePort‟s operation. Port of Tauranga struck a ten-year strategic freight alliance
1
with Kotahi which will see more freight being shipped out through PrimePort.
1
A joint venture between Fonterra Co-operative and Silver Fern Farms
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Section A – Trade Data
The following data has been provided by Statistics New Zealand. It provides a summary of all international freight
movements, both containerised and bulk. All values have been split into sea and airfreight. Appendix A provides more
detail on commodity codes.
Figure A1: Rolling 12 month real export value ($m)
35,000
30,000
25,000
20,000
15,000
10,000
5,000
0
08Q4
09Q2
09Q4
10Q2
10Q4
11Q2
11Q4
Containerised
12Q2
12Q4
13Q2
13Q4
14Q2
14Q4
Bulk
Figures A1 and A2 show the value and volume of bulk and containerised trade from New Zealand. Containers made
up the majority of value for exports, at 80.2 percent for the year to December 2014, whereas bulk provided the
majority of volume for exports, at 68.9 percent.
Figure A2: Rolling 12 month export volume (tonnes 000)
30,000
25,000
20,000
15,000
10,000
5,000
0
08Q4
09Q2
09Q4
10Q2
10Q4
11Q2
11Q4
Containerised
12Q2
12Q4
13Q2
13Q4
14Q2
Bulk
Figures A3 and A4 shows that the average value per tonne over the year to December 2014 for containerised goods
is 9 times higher than for bulk exports, at $2,702 to $301.
Figure A3: Real containerised export
value per tonne (NZ $)
3,000
Figure A4: Real bulk export value per
tonne (NZ $)
600
2,800
2,600
2,400
400
200
2,200
2,000
0
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Figure A5: Sea export volume (tonnes 000)
Rolling 12 month totals
45,000
40,000
Forestry products
35,000
Other, confidential
30,000
Metals
25,000
20,000
Machinery, electrical, transport
15,000
Chemicals, plastics, rubber
10,000
Minerals, coal, oil
5,000
Food, skins, wool
13Q4
12Q4
11Q4
10Q4
09Q4
08Q4
07Q4
06Q4
05Q4
04Q4
03Q4
02Q4
01Q4
00Q4
0
Dairy
37.7 million tonnes were exported through sea ports in the year to December 2014, approximately unchanged from
the year to September 2014. Of the 37.7 million tonnes, 21.7 million tonnes were forestry products.
Figure A6: Real sea export value ($m)
Rolling 12 month totals
45,000
Forestry products
40,000
Other, confidential
35,000
Metals
30,000
Machinery, electrical, transport
25,000
20,000
Chemicals, plastics, rubber
15,000
Minerals, coal, oil
10,000
Food, skins, wool
5,000
14Q4
13Q4
12Q4
11Q4
10Q4
09Q4
08Q4
07Q4
06Q4
05Q4
04Q4
03Q4
02Q4
01Q4
00Q4
0
Dairy
The real value of sea exports in the year to December 2014 was $39.5 billion, of which $13.5 billion was dairy. The
real value of dairy exports was relatively unchanged from the year to September 2014.
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Figure A7: Sea import volume (tonnes 000)
Rolling 12 month totals
25,000
Other
20,000
Vehicles (road,rail,air,sea)
15,000
Machinery/electrical
10,000
Metals
Chemicals, plastics, rubbers
5,000
Oil and coal
13Q4
12Q4
11Q4
10Q4
09Q4
08Q4
07Q4
06Q4
05Q4
04Q4
03Q4
02Q4
01Q4
00Q4
0
Food
21.3 million tonnes were imported through sea ports in the year to December 2014, of which 7.4 million tonnes were
oil and coal. Metal increased by 9.7 percent to 776,000 tonnes from 707,000 tonnes in the year to December 2014.
The real value of sea imports in the year to December 2014 was $48.2 billion. $9.3 billion was oil and coal imports.
Vehicles accounted for $8.8 billion and chemicals, plastics, and rubber accounted for $6.8 billion.
Figure A8: Real sea import value ($m)
Rolling 12 month totals
60,000
Other
50,000
Vehicles (road,rail,air,sea)
40,000
Machinery/electrical
30,000
Metals
20,000
Chemicals, plastics, rubber
10,000
Oil and coal
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14Q4
13Q4
12Q4
11Q4
10Q4
09Q4
08Q4
07Q4
06Q4
05Q4
04Q4
03Q4
02Q4
01Q4
Food
00Q4
0
Figures A9 and A10 show calendar year data of export and import tonnage by port.
2
Figure A9: Export tonnage (000)
12 months ending December
Ports of
Auckland
North Port
0
1000
2000
3000
4000
5000
6000
7000
8000
2009
2011
2013
2009
2011
2013
Port
Gisborne
Port of
Tauranga
Taharoa
2009
2011
2013
2009
2011
2013
2009
2011
2013
Port
Port Nelson Marlborough CentrePort
Port
Taranaki
Port of
Napier
2009
2011
2013
2009
2011
2013
Containerised
2009
Bulk
2011
2013
2009
2011
2013
2009
2011
2013
2011
2013
2009
2011
Port Otago
2013
2009
South Port
PrimePort
Timaru
Lyttelton
2009
2009
2011
2013
2011
2013
Exports from New Zealand‟s 14 exporting ports over the year to December 2014 range from 12 million tonnes at Port
of Tauranga to 672,000 at Port Marlborough. Port of Tauranga continues to be both the biggest bulk and containerised
exporting port.
2
For Figure A9, under the Statistics Act 1975 section 37 there is no export data for Port of Taharoa in the information provided by
Customs/Statistics NZ.
