Lyttelton Port Going From Strength to Strength

Lyttelton Port Going From Strength to Strength

Lyttelton Port of Christchurch (LPC) would like to advise all customers the port’s core services are operational following the 6.3 magnitude earthquake on Tuesday 22 February 2011.

Oil Berth

The oil berth continues to operate, the Atlantic Lily will be departing tonight at 1800. The next tanker is due on Sunday 06 March.

Containers

PIL’s Kota Permata exchanged 1,000 containers and is due to depart early this evening. This will be followed by the MSC Tasmania. To assist with clearing backlog we request customers to prioritise the delivery of export containers to the Port in order of vessel arrival.

CityDepot

CityDepot is continuing to operate and has had a steady flow of receival and delivery today. We are currently working with KiwiRail to resume normal rail services as soon as possible. We are also working hard to ensure that auxiliary services will be up and running as soon as possible.

Tunnel

The Lyttelton Road Tunnel is open but restricted to emergency vehicles, essential services, container deliveries and permitted residents. We understand there have been some delays today. We have spoken with tunnel control on this issue and hope to see an improvement over the coming week.

General Cargo

No. 2 berth has been assessed and is ready to receive the Louise Bulker a log vessel on Saturday 05 March. Our next car vessel the Spring Sky is due on Sunday 07 March and will discharge vehicles and machinery across No.7 berth.

Other

A number of contractors remain on site working with LPC staff to remediate issues created from Tuesday’s earthquake.

For further updates, please check our website www.lpc.co.nz

LPC staff have continued to work hard to ensure all core services are back up and running. All of our structures are under constant review due to the significant aftershocks all being felt.

We would like to thank all of our customers for their understanding and patience in what has been a stressful and busy time for everyone.

ENDS

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