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CONNECTING POTENTIAL ANNUAL REPORT / 2018
CONNECTING POTENTIAL ANNUAL REPORT / 2018
CONTENTS
CONNECTING POTENTIAL 1 OUR PARTNERS 29 STATEMENT OF
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME 63
OUR VISION 2 HEALTH & SAFETY 32
STATEMENT OF
OUR NETWORK 4 CRUISE 34
CHANGES IN EQUITY 64
CHAIRMAN’S REPORT 6 OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE 38
STATEMENT OF
CHIEF EXECUTIVE’S REPORT 8 FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE 41 FINANCIAL POSITION 65
OUR HIGHLIGHTS 10 OUR COMMUNITY 42 STATEMENT OF
CASH FLOWS 67
RECORDS 11 OUR ENVIRONMENT 46
RECONCILIATION OF
OUR REGION 12 SENIOR MANAGEMENT 50
PROFIT FOR THE PERIOD
PLANNING FOR BOARD OF DIRECTORS 52 TO CASH FLOWS FROM
TOMORROW’S PORT 14 OPERATING ACTIVITIES 69
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 54
INFRASTRUCTURE NOTES TO THE
CORPORATE
& CAPABILITY 16 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 70
GOVERNANCE STATEMENT 56
OUR CUSTOMERS 18 FINANCIAL SUMMARY 90
DIRECTORS’ REPORT 59
TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION 22 INDEPENDENT
INCOME STATEMENT 62
AUDITOR’S REPORT 91
OUR PEOPLE 26
PORT OF NAPIER / ANNUAL REPORT / 1 CONNECTING POTENTIAL Napier Port is a pivotal link in a network that crosses the globe, connecting our local businesses, facilitating trade to world markets, and providing a gateway for tourists to explore our region. We’ve been helping our customers, our community and our economy to grow for more than 100 years. Plenty has changed in that time, but our driving purpose remains the same. Together, we build a thriving region by connecting you to the world.
NAPIER PORT / CONNECTING POTENTIAL / 2
OUR TOGETHER,
VISION WE BUILD A
THRIVING REGION
Our future is one forged side-by-side with our
BY CONNECTING
customers and our community. Together, we can
drive growth and success that benefits our region,
YOU TO THE
our people and our environment. WORLD
With key partners, Napier Port will grow a resilient,
connected network of supply chain infrastructure that
seamlessly delivers our customers’ cargo to market.
In building our future, Napier Port will collaborate with
like-minded organisations, creating a network of partners
with shared aspirations. This network will empower the bold
pursuit of ideas and opportunities, and enable our region
to reach its full potential.
PORT OF NAPIER / ANNUAL REPORT / 3
OUR PEOPLE
Our success will be founded on a culture of care for our customers,
our community and each other.
OUR FOCUS OUR GOALS
At the heart of Napier Port’s strategy Five high-level strategic goals support
are four key elements that will shape our focus areas and will guide strategic
the course we chart toward achieving decisions and investment.
our vision.
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NAPIER PORT / CONNECTING POTENTIAL / 4
OUR
NETWORK
From Central New Zealand to the world:
Napier Port’s network of infrastructure, freight
solutions and shipping services connects
our customers with every corner of the globe.
OHAKUNE
RAIL CONNECTIONS
• Over 40 trains per week into port WHAKATU
• Container service from
Palmerston North via Takapau • 12.4 hectares
and Waipukurau • Ready for future development
• Log service from Whanganui via • Road and rail connections
Palmerston North and Woodville • In the centre of Hawke’s Bay’s
• Pulp service from Ohakune future industrial heart
WHANGANUI
MANAWATU
INLAND PORT
• Partnership with Ports of
Auckland and Halls Group
• 1.9 hectares
• Container yard
• Container wash facilities
• 1200m2 cross dock facility
• Road and rail connections
PALMERSTON NORTH
• 2170m2 of warehousing
PORT OF NAPIER / ANNUAL REPORT / 5
Napier-Wairoa rail line
(future connection)
WAIROA
PANDORA FREIGHT HUBS
• 10 hectares of empty container storage
• Open 6 days a week
• Conveniently located en route to port
• Supported by 8 dedicated and experienced staff
• $14.6 million invested
• Industrial zoning
NAPIER
NAPIER PORT
• 50 hectares
HASTINGS • 6 mobile harbour cranes
• 13 minute truck turnaround time
• Around 250 permanent highly skilled staff
• 1000+ connection points for refrigerated cargo
• 42,830 square metres of warehousing
• 5 wharves providing 6 berths
• Fleet of 34 heavy container handling machines
• Around 15 hectares dedicated container terminal space
• Receiving and delivery 6 days a week
• Large on-port packing facility – 8000m2
• Strategic location on the eastern shipping lane
• 10 hectares of dedicated log storage – working 24/7
• Navis N4 – world-leading terminal operating system
• Vehicle Booking System – keeping trucks flowing
• Dedicated stevedoring services from SSA New Zealand
• Skilled log marshalling services from specialists ISO and C3
NAPIER PORT / CONNECTING POTENTIAL / 6
CHAIRMAN’S
REPORT
This has been a year of significant achievements at Napier Port.
The volume that we shipped out of the region grew to record levels,
and we dealt with it better than ever before. We did this by investing in
additional capacity, but also through continuously improving practices
and processes.
The fact that the volumes are projected our owners are actively confronting.
to continue to grow for years to come The need for large investments is one
is both an enormous opportunity and of the realities of owning and running
an enormous challenge for the board, an infrastructure business – but without
for the port and for the region as the additional wharf, economic growth
a whole. As a board, we have come in Hawke’s Bay would be curtailed
to the conclusion that our long- to an unacceptable level.
planned wharf expansion through the
construction of a sixth wharf is now STRONG RESULT
a matter of urgency if we are going
to be able to deal with the increasing Napier Port delivered another strong
volumes produced within Hawke’s Bay. financial result this year, recording
a net profit of $17.6 million and paying a
Clearly, funding the additional capital
$10 million dividend to the Hawke’s Bay
required for such a step change
Regional Investment Company.