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Figure A10: Import tonnage (000)
12 months ending December
North Port
0
1000
2000
3000
4000
5000
6000
7000
2009
2011
2013
Ports of
Auckland
2009
2011
2013
2011
2013
2009
2011
2013
2009
2011
2013
2009
2011
2013
2009
Containerised
2011
Bulk
2009
Lyttelton
2013
Port
Marlbo
Port Nelson rough
CentrePort
Port Taranaki Port of Napier Port Gisborne
Port of
Tauranga
2009
2010
2013
2010
2012
2014
2012
PrimePort
Timaru
2014
2010
2012
Port Otago
2010
South Port
2014
2010
2012
2014
2012
2014
The highest volume of imports at a New Zealand seaport was 5.4 million tonnes at North Port. North Port continues to
be the largest bulk importer, whilst Ports of Auckland continues to be the largest containerised importer with 3.2 million
tonnes.
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Figure A11: Air trade volume (tonnes 000)
Rolling 12 month totals
120
100
80
60
40
20
Volume exported
14Q4
13Q4
12Q4
11Q4
10Q4
09Q4
08Q4
07Q4
06Q4
05Q4
04Q4
03Q4
02Q4
01Q4
00Q4
0
Volume imported
The volume of New Zealand exports by air in the year to December 2014 was relatively unchanged compared to the
year to September 2014.
Air freight carried 0.4 percent of New Zealand‟s exports by volume, and 12.9 percent by value in the year to December
2014. It also carried 0.5 percent of imports by volume and 19.8 percent of imports by value.
Figure A12: Real air trade value ($m)
Rolling 12 month totals
14,000
12,000
10,000
8,000
6,000
4,000
2,000
Real value exported
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Real value imported
14Q4
13Q4
12Q4
11Q4
10Q4
09Q4
08Q4
07Q4
06Q4
05Q4
04Q4
03Q4
02Q4
01Q4
00Q4
0
Figure A13 provides a breakdown of forestry product exports by type. Forestry products comprised 57.5 percent of
New Zealand‟s sea exports by volume and 10.9 percent of sea exports by value in the year to December 2014.
Forestry products exported were 21.4 million tonnes in the year to September 2014, of which 77.8 percent were logs,
11.5 percent were pulp and paper, 8.5 percent were processed timber, and 2.3 percent were wood chips.
Figure A13: Foresty product export volume (tonnes)
25,000
20,000
15,000
Wood chips
Pulp and paper
10,000
Processed timber
Logs
5,000
0
Logs at $129 per tonne make up 45.1 percent of forestry exports by value, processed timber at $752 a tonne make up
28.4 percent, pulp and paper at $445 a tonne make up 25.7 percent, and wood chips at $75 a tonne make up 0.8
percent.
Figure A14: Foresty product export value ($m)
6,000
5,000
4,000
Wood chips
3,000
Pulp and paper
Processed timber
2,000
Logs
1,000
0
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Section B – Coastal Bulk Cargo
The following data has been provided by Coastal Oil Logistics Ltd and Z Energy Ltd, and shows domestic oil
shipments since July 2009. Coastal Oil Logistics Ltd is owned by, and provides oil supply to, New Zealand‟s four
largest petrol companies: BP Oil New Zealand Ltd, Chevron New Zealand Ltd, Mobil Oil New Zealand Ltd, and Z
Energy Ltd. This data includes oil shipped to Auckland by Z Energy on their barge ‘Awanuia’.
Figure B1: Oil deliveries from Marsden Point
700,000
600,000
Tonnes
500,000
400,000
300,000
200,000
100,000
0
Jan10-Dec10
Jan11-Dec11
Jan12-Dec12
Jan13-Dec13
Jan14-Dec14
Mount Maunganui remains the largest single destination for oil deliveries, followed by Lyttelton and Wellington.
3
2.2 million tonnes of oil were shipped domestically from Marsden Point in the year to December 2014. This is 0.1
million tonnes less than the year to December 2013.
3
Some deliveries to Auckland are made by pipeline, which are not included in these figures.
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Section C – Container Freight
2. Container shipping at a glance
This section of the report provides data over a 36-month period. The graphs that follow cover the 36-month period and
illustrate the following major trends:

While import and export TEU volumes are increasing, the increase in nominal container ship capacity has
4
been far greater.

The five main ports had large proportions of their import/export containers travelling on ships of 4000 TEU or
more in the quarter ending December 2014. Lyttelton Port had 57 percent, Port Otago had 55 percent, Ports
of Auckland had 33 percent, Port of Tauranga had 30 percent and Port of Napier had 29 percent.

Around 41 percent of import/export containers travel on ships of 4000 TEU or more.

40 foot refrigerated containers have replaced some of the 20 foot refrigerated containers

Since 2012, the percentage of full export containers has dropped from 88 percent to 85 percent.

Because of the high number of refrigerated containers that are imported empty, only about 70 percent of
import containers are full.

Since 2012, the share of rail movement of containers to and from the ports have varied between 19 and 26
percent. It was 22 percent in the quarter ending December 2014. The rail volume out of Port of Tauranga has
dropped overall while road volumes have increased at many other ports (see figures C17 and C18).

Port of Tauranga volumes have increased because Maersk has moved a service from Auckland to Tauranga.

PrimePort Timaru TEU was at its lowest at below 20,000 TEU in the quarter ending December 2013, but has
been increasing since then to over 40,000 TEU in the quarter ending December 2014.
4
The ship TEU capacity reported is the nominal ship container capacity. In reality it may not be possible to fully load ships due to the
weight of our export containers, and ships that are already partially loaded with containers from Australia on some trade routes.
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TEU volumes
Cargo on ships of 4000 TEU or more (rolling 12 months)
Since 2012, imported TEU volumes are up 11% and export volumes are
up 8%.
Recently ships of 4000 TEU or more have handled a significant share of
the import and export containers at four of the main five ports – Lyttelton,
Port Otago, Ports of Auckland and Port of Napier.
