OUR FUTURE STARTS IN LYTTELTON - ANNUAL REVIEW 2018 - Lyttelton Port Company
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LYTTELTON PORT SET TO MEET CANTERBURY’S FREIGHT DEMANDS FOR THE NEXT 30 YEARS Securing the future of Canterbury’s importers and exporters is our top priority. We are achieving this with two major developments progressing this year - the Channel Deepening Project and reclamation of land at Te Awaparahi Bay. MAJOR MILESTONES ACHIEVED AND CONTINUED GROWTH 30 The granting of two resource are creating a great future for our Devlin as our new Chair. Also, a huge consents – for the Channel Deepening Port, so all our customers can have thanks to all our staff who every day Project and reclamation of land at confidence their cargo requirements contribute to the Port’s success. Te Awaparahi Bay – was a major will continue to be met. The cargo that milestone for Lyttelton Port Company comes through our Port is diverse, In this Annual Review we highlight two (LPC) this year. The resource consents with customers from the fishing, grain, exporters and two importers who allow dredging of the Harbour fertiliser, gypsum, cement, imported regularly use Lyttelton Port as an We are the largest port in the South navigation channel to deepen, widen vehicles and coal export sectors. international gateway for trade. Island and the country’s second and extend it, while the land We are focused on continually We thank all our customers for their largest export port. As the region’s reclamation will allow us to expand improving our service for all of them, commitment to Lyttelton Port, YEARS international trade gateway, Lyttelton our Container Terminal. as well as containerised cargo. MidlandPort and CityDepot, Port facilitates $4.67 billion of exports particularly the shipping companies and $4.84 billion of imports each year. These two major developments are In the past year we have achieved and shipping lines who call at the Port. crucial for the Port to grow record container volume and strong Canterbury’s trade. They will also export and import growth. This has led SRS New Zealand Limited sends allow us to service Canterbury freight to a 5.7% increase in containers, with timber to more than 11 countries, while Our purpose is simple: we exist to volumes, which are forecast to double 424,560 Twenty Foot Equivalent Units Luisetti Seeds have been sending their facilitate trade in Canterbury and the in the next 15 years. (TEUs) flowing through the Port products internationally from Lyttelton South Island and in doing so we help compared to 401,711 in the previous for more than 80 years. the region to enjoy the benefits of The Channel Deepening Project will year. Container volume would have great trade connections to the rest of allow larger container ships, which been even higher but industrial action Coffee Culture imports all its soy the world. have virtually doubled in size during in March and April reduced TEUs by milk through our Port, while The the last 10 years, to call at Lyttelton. about 10,000. Warehouse Group imports so many The reclamation of 24 hectares, items that we use everyday. including construction of a new 700 This year we farewell Trevor Burt. metre container wharf at Te Awaparahi Trevor has been a Director of LPC for In fact, you may be surprised to find Bay, is a key part of our long term 10 years and has spent the last five that for many people in Canterbury, plan to move Container Terminal years as our Chair. He has been at the and across the world, their day started operations to the east, away from helm of the Port in some of our most in Lyttelton. the local community. turbulent and exciting times; from seeing the Port through the These are significant commitments Canterbury earthquakes to the that are part of our major investment granting of our resource consents. Front cover – One of the world’s largest dredges the Fairway programme which encompasses about We thank him for his contribution to Peter Davie arriving at Lyttelton Port. 20 large projects. These developments our success and we welcome Margaret Chief Executive 2 3
11 Export feature SRS New Zealand (SRS) COUNTRIES Receive exported timber from SRS through Lyttelton Port Company. THEIR DAY STARTED SRS pinus radiata is used every day in workshops worldwide. IN LYTTELTON “LPC is the critical gateway to the rest of the SRS New Zealand Ltd own a state-of-the art technologically advanced sawmill at Rolleston. world for our timber. SRS exports in excess It specialises in milling pinus radiata to produce kiln dried timber for export, predominately to Asia-based of 40,000m3 of kiln dried timber annually, all furniture manufacturing customers. containerised and handled by LPC.” Paul Gillett, CEO, SRS New Zealand Ltd 4 5
