Port of Tauranga ‘reluctantly’ doubles MetroPort rail charges, looks to recover higher KiwiRail costs

Port of Tauranga ‘reluctantly’ doubles MetroPort rail charges, looks to recover higher KiwiRail costs
MetroPort is an inland container terminal located in Onehunga, Auckland. (Image: NZME)
Oliver Lewis
Port of Tauranga is more than doubling the cost of sending a container by rail to MetroPort in Auckland as it seeks to recover costs imposed by KiwiRail.The port sent an advisory to customers on July 1 saying it would be introducing a new site-access and vehicle-booking system (VBS) fee of $135 per container from Sept 1, as well as a rail recovery charge billed directly to shipping lines.“We acknowledge that this is a significant change for our customers and we make it reluctantly,” the advisory said.“However, the current tari...

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