120
70%
115
60%
110
Port of Napier
Centreport
Port of Tauranga
50%
105
40%
100
30%
95
20%
90
Dec12
Lyttelton
Port Otago
Ports of Auckland
10%
Mar13
Jun13
Sep13
Dec13
Mar14
Export
Domestic
Jun14
Sep14
Dec14
Import
Transhipment/re-export/?
Import and export containers moved on ships of 4000 TEU
or more
The proportion of import and export containers moved on ships of 4000
TEU or more peaked at over 40% in mid 2013, but has risen again to
around 40%.
0%
Dec12
Jun13
Dec13
Jun-14
Dec-14
Are export containers full (rolling 12 month)?
Since 2012 there has been a decline in the percentage of containers
exported full due mainly by a rise in the rate of empty 20 foot containers
being exported. Almost all reefer containers exported are full.5
100%
50%
95%
90%
40%
85%
80%
30%
75%
70%
20%
65%
60%
Dec12
10%
0%
Jan-12
Jul-12
Jan-13
Jul-13
Jan-14
Jun13
Dec13
20ft full
40ft full
All
Jul-14
Jun-14
Dec-14
20ft reefer full
40ft reefer full
Export container types (rolling 12 months)
Are import containers full (rolling 12 month)?
The comparison with 2012 shows a move from 20 foot refrigerated
containers to 40 foot.
There has been a slight increase in the percentage of import containers
that are full compared with 2012, but the overall rate is limited as most
refrigerated containers arrive empty.
100%
130
80%
120
60%
110
40%
100
20%
90
0%
Dec-12
80
Dec-12
Jun-13
20ft
Dec-13
20ft reefer
Jun-14
40ft
Dec-14
40ft reefer
5
Jun-13
20ft full
40ft full
All
Dec-13
Jun-14
20ft reefer full
40ft reefer full
Further information is provided in the Supplementary FIGS report – empty container movements at
http://www.transport.govt.nz/assets/Uploads/Sea/Documents/Empty-container-supplementary-FIGS-report-Dec2014.pdf
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Dec-14
Import container types (rolling 12 months)
Land movement of containers to/from the ports (quarterly)
The import container mix shows the same trend as the export mix – a
Rail‟s relative share of the container movements to and from the ports
decrease in 20ft refrigerated containers and an increase in 40ft relative to has been dropping, but is going up again due to the higher numbers
2012.
through Tauranga
130
160,000
120
120,000
110
80,000
100
40,000
90
0
80
Dec-12
Jun-13
20ft
Dec-13
20ft reefer
Jun-14
40ft
12Q1
Dec-14
40ft reefer
12Q3
Rail In
13Q1
Rail Out
13Q3
Road In
14Q1
14Q3
Road Out
Size of container ships visiting NZ (quarterly)
Total TEU capacity of ships visiting NZ (quarterly)
The visits by ships of 4000 TEU or more to New Zealand started
increasing in 2013.
Adding ships of 4000 TEU or more to the NZ trade lead to a
considerable increase in nominal capacity.
700,000
250
600,000
200
500,000
150
400,000
300,000
100
200,000
50
100,000
0
12Q1
5000+
12Q3
4000-4999
13Q1
13Q3
14Q1
14Q3
3000-3999
2500-2999
1000-2499
500-999
0
12Q1
12Q3
5000+ 4000-4999
13Q1
3000-3999
13Q3
2500-2999
14Q1
14Q3
1000-2499 500-999
TEU exchanges by ships visiting NZ (quarterly)
TEU loads and discharges (rolling 12 months)
Exchanges by smaller ships have dropped in total and per visit,
suggesting that their utilisation may be declining.
Imports and exports make up the great majority of loads and discharges.
1,000,000
450,000
800,000
400,000
350,000
600,000
300,000
250,000
400,000
200,000
150,000
200,000
100,000
0
Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14
50,000
0
12Q1
12Q3
5000+ 4000-4999
13Q1
3000-3999
13Q3
2500-2999
14Q1
14Q3
1000-2499 500-999
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Export
Domestic
Import
Transhipment/re-export/?
Rolling 12 month TEU totals (ending in the December 2014 quarter)
Ports of Auckland
Port of Tauranga
1,000,000
1,000,000
800,000
800,000
600,000
600,000
400,000
400,000
200,000
200,000
0
0
12Q4 13Q1 13Q2 13Q3 13Q4 14Q1 14Q2 14Q3 14Q4
Export
Import
Domestic
12Q4 13Q1 13Q2 13Q3 13Q4 14Q1 14Q2 14Q3 14Q4
Tranship+other
Export
Import
Port of Napier
Domestic
Tranship+other
Port Taranaki
250,000
20,000
200,000
15,000
150,000
10,000
100,000
5,000
50,000
0
0
12Q4 13Q1 13Q2 13Q3 13Q4 14Q1 14Q2 14Q3 14Q4
Export
Import
Domestic
12Q4 13Q1 13Q2 13Q3 13Q4 14Q1 14Q2 14Q3 14Q4
Tranship+other
Export
Import
Domestic
Centreport
Tranship+other
Port Nelson
120,000
100,000
100,000
80,000
80,000
60,000
60,000
40,000
40,000
20,000
20,000
0
0
12Q4 13Q1 13Q2 13Q3 13Q4 14Q1 14Q2 14Q3 14Q4
Export
Import
Domestic
12Q4 13Q1 13Q2 13Q3 13Q4 14Q1 14Q2 14Q3 14Q4
Tranship+other
Export
Import
Lyttelton
Domestic
Tranship+other
Primeport Timaru
400,000
50,000
40,000
300,000
30,000
200,000
20,000
100,000
10,000
0
0
12Q4 13Q1 13Q2 13Q3 13Q4 14Q1 14Q2 14Q3 14Q4
Export
Import
Domestic
12Q4 13Q1 13Q2 13Q3 13Q4 14Q1 14Q2 14Q3 14Q4
Tranship+other
Export
Import
Port Otago
Domestic
Tranship+other
Southport
200,000
40,000
150,000
30,000
100,000
20,000
50,000
10,000
0
0
12Q4 13Q1 13Q2 13Q3 13Q4 14Q1 14Q2 14Q3 14Q4
Export
Import
Domestic
Tranship+other
12Q4 13Q1 13Q2 13Q3 13Q4 14Q1 14Q2 14Q3 14Q4
Export
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Import
Domestic
Tranship+other
3. Map 1: Container loads and discharges (full and empty)
No Window
Full and empty containers
Loads and discharges
200,000
100,000
20,000
Imports
Exports
Re-export
Domestic
Transhipment
Unknown
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4. Map 2: Container loads and discharges (full)
Full containers
Loads and discharges
200,000
100,000
20,000
Imports
Exports
Re-export
Domestic
Transhipment
Unknown
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5. Map 3: Container loads and discharges (empty)
No Window
Empty containers
Loads and discharges
200,000
100,000
20,000
Imports
Exports
Re-export
Domestic
Transhipment
Unknown
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6. Container movements: imports, exports, and transhipment loads
Figure C1 shows the split of imports, exports, and transhipment movements by port.