in our capacity is a challenge thatPORT OF NAPIER / ANNUAL REPORT / 7
While this represents a record financial and acumen. He is determined to build THANK YOU
result, it is very much tempered by the on the strong foundations already in
significant investments that lie ahead place to set the strategic direction that Thank you to the board for their
of us in future years, including the build will carry Napier Port into the future. commitment, focus, intelligent
of a new wharf and the associated challenge and support. Thank you
This financial year we welcomed Diana
investment in additional dredging, to our customers for their business,
Puketapu to the board. With a blend
machinery, systems and people. and to the Napier Port team for
of governance experience across
their hard work. Napier Port – and
corporate, community, iwi and sporting
SAFETY FIRST organisations, Diana brings a valuable
our region more broadly – is at an
important moment in its history and
skillset to the board table and has
As a board, we are absolutely we are grateful to our owners and
proven a real asset.
committed to ensuring that every to our community for their support.
person coming to Napier Port goes It was with real regret that I accepted We have the power to really unleash
home safely. This requires a genuine Stephen Bradford’s resignation as the potential of our region and we’re
understanding of the very real a director this year. Stephen’s depth excited to take big steps toward
risks involved in working in a port of knowledge was second to none the future.
environment. This year, every member when it came to ports, and as a board
of our board has experienced port we were sorry to lose such a wealth
operations at the coalface, providing of expertise.
invaluable insights into risk, safety
Chinthaka Abeywickrama also stepped
protocols, and the crucial importance
down from the board after the close
of looking out for each other.
of the financial year. I’ve appreciated
Chin’s quiet, thoughtful input
GOVERNANCE throughout his term and his specialist
ALASDAIR MACLEOD
logistics knowledge has been of great
At the start of this year, Todd Dawson CHAIRMAN
value to the board. New directors will
took the reins as Napier Port’s new
be appointed in the near future and in
Chief Executive. He is relentlessly
the interim, Todd Dawson and Chief
customer-focused, and has tackled our
Financial Officer Kristen Lie have
growth challenges with energy, insight
stepped in as executive directors.NAPIER PORT / CONNECTING POTENTIAL / 8
CHIEF
EXECUTIVE’S
REPORT
It’s been an exciting first year at the helm of Napier Port,
connecting with our people, our customers, our partners
and our community, and developing the strategy that
will take us into the future.
I stepped into the Chief Executive role and we welcomed 103,000
in January, and found an organisation cruise passengers to our
in good heart: a dedicated team of shores, setting a new benchmark
experts, a strong culture and a plan for for our growing tourism sector.
future growth. In meeting the passionate We achieved a record financial result, connected whole. Napier Port invested
people across our operation, two things delivering a strong dividend to our in the resilience of our network this
become immediately evident. The first owner and made further investments year, opening an additional offsite depot
is an absolute commitment to safety, in our future capabilities. in Pandora, expanding our refrigerated
felt deeply by our people at every container facilities, and strengthening
These record results are reflective
level, and a unique culture founded our on-port infrastructure.
of a healthy regional economy.
in care for colleagues. The second is
Hawke’s Bay is growing in leaps
the immense pride our people have in
and bounds – and it won’t be stopping
STRATEGIC REFRESH
working for Napier Port and the part it
any time soon. Major export industries
plays in supporting Hawke’s Bay. It’s a This year has seen us thinking deeply
including forestry, horticulture and
real privilege to lead an organisation with about our role in the economy, our
agriculture are forecast to see
such a culture and it will stand us in purpose as an organisation, and the
significant growth over the next
good stead as we go forward. most effective strategy for building
decade. Our tourism industry is taking
a prosperous future for our port
It’s been a watershed year for off, and our Manawatu inland hub is
and our region.
Napier Port, with major achievements growing the volume of cargo coming
right across the spectrum. Together from outside our traditional catchment. Over the course of the year,
with our customers, we celebrated we brought a team of people together
To keep freight flowing and enable
handling five million tonnes of cargo to identify our ultimate purpose as an
our region’s growth, it’s critical that we
– a huge milestone that our people, organisation. In the common threads
have the right network of infrastructure
our customers and our region can be from these discussions, we found our
– road, rail, port, airport and freight hubs
rightfully proud of. Our Port Pack team answer: Together, we build a thriving
– in place and working together as a
handled a record 51,126 containers region by connecting you to the world.PORT OF NAPIER / ANNUAL REPORT / 9
Our purpose recognises three important BUILDING OUR FUTURE on its commitment to enabling the
factors. First, that Napier Port exists first future of Napier Port through this
and foremost for the good of our region. Late this year, we embarked on a process and the consultation they
Second, our role as a connector or refreshed master planning process have managed with the public of
gateway to the world. And third, that that, alongside our strategic plan, Hawke’s Bay – it is a pivotal moment
our purpose can’t be achieved alone will guide our investment over the for the port and for the future of
– our success is intertwined with that next 30 years. We are talking with Hawke’s Bay that will unlock the
of our customers, owner, community, customers and stakeholders to make region’s economic potential.
partners and stakeholders. sure that their needs are incorporated,
It has been a defining year for
and look forward to sharing our plan
So how best to achieve our purpose? Napier Port, and as a team we have
with our community next year.
We refreshed our strategic direction achieved a lot. We have come to the
this year, setting a new path toward In November this year, we were end of the year with a clear vision
our future – all with our guiding granted resource consents to build a for where we’re going and how
purpose in mind. much-needed sixth wharf. It was the we’ll get there, and with many of the
culmination of three years’ hard work, building blocks already in place. I look
We committed to pursuing a path
extensive studies into potential impacts forward to pursuing our future path in
of collaboration – building the network
of the development, and thorough partnership with our customers and our
of infrastructure, technology and
consultation with our community. I am community; working toward a thriving
relationships our region needs together
confident that through robust science, future for Hawke’s Bay.
with strategic partners. In this way,
we have found the construction and
we intend to build a network of partners
invested in each other’s success.
dredging programme that best protects THANK YOU
the mauri of Pania Reef and the health
We also recognised the central of the harbour as a whole. The approval I’d like to extend my heartfelt thanks
importance of our cargo owners as of the consent is a major step forward, to the Napier Port team, our customers
customers. It’s shippers who keep and future-proofs our ability to ship and the community who have made my
our port humming, and their valuable Hawke’s Bay’s goods to the world. family and I welcome in Hawke’s Bay.
