Private sector running Auckland port on council-owned land an option, report says

Private sector running Auckland port on council-owned land an option, report says
Fiona Rotherham
By Fiona Rotherham July 4 (BusinessDesk) - Auckland should consider letting a private company run a relocated port's operations, with Auckland Council remaining at least a part landowner, says the study on the port's future. The report made public last week found the council-owned port is likely to need to move in the long-term and identified two favoured sites in the Manukau Harbour and Firth of Thames for further investigation. It also said, in the interim, the port will require extra berth space at Bledisloe Wharf, which is likely to r...