Please note: These graphs show TEU movements. Imports are reported to FIGS as container discharges, exports
as container loads, and coastal transhipments as a load in one port and a discharge in another. To prevent double
counting of transhipments only loads of coastal transhipments are included in this analysis.
Figure C1: Import, export and transhipment movements (TEU)
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Ports of
Auckland
Port of
Tauranga
Imports
Port of
Napier
Exports
Port
Taranaki
CentrePort Port Nelson
Lyttelton
Export transhipment load
PrimePort Port Otago
Timaru
South Port
Import transhipment load
Figure C1 shows that by type of container movement, imports were the most common at Ports of Auckland, while
exports were the most common at Port of Tauranga.
Figure C2 shows that the Ports of Auckland had the largest overall TEU movements, and the majority of import
transhipment loads.
Figure C2: Import, export and transhipment movements (TEU)
600,000
500,000
400,000
300,000
200,000
100,000
0
Ports of
Auckland
Port of
Tauranga
Imports
Port of
Napier
Exports
Port
CentrePort Port Nelson Lyttelton
Taranaki
Export transhipment load
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PrimePort Port Otago South Port
Timaru
Import transhipment load
7. International ship visits and container exchanges
The following information relates only to TEU carried on international ships. For a definition of ‘international ship,’
see page 41.
2,600 port visits were made over 923 ship visits in the year to December 2014.
A „ship visit‟ is a trip to New Zealand by a vessel. Multiple ports may be visited on one ship visit.
A „port visit‟ is a visit to a specific port by a vessel. A ship that visited multiple ports will be recorded in multiple
columns.
Ports of
Auckland
Port of
Tauranga
Port of
Napier
CentrePort
Port
Nelson
Lyttelton
PrimePort
Timaru
Port Otago
South Port
Total
Table 9: International port visits January 2014 – December 2014
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
3
< 500
3
19
9
0
5
0
0
0
0
36
500-999
19
83
9
0
1
6
0
0
0
118
1000-1499
15
20
21
0
14
0
0
0
0
70
1500-1999
9
42
18
0
0
1
0
0
0
70
2000-2499
41
55
49
17
13
48
20
18
1
262
2500-2999
183
197
104
94
78
103
33
45
15
852
3000-3499
67
48
37
13
9
6
8
31
6
225
3500-3999
119
96
54
9
2
33
17
43
17
390
4000-4499
75
76
72
32
0
69
8
11
8
351
4500-4999
39
33
10
9
0
56
0
46
0
193
5000-5499
4
9
1
0
0
9
0
7
0
30
Total
574
679
384
174
122
332
87
201
47
2,600
Ship size – TEU
capacity
Unknown
Figure C3 shows the average, maximum, and medi0an number of TEU exchanged per ship visit at each port in the
year to December 2014. The largest exchange was made at Port of Tauranga, where 5,727 TEU were exchanged
in a single visit.
Figure C3: TEU exchanges by international ships
Jan 2014 - Dec 2014
7,000
6,000
5,000
4,000
3,000
average
2,000
maximum
1,000
median
0
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Figure C4 shows the trend to ships of 4000 TEU or more visiting New Zealand. Comparing the container
exchanges in Figure C4 with the visits in Section 8, container exchanges per visit were dropping except for ships of
4000 TEU or more. In the last two quarters, container exchanges by ships of 3000-3999 TEU are recovering. This
is shown in Figure C5.
Figure C4: TEU exchanges by ships visiting NZ, by ship size
200,000
180,000
160,000
140,000
120,000
100,000
80,000
60,000
40,000
500-999 teu
1000-2499 teu
2500-2999 teu
3000-3999 teu
14Q3
14Q1
13Q3
13Q1
12Q3
12Q1
14Q3
14Q1
13Q3
13Q1
12Q3
12Q1
14Q3
14Q1
13Q3
13Q1
12Q3
12Q1
14Q3
14Q1
13Q3
13Q1
12Q3
12Q1
14Q3
14Q1
13Q3
13Q1
12Q3
0
12Q1
20,000
4000+ teu
Figure C5: TEU exchanges per visit to NZ, by ship size
5,000
4,500
4,000
3,500
3,000
2,500
2,000
1,500
1,000
500-999 teu
1000-2499 teu
2500-2999 teu
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3000-3999 teu
4000+ teu
14Q3
14Q1
13Q3
13Q1
12Q3
12Q1
14Q3
14Q1
13Q3
13Q1
12Q3
12Q1
14Q3
14Q1
13Q3
13Q1
12Q3
12Q1
14Q3
14Q1
13Q3
13Q1
12Q3
12Q1
14Q3
14Q1
13Q3
13Q1
12Q3
0
12Q1
500
8. Ship visits
The following information is derived from the Marine Safety Charge statistics, from Maritime New Zealand.