cargoes are what keeps shipping It has been a pleasure getting to know
lines returning to our port. We’ll be A NEW CAPITAL STRUCTURE you all, and I look forward to working
working hard to get closer to our cargo alongside you in the years to come.
customers, understanding what makes Alongside the resource consent
their business tick and how we can process, Hawke’s Bay Regional
improve their supply chain. Council went through an extensive
process of their own, considering
Looking ahead, we are focused on
options for the future ownership of
harnessing data and technology to
Napier Port. In October, the council
create new value for our customers,
opened public consultation on four
and truly embed Napier Port as TODD DAWSON
options, including its preferred option
a partner in their supply chains. CHIEF EXECUTIVE
of a partial listing on the New Zealand
Stock Exchange. I commend CouncilNAPIER PORT / CONNECTING POTENTIAL / 10
OUR
HIGHLIGHTS
5.1 266,006 3.1 51,126
MILLION TONNES OF TEU CONTAINERS MILLION TONNES OF TEU HANDLED THROUGH
CARGO HANDLED HANDLED BULK CARGO HANDLED PORT PACK
7% INCREASE 22% INCREASE 6% INCREASE
246 4,025,986 1,056,455 684
PERMANENT TONNES OF EXPORTS TONNES OF IMPORTS SHIP CALLS
STAFF UP 11.5% DOWN 7.7%
$17.6 $10 $15.7 13
MILLION MILLION MILLION MINUTE AVERAGE TRUCK
PROFIT DIVIDEND INVESTED TURNAROUND TIME
IN PEAK SEASONPORT OF NAPIER / ANNUAL REPORT / 11
RECORDS
79,987 2.2 23,000+
CONTAINERS MILLION TONNES TEU OF APPLES
HANDLED THROUGH OF LOGS EXPORTED EXPORTED
PANDORA DEPOTS 35% INCREASE
57 151 309
CRUISE SHIP LOG VESSEL BULK VESSEL
CALLS CALLS CALLS
$23 103,000
MILLION IN CRUISE
PASSENGER PASSENGERS
SPEND*
*Statistics New ZealandNAPIER PORT / CONNECTING POTENTIAL / 12
OUR REGION
Hawke’s Bay is thriving. Our economy We have the good fortune to live Hawke’s Bay is connected by
is growing across the board, with and work in a picturesque natural a network encompassing road, rail,
local businesses expanding and new environment, from rolling farmland to sea and air. At the heart of that network
businesses starting up. Large-scale sprawling vineyards and vast beaches. is Napier Port, a busy seaport that
businesses are moving in, attracted With rich soils and a sunny climate, the connects our businesses to world
by the ease of doing business in adage that Great Things Grow Here™ markets, unloads the goods that keep
a region where business and people rings true. In a world where consumers our economy running, and welcomes
are connected, space is abundant, are increasingly conscious of the origin tourists to explore our region.
and freight flows freely. of their products, Hawke’s Bay has
At Napier Port, we’re passionate about
a compelling story to tell.
Our food exports are in demand, our region. We know that there’s room
bolstered by our reputation as a clean, The lifestyle and career opportunities to grow and potential to be realised,
green region. Our forests are ready for on offer in Hawke’s Bay are attracting and we’re working hard to connect
harvest, and our fibre exports are heading clever people from far and wide, our region to a prosperous future.
to all corners of the globe. Our tourism joining the ranks of talent grown
industry is booming, with an abundance here. The ease of connectivity and
of new visitor experiences. remote working is opening a world
of new opportunities, fuelling the
growth of tech and innovation
companies with a base in the Bay.PORT OF NAPIER / ANNUAL REPORT / 13
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PLANNING FOR
TOMORROW’S PORT
As Hawke’s Bay’s economy grows, Napier Port is growing too.
Growth is welcome but it creates challenges that we need to plan for –
larger ships, a significant uplift in cargo and the congestion that creates.
Napier Port plans to meet the region’s and disposal, traffic and economic
needs with a new wharf. At 350 metres impacts. Over the same period,
long, the port’s sixth wharf will service Napier Port spoke with more than
the container terminal and free up other 2,000 stakeholders and members
wharves for our growing log and general of the community about the project
cargo trade. It will allow the cruise ships as part of an extensive consultation
Napier Port currently turns away to programme.
visit the region and will mean we can
Late this year, three independent
accommodate the larger vessels that
commissioners engaged by
are currently too big to enter the port.
Hawke’s Bay Regional Council granted
Over the last three years, Napier resource consent to build 6 Wharf
Port made it a priority to get the along the northern edge of Napier Port’s
best scientific information possible container terminal and progressively
and commissioned 17 studies into make the shipping channel deeper and
the potential impacts of the project, wider. It is hoped construction of the
including cultural values, coastal wharf will begin in 2020, with the wharf
processes, dredging plumes operational by 2022.PORT OF NAPIER / ANNUAL REPORT / 15
The decision gives importers, for their future
exporters, shipping lines and the port and logistics
tourism industry certainty that requirements. We are
Napier Port will be able to meet talking to regulators,
their needs well into the future. local and central
government, and business
While 6 Wharf is key to building
and industry groups, along
Napier Port’s capacity, it is just
with our local community,
one asset in a broader transport
to build a strong understanding
infrastructure network that needs
of their expectations and the future
to be working together to help
trade landscape. Insights from these
our economy thrive.
discussions are helping Napier Port
Planning tomorrow’s port is a to shape a comprehensive master plan
partnership, and Napier Port is working to guide investment in infrastructure,
closely with customers to understand equipment and capability in the
their aspirations and what that means years ahead.NAPIER PORT / CONNECTING POTENTIAL / 16
INFRASTRUCTURE
& CAPABILITY
Napier Port is connecting our businesses to their ENHANCING TRANSPORT CONNECTIONS
markets and our region to growth. Having the right
network of infrastructure in place is a vital part As our economy grows, it is critical that the network
of future plans. of connections to Napier Port is protected, enhanced
and expanded. The long-awaited Whakatu Arterial Link has
The easy flow of cargo between road, rail, sea and air is critical
been constructed over the past year, and will provide a more
to our region realising its economic potential. With an eye to the
direct route to the port from the region’s growing industrial
future, Napier Port is extending our network of freight hubs,
hub. The Government also announced plans for a new road
planning for an additional wharf, strengthening transport links,
to replace the slip-prone Manawatu Gorge route which,
and investing in smart solutions.
once opened, will remove a significant vulnerability from
the Central North Island freight network.
