Manukau Harbour port option ‘technically feasible’, big dredging costs

Manukau Harbour port option ‘technically feasible’, big dredging costs
Is it feasible to put a large port in Manukau Harbour? Yes, just very expensive. (Image: NZME)
Oliver Lewis
Dredging a navigation channel and port area for a new port in Manukau Harbour could take four to six years and cost between $941 million and $1.2 billion.Earlier this week, BusinessDesk reported that a technical feasibility study commissioned by the Ministry of Transport (MoT) on whether the harbour could accommodate a large-scale port still hadn’t been made public despite being finished last July.MoT engaged engineering consultancy Tonkin & Taylor to carry out the work in February 2023 after the previous Government set aside funding...

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