Figure C6 shows trends in the number and types of ships that have visited New Zealand since 2007. The number
of container ship visits has fallen over this time.
Figure C6: Quarterly ship visits
300
250
200
150
100
50
0
07Q3
08Q3
Container ships
Reefer
09Q3
10Q3
11Q3
Bulk Carrier
Roro
12Q3
13Q3
Oil/gas/tanker
Vehicle Carrier
14Q3
General Cargo
Passenger Ship
Figure C7 shows that median container ship capacity is continuing to increase, and the total capacity has also risen
despite the reduction in ship visits. Since the fourth quarter of 2007, the median TEU capacity of container ships
visiting New Zealand has increased from 1,819 to 2,758 in the fourth quarter of 2014.
Figure C7: Total and median quarterly TEU capacity
700,000
3,000
600,000
2,500
500,000
2,000
400,000
1,500
300,000
1,000
200,000
500
100,000
Total ship TEU capacity
0
07Q3
Median ship TEU capacity
0
08Q3
09Q3
10Q3
11Q3
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12Q3
13Q3
Figures C8 – C10 shows the TEU capacity mix of the container ships that have visited New Zealand. The number
of visits by ships under 2,500 TEU has dropped while the number of visits of ships of 4000 TEU or more has
increased.
Figure C8: Size of container ships visiting NZ (TEU)
90
80
70
Visits
60
50
40
30
20
500-999 teu
1000-2499 teu
2500-2999 teu
3000-3999 teu
14Q3
14Q1
13Q3
13Q1
12Q3
12Q1
14Q3
14Q1
13Q3
13Q1
12Q3
12Q1
14Q3
14Q1
13Q3
13Q1
12Q3
12Q1
14Q3
14Q1
13Q3
13Q1
12Q3
12Q1
14Q3
14Q1
13Q3
13Q1
12Q3
0
12Q1
10
4000+ teu
Figure C9: Size of container ships visiting NZ (TEU)
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
12Q1
12Q3
500-999
700,000
13Q1
1000-2499
13Q3
2500-2999
3000-3999
14Q1
4000-4999
14Q3
5000+
Figure C10: Total TEU capacity of ships visiting NZ
600,000
500,000
400,000
300,000
200,000
100,000
0
12Q1
12Q3
500-999
1000-2499
13Q1
2500-2999
13Q3
3000-3999
14Q1
4000-4999
14Q3
5000+
Note: Total TEU capacity is nominal as it may not be possible to fully load ships due to the weight of New Zealand
export containers, and on some trade routes the ships may already be partially loaded with containers from
Australia.
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9. Exports and imports – 20 foot and 40 foot container balance
Figure C11 shows the net tonnage (loaded container weight less the weight of the container) exported by container
type. While there is a trend towards 40ft reefer containers, the proportion of 20ft and 40ft dry containers is not
changing markedly.
Figure C11: Net export tonnage
Rolling 12 month totals
5,000,000
4,000,000
3,000,000
2,000,000
1,000,000
0
12Q4
13Q1
13Q2
20ft
13Q3
13Q4
40ft
20ft reefer
14Q1
14Q2
14Q3
14Q4
40ft reefer
Figure C12 shows the net tonnes imported by container type. The proportions of the various container types are
not changing. 20ft containers carry much of the import traffic, but Figure C11 shows that 40ft containers carry a
majority of the dry exports.
Figure C12: Net import tonnage
Rolling 12 month totals
4,000,000
3,000,000
2,000,000
1,000,000
0
12Q4
13Q1
13Q2
20ft
13Q3
40ft
13Q4
20ft reefer
14Q1
14Q2
40ft reefer
There is more information in the above section “Container shipping at a glance”.
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14Q3
14Q4
10. Coastal movements
Figure C13 shows the movements of containers, both intra and inter-island. In recent quarters the greatest
movements have been North Island to South Island full (NI to SI full), and South Island to North Island full (SI to NI
full).
The large number of intra-North Island empty movements are due to trade imbalance (Ports of Auckland is New
Zealand‟s largest container import port, and Port of Tauranga is the largest port for container exports). This
imbalance requires the movement of empty containers around the country.
Figure C13: Movements between NZ ports
Rolling 12 month totals
50,000
40,000
30,000
20,000
10,000
0
12Q4
13Q1
13Q2
13Q3
13Q4
14Q1
14Q2
14Q3
14Q4
NI to NI Empty
NI to NI Full
NI to SI Empty
NI to SI Full
SI to NI Empty
SI to NI Full
SI to SI Empty
SI to SI Full
Figure C14 shows the growth in coastal movements relative to the fourth quarter of 2012. For instance the „13Q1‟
bar shows the 12 months to March 2013 relative to 2012. Coastal movements have grown slightly more than
imports and exports (also see the above “Container shipping at a glance” on page 12).
Figure C14: Growth in coastal movements
Rolling 12 months
112
108
104
100
96
92
12Q4
13Q1
13Q2
13Q3
13Q4
14Q1
14Q2
Maps 4 and 5 show where coastal container movements originate and finish.
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14Q3
14Q4
11. Map 4: Arrival port – where the containers are from
Coastal TEU movements
35,000
17,500
3,500
to Ports of Auckland
to Port of Tauranga
to Port of Napier
to Port Taranaki
to CentrePort
to Port Nelson
to Lyttelton
to PrimePort Timaru
to Port Otago
to South Port
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12. Map 5: Departure port – where the containers are going
Coastal TEU movements
35,000
17,500
3,500
from Ports of Auckland
from Port Tauranga
from Port of Napier
from Port Taranaki
from Centreport
from Port Nelson
from Lyttelton
from PrimePort Timaru
from Port Otago
from South Port
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13. Containerised export classification
Dairy products are the largest containerised export commodity group. Food varies by season from 67.4 percent to
57.8 percent of the classifiable TEU. Wood and paper products vary between 23.2 percent and 30.1 percent (some
of the cargo in the FIGS data feed cannot be classified).