HERE IS WHAT WE SEE AS THE CHARTING OUR COMPONENTS OF CHARTING OUR SUSTAINABLE COURSE SUSTAINABLE COURSE Economic Prosperity Through Trade Competitive Business • Great connectivity to the South Island and global markets • Deliver operational excellence • Profitable and financially sustainable Effective Workforce • Ensure workers get home safe every day • Attract and maintain a talented and productive work force • Provide an attractive work environment Infrastructure to Meet Demand • Optimise the use of land and our infrastructure assets • Deliver infrastructure to meet capacity needs in a timely way Connecting With Communities Being a Good Neighbour • Develop processes for identifying and responding to community interests and issues • Ensure we proactively consider implications for the community in planning operations and future development of the Port Iwi Relationships • Value and respect Mana Whenua / Mana Moana • Partner in Whaka-Ora Healthy Harbour initiatives Support our Communities • Deliver on community aspirations for waterfront access • Invest in local communities through sponsorships We are working to integrate sustainability throughout • Continue our plan to move Port operations east, away from the residential area to every aspect of our business - this includes operational create improved access to Lyttelton Harbour / Whakaraupō processes and culture. To us a sustainable port means three things: Sustaining A Healthy Environment Our Footprint Economic prosperity through trade • Measure and minimise our environmental footprint • Influence our supply chain toward sustainability Connecting with communities Climate Action Sustaining a healthy environment • Protect against potential impacts of climate change • Ensure energy efficiency in all aspects of Port operations and development We are embarking on a journey to achieve a balance between Environmental Management these three areas. Throughout this Annual Review you will • Comprehensive Environmental Management Systems that support continuous read more about some of the work we are doing to achieve a improvement in operational performance and future development sustainable balance across our business. • Grow our scientific understanding of the Lyttelton Harbour / Whakaraupō environment by establishing partnerships with leading research organisations, and conducting our own independent investigations 6 7
Financial sustainability is critical to our business, but this is just one part of the balanced sustainability equation. Our Port is vital to sustaining economic LPC FINANCIALLY SECURE activity in the South Island, Canterbury and Christchurch. We need to grow our services to meet increasing freight demands, so we are future-proofing our Port. We have AND GROWING invested in 20 major development projects to ensure we provide the South Island’s best facilities for exporters and importers. 2018 2017 This is a great opportunity for the Port, the community and the natural environment to all do well. Revenue Revenue $122.2m $114.4m We understand that a connected community and a healthy Harbour feed back into our financial success. Net Profit After Tax Net Profit After Tax $12.2m $14.4m Our busy Container Terminal. Dividend Dividend $7.2m $8.0m Shareholders’ Equity Shareholders’ Equity $482.3m $478.4m ECONOMIC PROSPERITY * The dividend is declared based on the full year result to 30 June of each year. The dividends are paid in cash as an interim amount in April of the relevant financial year and the remainder is paid in October following the end of the financial year. 8 THROUGH TR DE 9
Competitive Business Chris Dann, Partner at Anthony Harper at City Depot. Infrastructure To Meet Demand The Fairway dredging the Lyttelton channel. The firm has worked with the Port for more than 25 years. LYTTELTON PORT – FUTURE PROOFING THE PORT - THE LIFEBLOOD OF CHANNEL DEEPENING CANTERBURY Chris Dann, internationally ranked We are proud of our involvement in A number of our clients and contacts One of the world’s largest dredges, the The project represents an investment In anticipation of the channel transport Partner at national law new infrastructure developments at have expressed excitement personally Fairway, arrived in Lyttelton in August in the future viability of the Port, and deepening, we have implemented the firm Anthony Harper, says the Port’s the Port which will further aid the and professionally at the opportunities this year to commence the Channel our ability to continue to attract major largest environmental monitoring economic impact on the region cannot region’s growth. For instance, LPC’s afforded by the new Te Ana Marina and Deepening Project. international shipping lines and programme ever undertaken for a be underestimated. MidlandPort development in the landside developments planned accommodate larger cargo ships. New Zealand dredging project. Rolleston continues to receive and already underway. The initial work will occur in stages Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and increased volumes. Many of our clients and take approximately 12 weeks to The channel deepening will provide Our Harbour Watch website provides manufacturing underpin much of the have taken advantage of the improved Chris Dann complete. In the first stage the Canterbury’s importers and exporters real-time data as part of the economic activity in our region and freight efficiency, decreased travel existing shipping channel is being the best possible and most-cost company’s water-quality monitoring throughout the South Island. Each of times and lower costs. lengthened by approximately 2.5 km, effective international shipping project, www.lpcharbourwatch.co.nz. those sectors and many others widened by 20 metres and deepened solutions. critically depend on the import of raw The Port has regenerated economic by up to 2 metres. The dredged materials and the export of finished interest in the Rolleston area, through sediment will be relocated to a With a 50 per cent forecast in trade products through the Port. new warehouses and a