BUILDING CONNECTED INFRASTRUCTURE
The volume of cargo reaching Napier Port on rail is growing,
Napier Port is looking outside the port gate to find customer with rail links connecting the port to customers from the
solutions and integrate them with a supply chain network that Central Plateau down to Whanganui. An average of 40 trains
brings the port closer to its customer base. The Manawatu per week now arrive at Napier Port, delivering logs, pulp
Inland Port, a collaboration between Napier Port, Ports of and a variety of containerised cargoes. Rail connections
Auckland and Halls Group, connects the importers and to Napier Port are set to expand, with KiwiRail planning
exporters of Manawatu with Napier Port through a feeder hub to reopen the line linking Wairoa to Napier Port for a regular
in the Palmerston North industrial zone. This year saw the log freight service. Once open, the line will strengthen the
facility handle a growing volume of cargo as shipping lines freight network and provide exporters in the Wairoa region
trialled the hire and dehire of containers. with an alternative to trucking logs over State Highway 2.
Napier Port brought an additional 4.4 hectare container depot
facility online this year. Located next to our existing depot in
SUPPORTING GROWTH IN BULK CARGO
Pandora and with strong transport links to the port, the facility
Napier Port’s bulk cargo operations are in rapid growth
will cater for growth in the supply of empty containers to
mode, with new records set for log exports and timber
export customers.
packing every year. To cater for growth, Napier Port is making
A 12.4 hectare site in the industrial zone of Whakatu space and bolstering infrastructure, equipment and resources
is earmarked for a future freight hub, connecting a major across the bulk operation. The port’s overflow log storage
export base directly to Napier Port via rail and supporting area was moved to 4 Wharf this year, bringing it closer to the
the region’s future growth. central log yard operation.PORT OF NAPIER / ANNUAL REPORT / 17 In conjunction with our customers, a log storage allocation model was introduced to drive enhanced throughput and productivity, and is currently being refined in consultation with the industry. CONNECTING REFRIGERATED CARGO A large-scale cargo tower installed this year is powering an extra 144 connections for refrigerated containers, keeping our customers’ high value cargo in premium condition and maximising the efficient use of our footprint. The new towers allow refrigerated containers to be stacked four high and take the number of refrigerated container connections at Napier Port to more than 1,000. A further six towers will be erected in 2019, powering up to an additional 288 TEU of refrigerated containers. GROWING THE HEAVY FLEET Napier Port expanded our heavy equipment fleet this year, investing in two new Konecranes reach stackers. Four new heavy machines replaced older models, future-proofing and enhancing our fleet. The new machines are equipped with additional safety features and noise- reducing technology, and are part of Napier Port’s drive to operate in balance with the needs of our neighbours.
NAPIER PORT / CONNECTING POTENTIAL / 18
OUR CUSTOMERS
As the saying goes, ‘time is money’. Getting our RECORD APPLE EXPORTS
customers’ goods to market quickly and in top
condition is paramount, and Napier Port works hard It’s been a bumper crop for apple exporters this year, with a
to provide the systems, infrastructure and services record of over 23,000 TEU of Hawke’s Bay apples crossing
our customers need to make that happen. Napier Port’s wharves on their way to world markets. Export
volumes are expected to continue to grow, with the industry
Our importers and exporters are central to our success
pursuing a major planting programme across Hawke’s Bay.
– when they’re growing, so are we. Across the tourism,
agriculture, horticulture and forestry sectors, our customers
are setting ambitious growth targets for the coming years.
KEY IMPORTS UP
Napier Port will be alongside them all the way, delivering the
Oil and fertiliser imports continued an upward trend this year,
logistics solutions they need to build their business.
reflecting the growth of our regional economy and the strength
of our agricultural sector. Oil imports were up 9,000 tonnes
ALL-TIME HIGH FOR LOG EXPORTS on last year, and fertiliser imports rose 20,000 tonnes on 2017.
The forestry sector is booming, with the harvest of estates
across Hawke’s Bay and the lower North Island accelerating.
CELEBRATING CUSTOMER SUCCESS
This year saw our forestry customers export a record 2.2
Hawke’s Bay is driven by the success of the primary sector
million tonnes of logs through Napier Port, a 35% increase on
and when the sector is growing and succeeding, our port
the 1.6 million tonnes exported in 2017. Exports are expected
and our economy are too. Napier Port is especially passionate
to continue to peak over the next decade, with customers
about supporting our primary producers. We have been
forecast to be sending 3 million tonnes of log exports through
proud sponsors of the Napier Port Hawke’s Bay Primary
Napier Port around 2027.
Sector Awards for the last four years, recognising talent
in the industry and celebrating innovation.PORT OF NAPIER / ANNUAL REPORT / 19 INTRODUCING OUR CUSTOMER CHAMPION We welcomed David Kriel to our senior team this year as Napier Port’s new General Manager Commercial. David is a strong believer in the power of partnerships, and is passionate about working alongside customers to help achieve their goals. David came to Napier Port from Lodestar, the logistics arm of Japanese giant Oji Fibre Solutions. With Oji the parent firm of Pan Pac Forest Products, David brings a strong understanding of Napier Port’s largest customer, their port and logistics needs, and their future growth plans. David has an extensive background in transport and logistics, and is active in industry bodies including the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport and the East Asian Society for Transport Studies. He’s committed to giving back, and is a member of the Humanitarian Logistics Association, an agency dedicated to empowering humanitarian logisticians to deliver emergency relief more effectively. Originally hailing from South Africa, David and his family have been based in Mount Maunganui for the past 13 years and are excited to join the Hawke’s Bay community.
NAPIER PORT / CONNECTING POTENTIAL / 20 GROWING BUSINESS
PORT OF NAPIER / ANNUAL REPORT / 21
Local beverage company The Apple Press celebrated its first
export order this year, with 20,000 bottles of its signature apple
juices leaving Napier Port bound for Japan. The company makes
the most of Hawke’s Bay apples that don’t make the grade for
export, transforming them into juices distinguished by the unique
flavours of each apple variety.