Figure C15: Export TEU
200,000
150,000
100,000
50,000
0
12Q1
12Q3
13Q1
Animal : dairy
Foodstuffs
Paper products
13Q3
14Q1
Animal : meat
Vegetable products
Other
14Q3
Animal : fish
Wood products
Not classifiable
Unclassified food has been included in foodstuffs
Figure C16: Share of the classified TEU
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
12Q1
12Q3
13Q1
Food
13Q3
14Q1
Wood+paper products
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14Q3
Table 13 shows the types of container used for imports and exports of commodities.
Exports of cargo in full containers were mostly classified. Imports of full containers were mostly unknown.
Table 13: Container types used for exports and imports
20ft dry
Full container,
unknown cargo
Animal: meat
Animal: dairy
Animal: fish
Animal: other
Foodstuffs
Chemicals
Hides, skins, leather
and furs
Mineral products
Machinery/electrical
Miscellaneous
Metals
Plastics/rubbers
Stone and glass
Transportation
Paper products
Vegetable products
Wood products
Textiles, clothes and
footwear
Food unclassified
Exports
20ft
reefer
40ft dry
40ft
reefer
20ft dry
Imports
20ft
reefer
40ft dry
40ft
reefer
27,015
6,608
51,438
546
576
18,695
6,072
4,864
2,403
1,700
1,721
16,886
605
1,598
528
21,560
4,929
3,543
6,638
10,029
528
34,607
22,697
9,501
215
2,628
306
3
1
2,256
3,597
26,842
26
60,080
1
643
4,403
2,200
169
24
2,413
796
3,195
2,202
143
1,109
21,740
3,811
53,817
908
2,375
1,348
18,354
8,486
4,022
793
2,983
110
1
1
30,116
4,333
222,671
68
189
164
37
1,195
14,342
38
22
227
935
811
139
182
36
278
4,181
117
241
2,107
5,706
492
182
144
9
685
668
8
9
4
76
2
183
51
6,895
150,420
207
62
67
9,592
3
21
491
1,379
307
143
757
228
2,886
186
335
215
308
8,984
492
92
368
3
744
4,478
2
4
1
13
115
440
1
756
54
10,352
187,955
76,341
186,897
70,547
247,980
15,114
167,607
26,899
68,072
671
32,003
2,414
20,799
60,481
56,364
43,640
256,027
77,012
218,900
72,961
268,779
75,595
223,971
70,539
73.4
99.1
85.4
96.7
92.3
20.0
74.8
38.1
Total full containers
Total empty containers
Total containers
% full
779,184
Full TEU
137,577
Empty TEU
All TEU
916,761
Reefer containers may not necessarily be operating in refrigerator mode.
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652,106
281,288
933,394
14. Land transportation mode – road or rail
A larger proportion of land movements of containers into and out of ports are now by road (see the graph in
“Container shipping at a glance” on page 12).
Port Otago had portions of its gate-in and gate-out made by unknown land mode (indicated by „?‟ in the graphs
below), meaning the road figures may be misleading.
Figure C17: Land mode into the port
60,000
12Q1
50,000
12Q2
12Q3
40,000
12Q4
13Q1
30,000
13Q2
13Q3
20,000
13Q4
14Q1
10,000
14Q2
0
14Q3
Rail Road Rail Road Rail Road Rail Road Road Rail Road Rail Road
Auckland
Tauranga
Napier
Taranaki Nelson Lyttelton
?
Timaru
Rail Road Road
Otago
Southport
14Q4
Figure C18: Land mode out of the port
80,000
12Q1
70,000
12Q2
60,000
12Q3
50,000
12Q4
13Q1
40,000
13Q2
30,000
13Q3
20,000
13Q4
14Q1
10,000
14Q2
0
14Q3
Rail Road Rail Road Rail Road Rail Road Road Rail Road Rail Road
Auckland
Tauranga
Napier
Taranaki Nelson Lyttelton
Timaru
?
Rail Road Road
Otago
Southport
14Q4
Note: These figures do not include CentrePort, who asked that their land transportation mode figures not be made
public.
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15. Coastal movements of containers on domestic ships
Containers are carried on both international and domestic ships. The vessels regarded as domestic for FIGS
purposes are the Spirit of Endurance, the Spirit of Independence, and the Spirit of Resolution.
Figures C19 and C20 shows the share of coastal movements on domestic ships. The share that Pacifica is carrying
increased following the replacement of one of their vessels with a ship with greater capacity.
Figure C19: Coastal loads
60,000
50,000
40,000
30,000
20,000
10,000
0
12Q1
12Q3
13Q1
13Q3
14Q1
14Q3
International ship - domestic
International ship - export tranship
International ship - import tranship
NZ ship - domestic
NZ ship - export tranship
NZ ship - import tranship
Figure C20: Coastal loads
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
12Q1
12Q3
13Q1
NZ ships
13Q3
14Q1
International ships
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14Q3
16. Hazardous containerised cargo
The shippers define whether cargo is „hazardous‟. Examples of the types of cargo defined as hazardous include
chemicals, poisons, and gas cylinders.
Figure C21 shows hazardous TEU by shipment type. Most hazardous cargo is imports.
Figure C21: Hazardous TEU
10,000
9,000
8,000
7,000
6,000
5,000
4,000
3,000
2,000
1,000
0
12Q1
Import
12Q3
Export
13Q1
Domestic
13Q3
Re-export
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14Q1
Export tranship
14Q3
Import tranship
Section D – Container Handling Statistics
The following graphs show the relative container handling productivity of New Zealand‟s six largest container ports:
Auckland, Tauranga, Napier, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Otago. Information is provided from 2009.
Data for Australia is provided until the end of June 2014, and is obtained from the Australian Bureau of
6
Infrastructure and Transport‟s January 2015 report „Waterline 55‟.
