Wellington container terminal could be used for Interislander ferries, Napier Port says

Wellington container terminal could be used for Interislander ferries, Napier Port says
CentrePort's Thorndon container wharf. (Image: NZ Herald)
Oliver Lewis
CentrePort’s Thorndon container terminal could be a more affordable and seismically resilient site for new inter-island ferry infrastructure, a rival port believes.The Future Ports Forum (FPF), which was convened by the Greater Wellington Regional Council (GWRC) to decide on the location of a new terminal, previously discounted the site and instead recommended that facilities be built at Kaiwharawhara, the location of the existing Interislander terminal.However, Napier Port chief executive Todd Dawson believed the container terminal, stre...

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