A former orchardist, founder Ross Beaton drew on a strong
network of support to build the business, securing both start-up
capital and supply agreements from within Hawke’s Bay. Pipfruit
exporter T&G Global was one of the first to jump onboard, giving
The Apple Press their pick of the crop from a network of local
orchards and providing a sustainable supply of tree-ripened
Hawke’s Bay apples.
It’s been a fast-paced ride for Ross and The Apple Press team,
with the high-spec equipment imported through Napier Port
in May now producing up to 12,000 bottles an hour.
Napier Port has been with them every step of the
way. And we’re looking forward to being part
of the next step, as they grow their business
on a global scale.NAPIER PORT / CONNECTING POTENTIAL / 22
TECHNOLOGY
& INNOVATION
Tomorrow’s port is a smart, connected logistics POWERING UP WITH A NEW WEBSITE
business, harnessing insights and data to create
clever solutions for customers. This year we launched a new website, boosting the user
experience with improved functionality, simple information
At Napier Port, we’re not afraid to challenge ourselves,
architecture and clean design. We also introduced real-time
and venture into the unknown to find new and better ways
tools, such as weather and tide readings, and brought our
of doing things. We’re embracing emerging technology,
tools and guides together into a central customer portal.
capturing and utilising data, and expanding our digital
We brought health and safety inductions online, enhancing
capabilities.
the safety and security of our port while saving time for
As we shape a new future, we’ll seek partnerships with leading regular port users and our health and safety team. The new
tech providers, recognising that our size and capabilities website also walks the talk, showcasing our people and giving
present an ideal testing ground for cutting edge technologies. our customers and community an insight into the dynamics
of a working port.
BUILDING INTELLIGENT
SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS REAL-TIME INFORMATION
AT YOUR FINGERTIPS
Napier Port developed a smart software programme –
SSIMs – that optimised vessel planning by 95%. A world We’re continuing to develop smart solutions for our teams and
first, the system works with the Navis Autostow programme this year, we built our first interactive and real-time geographic
to automatically generate container ship stowage plans for both information system (GIS). The interactive digital system
standard and special containers. The team also developed displays real-time environmental data and critical information
a system to automate vessel load lists and created an app about our infrastructure and services. It’s accessible from
for our refrigerated container technicians, which reduced the anywhere via a phone or tablet, and is proving a timesaver
number of devices required from four to one. for our people. It’s already helping to inform management
and environmental decisions, and has potential to contribute
to health and safety, emergency response, commercial
decision-making and supply chain analysis.PORT OF NAPIER / ANNUAL REPORT / 23 SIMULATOR TRAINING DRIVES SAFETY AND EFFICIENCY Using our state-of-the-art mobile harbour crane simulator, we extended our simulation-based training to hatchmen this year. As the ‘eyes and ears’ of the crane driver on a ship, the hatchman works in partnership with the driver to ensure the loading and unloading of cargo is done safely and efficiently. Now using advanced technology – multi-display screens, built-in motion, and realistic controls – we can replicate the hatchman environment and give stevedores as much practise as necessary before live operations. We continued to deliver our training programmes for the recruitment and development of crane drivers, both nationally and internationally. Under the guidance of our highly-skilled senior crane drivers, trainees practise challenging real-world operations in complete safety; while businesses reduce the costs of training, save time and keep container operations at peak productivity. TOMORROW’S TECH We’re researching, testing and developing new solutions for our customers, and this year we have been working on several developments that will help us provide more effective storage and handling of bulk cargo products. Future developments will see a focus on solutions that help manage operational peaks, improve efficiency, and provide real-time information on product integrity for customers.
NAPIER PORT / CONNECTING POTENTIAL / 24 Local distributor Oil Intel keeps the wheels of industry turning across Hawke’s Bay, supplying oil products for the machines that do the grunt work across our economy. The nationwide agent for Total Oil, Oil Intel is based in the industrial zone of Whakatu and imports most of its product through Napier Port. It’s a symbiotic relationship, with the oil products also used to keep our machines running smoothly across the port and goods moving across our wharves. But it’s not just the direct connection between the two companies that drives a successful relationship. Products imported by Oil Intel are used throughout our economy, for everything from the cherry pickers across our orchards to the conveyer belts at Wattie’s. You’ll find them up and down the supply chain, powering everything from the chainsaws harvesting logs to the trucks carrying them to our port for export. It’s a network of connections that, together, keep our economy running.
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OUR PEOPLE
He aha te mea nui i te ao? He ta- ngata, he ta- ngata, he ta- ngata.
246 What is the most important thing in the world? It is the people,
permanent staff at
it is the people, it is the people.
30 September 2018
We know where we’re going, and Effective leadership is critical to
18 it’s our people and our culture that
will get us there. We’ve worked hard
achieving our goals, and we’re making
sure that leaders at all levels of our
fixed term and
to make sure that Napier Port is an business are equipped with the
casual staff at
environment where our people can right skills. This year, we engaged a
30 September 2018
thrive; a place where every person can leadership expert to provide one-on-one
find meaningful and challenging work, coaching for all senior managers,
33 people where they are empowered to think and training for those newly promoted
have been with outside the box, and where they can into management roles.
Napier Port for more realise their potential.
This year, we invested in training our
than 20 years
We’re proud to have a resilient, agile people in everything from mental
culture that encourages care, safety and health to media. The new Certificate
7 people innovation. But we’re not stopping there. in Port Operations, developed by the
have been with We’re building on those foundations Port Industry Association and MITO,
Napier Port for more to shape the culture, skills and thinking has seen strong uptake from our
than 40 years we need to achieve our future. operational staff since its launch last
year, and 35 of our people are now
84% men SKILLS FOR THE FUTURE working toward the qualification.
We know that strong, meaningful
The world of work is changing rapidly,
16% women and Napier Port is planning ahead to
relationships with iwi and hapu are
integral to the future growth and
ensure our workforce is future-ready.
success of our region and this year,
32% under 40 We’re working toward a customer-
centric culture with care, collaboration
we began a formal programme
to strengthen our cultural capability.
and leadership at its heart.
68% over 40PORT OF NAPIER / ANNUAL REPORT / 27
All senior managers, along with mechanics and heavy machinery
communications advisors, undertook operators that recognise leadership,
a four-month course in Te Reo commitment, safe work and a team-
and tikanga Ma-ori, building basic centric approach.
language skills and an understanding
We celebrated a number of internal
of Te Ao Ma-ori.
promotions and secondments.