Figure D1 shows the total number of containers moved by each of the ports since 2009. There are slight
differences between the total container movements reported in the FIGS and container handling statistics data.
This difference is due to the inclusion of „restows‟ in the container handling data that are not included in FIGS. This
is appropriate, as restows add to port activity, but not freight movement. Across the six ports, the difference caused
in container volumes is 1.2 percent, with the container handling statistics volumes being higher by 5,218 containers
in the quarter ending December 2014.
Figure D1: Containers
180,000
160,000
Auckland
140,000
120,000
Tauranga
100,000
Napier
80,000
Wellington
60,000
40,000
Lyttelton
20,000
Otago
-
6
The Waterline 55 report is available through the Australian Department of Infrastructure and Transport, and at
https://www.bitre.gov.au/publications/2015/files/water_055.pdf
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The ship rate is the rate at which a ship is unloaded – how many containers are moved on or off a ship in an hour.
The weighted average ship rate increased from 70.8 in the quarter ending September 2014 to 72.6 containers per
hour in the quarter ending December 2014. Data is available for Australia up to June 2014, at which time New
Zealand‟s weighted average ship rate of 72.0 containers per hour exceeded the average Australia‟s top five ports
7
by 16.3 containers per hour.
Figure D2: Ship rate
Containers per hour
90
80
Auckland
70
Tauranga
60
Napier
50
Wellington
40
Lyttelton
30
Otago
20
NZ Weighted
average
Australia's top five
average
8
The crane rate is the number of containers a dockside crane lifts on or off a container ship in an hour. The average
crane rate was 32.6 containers per hour in the quarter ending December 2014, a decrease from the 33.2
containers per hour moved in the quarter ending September 2014. In the quarter ending June 2014, the New
Zealand crane rate was 32.8 containers per hour, which exceeded the average Australia‟s top five ports by 1.6
containers per hour.
Figure D3: Crane rate
40
Auckland
Containers per hour
35
Tauranga
30
Napier
25
Wellington
20
Lyttelton
15
Otago
10
NZ Weighted average
Australia's top five
average
7
The Australian ports identified here are Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, and Freemantle. Collectively, these five ports move
90 percent of Australia‟s container traffic.
8
Napier is the only port to use a mobile crane, with the other five using gantry cranes. Napier is not directly comparable with the other
New Zealand ports.
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The vessel rate is the number of containers loaded and unloaded from a ship divided by the amount of labour time.
The New Zealand weighted average for the quarter ending December 2014 was 60.8 containers per labour hour,
an increase from the 57.9 containers per hour lifted in the quarter ending September 2014.
The vessel rate at Ports of Auckland increased to 72.8 containers per hour in the quarter ending December 2014,
from 65.6 in the quarter ending September 2014. In the quarter ending June 2014, the New Zealand weighted
average vessel rate was 60.1 containers lifted, exceeding Australia‟s top five average of 46.2.
Figure D4: Vessel rate
90
Containers per hour
80
Auckland
70
Tauranga
60
Napier
50
Wellington
40
30
Lyttelton
20
Otago
10
NZ Weighted average
0
Australia's top five
average
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Section E – Rail Data
Figure E1 shows total rail movements by region for the year to December 2014. This way of displaying data results
in some instances of „overlaps‟, as a movement from the West Coast to Canterbury is counted as both a
movement from the West Coast and a movement to Canterbury.
The largest group of movements were within the Bay of Plenty region, followed by movements into Canterbury.
Total rail tonnes for the year to December 2014 fell slightly from the year ending September 2014.
Figure E1: Rail movements - tonnes Jan 2014 - Dec 2014
4,000,000
3,500,000
3,000,000
2,500,000
2,000,000
Internal
1,500,000
To other regions
1,000,000
From other regions
500,000
0
Figure E2 shows movements by rail tonne-kms for the year to December 2014. Movements into Canterbury
continue to be the largest amount of tonne-kms, followed by movements out of Auckland and out of the West
Coast.
Tonne-kms are tonnes carried multiplied by the kilometres moved, i.e. three tonnes of freight moved two kilometres
is six tonne-km.
Figure E2: Rail movements - tonne kms Jan 2014-Dec 2014
1,600,000
1,400,000
1,200,000
1,000,000
Internal
800,000
To other regions
600,000
From other regions
400,000
200,000
0
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The following graphs provide a breakdown of rail tonnes and rail tonne-kms by commodity type for the year to
December 2014. The largest commodity type was wood, pulp, and paper, which was 25.7 percent of rail tonnes,
followed by dairy and milk, with 21.6 percent.
Figure E3: Rail tonnes (000)
Rolling 12 months
20,000
18,000
16,000
Other
14,000
Food/fish/meat
12,000
Metals
10,000
Unspecified
8,000
Wood/pulp/paper
6,000
Dairy+milk
4,000
Freight Forwarding
2,000
0
12Q4
Coal
13Q1
13Q2
13Q3
13Q4
14Q1
14Q2
14Q3
14Q4
Total net rail tonne km was relatively unchanged in the year ending December 2014, against the year ending
September 2014. There was a 4.7 percent decrease in the rail tonne-kms for coal in the year ending December
2014, from the rail tonne-kms for the year ending September 2014.
Figure E4: Rail tonne km (millions)
Rolling 12 months
5,000
4,500
4,000
3,500
Other
3,000
Food/fish/meat
2,500
Metals
2,000
Unspecified
Wood/pulp/paper
1,500
Dairy+milk
1,000
Freight Forwarding
500
0
12Q4
Coal
13Q1
13Q2
13Q3
13Q4
14Q1
14Q2
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14Q3
14Q4
The average rail haul for the year to December 2014 was unchanged at 260 km. The largest average haul was
metals at 541 km, and the smallest was wood, pulp and paper at 141 km.
Figure E5: Average haul length (km)
Rolling 12 months
700
Other
600
Food/fish/meat
500
Metals
400
Unspecified
Wood pulp paper
300
Dairy+milk
200
Freight
Forwarding
Coal
100
0
12Q4 13Q1 13Q2 13Q3 13Q4 14Q1 14Q2 14Q3 14Q4
See data tables for more rail freight information.
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17. FIGS cargo movements – explanatory note
The characterisation of cargo movements in FIGS is designed to split shipping movements into international and
coastal. For instance, the term "export” is confined to international movements in FIGS, and “transhipment” is
confined to coastal movements.
Table 1: Definition of International Movements
International movements
Import
Export
Re-export
The container arrives at a
New Zealand port by ship,
directly from overseas.
The container is loaded onto a
ship in a New Zealand port and is
shipped overseas directly.
Example: Singapore to a
New Zealand port.
Example: A New Zealand port to
China.
The container arrives in New
Zealand from overseas, is
loaded onto a different ship
without leaving the port and
without the cargo changing,
and is then exported.
Example: United States of
America to a New Zealand port
then on to Fiji.
Re-exports were first redefined
from being full containers only
to both full and empty in the
September 2014 report.
Table 2: Definition of Coastal Movements
Coastal movements
Export transhipment
Import transhipment
The container is loaded at a
New Zealand port, is shipped
to a second New Zealand
port, discharged, and is then
loaded for export without
leaving the second port, and
without the cargo changing.
The cargo arrives from overseas
at a New Zealand port, is
discharged and then loaded onto
another ship without leaving the
port or the cargo changing, and is
then shipped to a second New
Zealand port, is discharged and
gated-out.
Example: New Zealand Port
1 to New Zealand Port 2 to
Singapore.
The New Zealand Port 2 to
Singapore international
movement is an export.
In FIGS, the New Zealand
Port 1 to Port 2 coastal
movement is an export
transhipment.
Example: Shanghai to New
Zealand Port 1 then to New
Zealand Port 2.
Domestic shipment
Movements of containers from
one New Zealand port to
another New Zealand port,
which are not import or export
transhipments.
Example: Gate-in New
Zealand Port 1 for loading,
then ship to New Zealand Port
2 for discharge and gate-out.
In FIGS, the Shanghai to New
Zealand Port 1 international
movement is an import.
The New Zealand Port 1 to New
Zealand Port 2 coastal movement
is an import transhipment.
Export transhipments of full containers are identified in FIGS using the booking reference, and export
transhipments of empty containers are identified by following the sequence of container movements. This approach
is being used because although the container load and discharge messages can include a transhipment value, not
all ports code it.
This report only includes containers moved through the container facilities at the ten container ports. For instance,
it excludes container movements by the Cook Strait operators, loads in Onehunga, container loads and discharges
at the Mount Maunganui wharf and the wharves outside the container port operation in Lyttelton.
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International and Coastal movement diagrams
FIGS International movements are shown in blue
FIGS Coastal movements are shown in orange
Overseas
Import
A. Import and import transhipment
NZ Port A
Discharge
Load onto a different vessel
Import transhipment
NZ Port B
Discharge
Gate-out
Overseas
Import
B. Import and domestic shipment
NZ Port A
Discharge
Gate-out
Gate-in
Load
Domestic
Domestic shipment
NZ Port B
Discharge
Gate-out
NZ Port A
Gate in
Load
C. Export transhipment and export
Export transhipment
NZ Port B
Discharge
Load onto a different vessel
Export
Overseas
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18. Glossary
Coastal movements
A container that is loaded in one New Zealand port and moved to another New Zealand
port where the container is discharged. (See page 39 for the three types of coastal
movements)
Discharge
Unloading a container from a ship.
Domestic ship
DWT
A ship registered in New Zealand. All New Zealand registered ships must comply with
New Zealand labour, safety and maritime laws. For FIGS purposes, domestic ships are:
the Spirit of Endurance, the Spirit of Independence, and the Spirit of Resolution.
Deadweight tonnage – a measure of how much weight a ship can safely carry.
FIGS
Freight Information Gathering System.
Freight forwarding
The movement of freight by an organisation whose core business is the organisation of
freight movements for other businesses or individuals.
Gate in
The entry of a container to a port by road or rail. One exception is containers that are
packed within the port.
Gate out
The exit of a container from a port by road or rail.
International ship
All ships not registered in New Zealand. They must comply with international maritime
law, but not New Zealand domestic law.
Load
Loading a container onto a ship.
Net tonnes
Net container weight is the weight of the cargo. It is the gross weight recorded in the
port message, less the typical weight for that type of container (20-foot dry, 20-foot
reefer, 40-foot dry, or 40-foot reefer).
Rail tonne-km
Tonnes carried multiplied by kilometres moved, i.e. three tonnes of freight moved two
kilometres is six tonne-km.
Reefer
A „reefer‟ is a container that can be refrigerated.
TEU
Twenty-foot equivalent unit. A 20-foot container is one TEU, and a 40-foot container is
two TEU.
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Appendix A – Quarterly Trade Commodity Codes
Cargo is classified using the Harmonised System (HS); see www.foreign-trade.com/reference/hscode.htm for more
detail.
The HS codes have been grouped as follows for FIGS reporting:
FIGS category
Harmonised code(s)
Meat
Fish
Dairy
Animal: other
Vegetables and fruit
Foodstuffs
Minerals, coal, fuel
Chemicals/plastics/rubbers
Hides, skins, leather
Wood products
Paper products
Textiles/footwear/headwear
Stone/glass
Metals
Machinery/electrical
Vehicles (road, rail, air, sea)
Other (*)
Confidential
2
3
4
1,5
6-15
16-24
25-27
28-40
41-43
44-46
47-49
50-67
68-71
72-83
84-85
86-89
90-97
Coded as 98 by Statistics New Zealand
(*) includes optical fibres, photographic, clocks, watches, musical instruments, arms and ammunition, furniture and
furnishings, lighting fixtures, toys, games, sports equipment, art and antiques
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