Last year we brought Colin Sellars
NEW FACES AT THE HELM onboard in a Marine Officer role,
providing an opportunity to train as a
We welcomed a number of new faces
pilot while supporting the wider Marine
to our senior management team this
team. This year saw him climb the
year. Todd Dawson stepped into
ladder to qualify as a pilot, with support
the Chief Executive role in January,
and mentoring from our senior pilots.
marking a step change in Napier Port’s
Launchmaster Hayden Moffitt also
leadership, and Logistics expert David
marked a major milestone in his career,
Kriel joined the team as Napier Port’s
becoming a qualified Tugmaster.
new General Manager Commercial.
Rising star Ian Raku Raku stepped up
PROGRESSION PATHWAYS to the Operations Services Manager
role this year, also becoming Napier
Napier Port is committed to creating Port’s fourth graduate of the Chartered
opportunities for our people to broaden Institute of Logistics and Transport’s
their skills, challenge themselves, Leaders for the Future programme, a
and gain qualifications. course aimed at developing leadership
capability in the logistics sector.
This year saw us strengthen training
and progression pathways within our
mooring team. We also introduced
new progression pathways for ourNAPIER PORT / CONNECTING POTENTIAL / 28
BUILDING TOWARD
A BRIGHT FUTURE
We introduced a number of new
positions this year to cater for the
growth and change in our business.
Two Container Terminal Coordinator
roles are improving the efficient COMMITTED
allocation of people, equipment and TO COLLECTIVE
space across our terminal operation. SUCCESS
Additional roles across our Finance,
Port Pack, Marine and Mooring teams Napier Port is committed
are broadening our skill base to sharing our knowledge
and strengthening our capacity. and experience for the benefit
Our Communications team is of our industry, our customers
growing to support a comprehensive and our region. We welcomed a
engagement programme that will range of customers, partners and
connect our people, community industry leaders onsite to share our
and stakeholders as we move approach to operations, safety and GOING THE EXTRA MILE
forward together. culture, and worked in collaboration
with industry regulators Maritime In June this year, Business
A CULTURE TO BE PROUD OF New Zealand and WorkSafe Development Manager Steve Young
New Zealand to develop tools took home the Unsung Hero award
Napier Port undertook a qualitative and initiatives to improve safety at the Hawke’s Bay Export Awards,
survey of our people this year, with across the port sector. recognising his tireless work on
people from across the port taking behalf of exporters across the
Our people travelled nationally and
the time to answer questions on how Hawke’s Bay and Gisborne regions.
internationally to share their expertise
our culture had changed and where Steve’s nomination was supported
and insights at industry forums,
we could improve. The development by Ross Beaton of The Apple Press,
conferences and events. They continue
of our safety culture was seen as who paid tribute to Steve’s dedication
to actively contribute to industry
a fundamental change that had a and willingness to go the extra mile
bodies including the New Zealand
profound impact, along with the change for customers.
Cruise Association, the Port Industry
to a team-based culture. There’s still
Association, Navis Users Group,
room to improve, and the need for
PIANC, and the Chartered Institute
effective, transparent and face-to-face
of Transport and Logistics. This year
communication was a frequent theme.
saw General Manager Culture
Overall, our people said they were
and Community Viv Bull appointed
proud to work for Napier Port, and felt
Deputy Chair of the Hawke’s Bay
that our culture was on the right track.
Chamber of Commerce.PORT OF NAPIER / ANNUAL REPORT / 29
OUR PARTNERS
Napier Port’s work connects us with a diverse range of visited Napier Port to understand more
businesses and organisations locally, nationally, and internationally. about our safety culture and operations,
We approach these relationships from a partnership point of view – putting what they’ve learned into
looking at what insights we can share that might benefit one another. practice and transforming the culture
at their terminals in Suva and Lautoka.
HEALTH AND SAFETY GREAT THINGS Members of our Napier Port team
COLLABORATION GROW HERE™ have visited Fiji Ports three times since
this partnership started, gaining new
Located north of Napier Port This Hawke’s Bay initiative highlights insights into port operations
in Whirinaki, Pan Pac is the largest our region’s success at growing within the Pacific.
exporter of logs, timber and wood pulp great food products, and thriving
products in Hawke’s Bay. With both local businesses. Great Things Grow PARTNERING WITH PORT
Pan Pac and Napier Port operating in Here™ brings Hawke’s Bay businesses USERS ON SAFETY
high-risk environments, we’re working together as brand champions, sharing
together to share safety insights. the stories that make up our region’s We’re working more closely than
Napier Port has welcomed Pan Pac success. Napier Port is a proud brand ever with Napier Port users, as part
staff onsite for port tours, and to champion and helped to develop the of our ‘whole of port’ approach to
demonstrate our safety framework Think Hawke’s Bay campaign, talking health and safety. With any new
in practice. In exchange, we’ve visited with businesses outside the region that safety initiative, we consult, cooperate
the Pan Pac site for a first-hand might be interested in relocating here. and coordinate with other PCBUs
look at their safety culture at work. operating here, gaining their buy-in and
Napier Port is deeply committed CONNECTING WITH strengthening the final result. This was
to forging new territory in the field OUR FIJIAN NEIGHBOURS highlighted through the development
of workplace health and safety; of our new Individual and Company
we welcome business co-collaborators What started as a commercial Safety Protocols, and a Licence to
like Pan Pac. relationship with Fiji Ports Terminals Ltd, Operate contract. These clearly set out
training crane operators in our innovative our health and safety standards, and
crane simulator, has developed into a will help to formalise our engagement
genuine exchange of culture, ideas and with PCBUs where we didn’t have
learning. Fiji Ports senior managers have a direct relationship.NAPIER PORT / CONNECTING POTENTIAL / 30 Port Pack team members Phil Munro and Paul ‘Red’ Hamer don’t have to look far to find a connection to our biggest customer. As skilled forklift operators, they spend their days packing Pan Pac pulp and lumber, ready for export to world markets. And after hours, you’ll find them exploring the mountain bike trails that snake through the Pan Pac forests where those products are grown. It’s not only a great chance to stretch the muscles, but a chance to see the full life cycle of the products they handle.
PORT OF NAPIER / ANNUAL REPORT / 31 THE FULL LIFE CYCLE
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HEALTH & SAFETY
Our people are our greatest strength, so everything we do has health
144 and safety at its heart. Napier Port is proud to have earned a reputation
Mole Map checks as an industry leader in safety and innovation. If there’s a safer way
to deliver for our customers, we’ll find it.
1,460
health and safety SAFETY LEADERSHIP General Manager Culture and
inductions completed SHINES AT NATIONAL Community Viv Bull broke new ground,
AWARDS becoming the first woman to be
311 places Napier Port’s commitment to safety
a finalist for the Health and Safety
Leader of the Year Award. Napier Port
funded on health and was recognised at a national level this was also selected as a finalist for the
safety-related courses year, with the port selected as a finalist Industry Leadership Award, for the
in three categories at the Safeguard transformational effect of our training
50 Awards. The awards are run by and culture development work with
different health WorkSafe and celebrate excellence Fiji Ports Terminals Ltd.
and safety courses in workplace safety.
Napier Port won the IMPAC Best
SERIOUS INJURY
Collaboration Between PCBUs Award
In March, one of our employees
for our proactive approach to managing
experienced a serious injury. This was
shipside safety with our operational
a huge blow to him, his family and our
partners. The award recognised the
wider team. We are doing everything
positive impact of pre-vessel meetings,
we can to support our team member
which bring together all parties working
over the course of his recovery.
a log ship to discuss and agree on
We are also doing everything we can
a plan for the operation. Since the
to learn from this devastating incident
introduction of this initiative, we’ve
to ensure there is no repeat.
seen a 75% reduction in the number
of vehicle-related incidents.PORT OF NAPIER / ANNUAL REPORT / 33
DRIVING SAFETY ENCOURAGING Napier Port continued to support our
A HEALTHY WORKFORCE people through providing onsite health
As part of our drive to make Napier clinics, flu vaccinations, therapeutic
Port a safer place, speed limits were This year brought a new focus on the massage, Mole Map tests, and prostate
reduced to 20 km/h across the port in health of our people, with a series cancer checks for staff. We also
April, with the support of our customers, of awareness and action campaigns provide access to a comprehensive
port users, staff and operational partners. targeting issues such as fatigue, employee assistance programme
hearing loss, and cardiovascular health. and an onsite support person.
DIGITAL SAFETY We continued a comprehensive health
INDUCTIONS LAUNCHED monitoring programme for staff in at- PINKING UP TO
risk roles, ensuring that they can keep PROMOTE RESPECT
Health and safety inductions became on top of their health. At the beginning
more accessible this year, with the of our peak season, all operational staff Napier Port took Pink Shirt Day
development of an online tool that received a season wellness kit that to a new level this year, with our people
enables port users, visitors and encouraged healthy eating, hydration, embracing the campaign’s anti-bullying
contractors to take their induction exercise, relaxation and sleep. message. Pink Shirt Day is a global
anywhere. Since it was launched in campaign that promotes safety and
We also embarked on a comprehensive
April, 1,460 people have completed a respect across schools, workplaces
programme to manage fatigue amongst
Napier Port health and safety induction. and communities. The port team flexed
our workforce, recognising that it is a
their creative muscles, sporting pink
major risk factor amongst shift workers.
PREPARING The programme was kicked off with
garbs of all varieties including wigs,
FOR EMERGENCY sessions from world-renowned fatigue
leg-warmers, tutus, cowboy hats
and even ‘painting’ some of our port
expert Professor Drew Dawson on the
Napier Port’s response team tested their equipment pink (with the use of a little
complexities of fatigue.
mettle in October last year, gathering Photoshop technology).
for a crisis simulation to practise We also focused on wellness and
systems for dealing with an emergency mental health initiatives this year,
situation. It was a great stress test for running interactive campaigns and
our emergency procedures and a strong training our people in how to recognise
assurance that any incident on port signs of mental distress in those
is in good hands. around them and how to help.NAPIER PORT / CONNECTING POTENTIAL / 34
CRUISE
57 Sun-soaked landscapes, unique architecture, a burgeoning food, wine
and culture scene – it’s no wonder that tourists flock to Hawke’s Bay.
cruise ship visits
Every year, Napier Port welcomes RECORD VISITOR
103,000 more cruise tourists than the last. SPENDING
passengers And the 2017-2018 cruise season was
no exception, with 103,000 passengers Passenger spend soared this season,
43,000 and 43,000 crew arriving on our shores. with cruise visitors bringing more than
$23 million* into our local economy.
crew Napier Port works in partnership with
Passengers spent on average $227
our local tourism industry to ensure that
per day while in Hawke’s Bay, enjoying
3 visits our cruise passengers enjoy a great
visitor experience in Hawke’s Bay.
attractions from Cape Kidnappers
by Ovation of the Seas to Tangoio. And with passengers
Together with Hawke’s Bay Tourism,
(348 metres LOA) spending up to an average of $620
Napier i-Site, Nimon’s buses, ID Tours
per day in other centres, there’s plenty
and local tourism businesses, we
$23 million ensure passengers come away
of growth potential ahead.
*Statistics New Zealand
in credit card spending with a visit that’s memorable for all
(Statistics New Zealand) the right reasons.
GIANT LINERS
And it’s working: demand for the CALLING AT NAPIER
3 maiden calls Hawke’s Bay experience is growing,
and cruise lines are booking more Napier Port is now a regular fixture
Napier calls every year. Our tourism on the itinerary of the Ovation of the
industry is flourishing, with new Seas, the largest cruise ship to sail
ventures opening every year and New Zealand waters. The giant liner
enhancing the breadth of our offering called three times over the 2017-2018
as a tourist destination. season, bringing 15,000 tourists into
our region.PORT OF NAPIER / ANNUAL REPORT / 35
GROWING INDUSTRY
The 2018-2019 cruise season is set
to be another record season, with
72 ships scheduled to visit Napier.
With up to 125,000 passengers
exploring all that Hawke’s Bay has
to offer, visitor spend is expected
to top $28 million. We also welcomed
the Majestic Princess for the first time
in October 2018. At 330 metres LOA,
it is the second largest vessel ever
to call at Napier.
PIER PRESSURE
Napier Port has continued its
programme of upgrades to our existing
cruise infrastructure, to support the
growth our tourism sector has ahead
in the near future. But looking further
ahead, our infrastructure needs to be
capable of handling Oasis class ships,
which are around 360 metres LOA.
Building a new wharf will enable us
to bring in more cruise ships, including
the Oasis class liners that are too large
to berth in Napier at the moment.
Photo Credit:
Warren Buckland,
Hawke’s Bay TodayNAPIER PORT / CONNECTING POTENTIAL / 36 From import as a raw material to export as a valuable product, a coil of tin makes a full circle in Hawke’s Bay. Lifted from a ship berthed in Napier Port, a container holding two 10 tonne coils of tin plate is stacked ready for collection from the port’s container terminal. It’s picked up by one of the Tomoana Warehousing Ltd fleet, and trucked to the Tomoana Food Hub – a base of food production on the outskirts of Hastings. Safely delivered to specialist packaging firm Jamestrong, the coil is unloaded and fed into the production line, where it’s transformed into thousands of tin cans. Over the fence at Wattie’s, those cans are filled with New Zealand classics like baked beans and spaghetti or Hawke’s Bay produce like peaches, apricots and asparagus. From here, they’re distributed to stores across New Zealand, fuelling the people who keep our supply chain running. The cans are also packed into shipping containers and trucked back to Napier Port to be loaded back onto a ship, and taken to markets across the world.
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OPERATIONAL
PERFORMANCE
5.1 million Napier Port delivered for our customers this year: handling more cargo,
packing more containers, and setting new benchmarks in efficiency
tonnes of cargo handled
and performance.
266,006 TEU Napier Port celebrated handling
5.1 million tonnes of cargo this year,
MAJOR MILESTONE
FOR PORT PACK
up from 4.7 million tonnes in 2017.
2.2 million It’s a testament to the success of our Napier Port’s onsite packing
tonnes of logs exported customers, who continue to entrust and devanning operation hit a new
us with their cargo, and the growth milestone this year, passing the
35% growth of our region. 50,000 TEU mark. The Port Pack team
were proud to take care of a record
in log exports The throughput of bulk cargo, including
51,126 TEU for our customers this
logs, grew rapidly. Napier Port handled
year, a 6% increase on the record
51,126 TEU 3.1 million tonnes of bulk cargo this
year, a 22% increase on the 2.5 million
48,310 TEU handled last year.
handled through
tonnes handled last year. Port Pack is gearing up for further
Port Pack
growth, with major customers Pan Pac
Overall, our container terminal
Forest Products and Winstone Pulp
13 minute handled 266,006 TEU over the year.
This is slightly down on last year’s
International forecasting significant
average truck turnaround growth in their export operations over
extraordinary result, which was driven
time (peak season) the coming years.
by the temporary closure of CentrePort
due to major earthquake damage.
684 DELIVERING ON TIME
ship calls
Smart systems and planning saw an
average truck turnaround of 13 minutes
23,000+ TEU this year, allowing customers and
of apples exported transport firms to maximise their time
(new record) by planning additional trips.PORT OF NAPIER / ANNUAL REPORT / 39 NEW PRODUCTIVITY RECORDS FOR CONTAINER TERMINAL Napier Port’s container terminal handled 30,263 TEU in its peak month. The terminal also set a new record for vessel throughput on a regular service, with 67 container moves per hour achieved across a 12 hour exchange. EFFICIENCY GAINS IN LOG OPERATION Our log yard is running more efficiently than ever, thanks to an increased turnover of logs. Through working closely with our log exporters, we have been able to turn over 92.6% of logs within four weeks of their arrival on the wharf – up from 84.9% last year. We are also loading more logs per vessel – an average of 14,600 tonnes, up from 13,800 tonnes in 2017. The log vessel CS Celeste also stacked up a new record on 11 March, leaving Napier Port a whopping 39,775 tonnes heavier. A record 36,491 JAS of logs were loaded onto the vessel over five days.
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CHANGING Whether this service will resume again A BUSIER PORT
SHIPPING NETWORK remains to be seen, but with the OC1
service also plying the trade route With more cargo and more
Across the globe, the shipping sector between Napier and Europe, the impact ships arriving at Napier Port, our
remains in a state of continual change. on shipping customers is minimal. infrastructure is facing congestion
This year saw the launch of shipping challenges. This year saw a record
line ONE (Ocean Network Express) VESSEL RECORDS 66% occupancy of the 1 Wharf log
– the result of consolidation amongst hub. Working within a limited space
Japanese lines NYK, Mitsui and K-Line. This year saw the first container ships means that ships often need to be
China COSCO Shipping, the result capable of carrying over 5,500 TEU moved off 1 Wharf or 2 Wharf in order
of a 2016 merger between COSCO arrive at Napier Port. The E.R. to guide larger cruise and container
Group and China Shipping, finalised a Los Angeles, able to carry 5,762 TEU, vessels onto and off berths. This year
takeover of OOCL this year. berthed on 10 December 2017. It saw a record number of such vessel
was followed by the Chicago, able to shifts, peaking at 10% during February
Closer to home, New Zealand has seen
carry 5,752 TEU on 21 January 2018 and March. Our designated anchorage
some significant changes to shipping
and the OOCL Kuala Lumpur, able to points out in the harbour, used by ships
services. Maersk has reshaped its
carry 5,888 TEU, on 12 September waiting to berth, were in use a record
New Zealand routes, discontinuing the
2018. All three vessels had a beam 70% of the time this year.
weekly Northern Star service (Timaru
of 40 metres, making them the widest
– Nelson – Wellington – Napier) in
container ships ever to have berthed at
favour of a new weekly Southern Star
Napier Port. The Jens Maersk also set
service to Southeast Asia, calling at
a record on April 21, when it departed
Tauranga, Napier, Lyttelton and Otago.
Napier Port with a draft of 12.2 metres.
This service begins in late 2018.
Conversely, the weekly Panama Direct Napier Port handled 684 ships
service (Tauranga – Napier – Nelson) overall this year, notching up a record
to Europe and North America was 309 bulk cargo vessels. This includes
downgraded following the peak export 151 log ships, up from the previous
season to a fortnightly call at Tauranga. record of 118 in 2017.You can also read