distribution designated 2.5 x 5 km spoil ground growth through Lyttelton, it is centre. LPC’s MidlandPort was a located approximately 5 km off Godley important this dredging project The work we do for clients in these major part of the early development Head. Future stages will allow occurs – not just for the Port but for industries and the work we do for the of IPort, a 122 hectare business and unrestricted sailing for 14.5 metre the Canterbury and wider Port itself emphasises to us that their logistics park. draught vessels across all tides. New Zealand economy. success is in many ways tied to a resilient and successful Port. The construction of the custom-built Cruise Ship Berth started in July. It will give the tourism industry a shot in the arm, bringing a massive influx of people to Christchurch which will benefit retail and hospitality sectors. 10 11
Great Connectivity To The South Island And Global Markets From our Container Terminal goods are exported all over the globe. Infrastructure To Meet Demand Construction has commenced on the Cruise Ship Berth. COMPREHENSIVE NEW ZEALAND’S FIRST SHIPPING SERVICES EVER CUSTOM BUILT CRUISE SHIP FACILITY Having a diverse range of shipping ships will call in New Zealand and the Ensuring we have the facilities to In July construction started on the We have worked with designers, “This is a key piece of infrastructure lines calling at Lyttelton Port is an dredging programme gives certainty service bigger ships means our Port’s new Cruise Berth. It is engineers and marine mammal which will support not only tourism in essential part of providing a Lyttelton Port is a major player. customers don’t have to pay for feeder New Zealand’s first ever custom-built experts to develop a cruise facility that our region, but will ultimately also competitive service for Canterbury’s services. We are well placed to act as cruise ship facility. reduces effects on marine mammals. contribute to the local, regional and importers and exporters. Currently 14 Container vessels currently visiting the South Island’s primary freight hub. national economy,” Mr Turner said. container shipping lines and eight Lyttelton commonly carry 4,500-5,000 Set to open for the 2020/2021 summer To manage any other effects, we will shipping services provide direct Twenty foot equivalent units (TEUs), cruise season, this new berth will also implement New Zealand’s most Mr Turner also acknowledged the way connections all over the globe from and that will increase to 5,500-6,500 accommodate all sizes of liners from comprehensive marine piling we had shown a commitment to Lyttelton. Because of these TEUs with larger vessels. “However, around the world. This includes the management and monitoring communicating with the community comprehensive shipping services we it is quite conceivable that with the world’s largest cruise ship which is programme. about construction noise. have unmatched access to worldwide dredging of the channel vessels 362 metres long and carries more markets for South Island exporters. carrying 8,000-9,000 TEUs will be able than 8,000 passengers and crew. The Cruise Berth was redesigned in to call at Lyttelton,” Mark says. recent months to reduce underwater The commencement of our Channel Building the Cruise Berth is part of noise levels during piling. Deepening Project has been welcomed Mike Knowles, Chair of the our long term plan to ensure a resilient by the Shipping Industry. New Zealand Shippers Council, says Port that efficiently services the Deputy Mayor and Councillor for Lyttelton is the major port in the South region’s needs for the future. Banks Peninsula Andrew Turner says Chairman of the International Island and it is essential it gears up to he is very pleased that construction on Container Lines Committee, which accommodate the larger ships that The welfare of Hector’s dolphins, the Cruise Berth is underway. represents most major container want to come here. “It will allow the present in Lyttelton Harbour, has been carriers calling at New Zealand, Mark Port to remain competitive for a major priority when considering the Scott, says it is vital Lyttelton has the international shipping lines,” construction methods for the new capacity for larger ships. Mark says Mike says. Cruise Berth. that shipping companies are making decisions now on where these large 12 13
Great Connectivity To The South Island And Global Markets Ravensdown product being unloaded at Lyttelton Port. Infrastructure To Meet Demand MidlandPort - located at Rolleston offering customers direct access to international markets through the 14 shipping lines and eight shipping services that call at WIDE RANGE OF MIDLAND PORT – Lyttelton Port. CUSTOMERS USING REDUCING CARBON LYTTELTON PORT EMISSIONS Important trade that comes through five per cent of the products we import MidlandPort, providing the first rail With sustainability becoming an Establishing MidlandPort reflects Lyttelton is break bulk and dry bulk. into New Zealand come via Lyttelton connection for container freight increasing focus for many businesses, our commitment to supporting the Break bulk is a combination of trades Port. The Canterbury and South Island between Rolleston and Lyttelton, MidlandPort offers efficient logistics to Greater Transport Statement (GTS). which are loaded individually, not regions are of great importance to continues to go from strength to help our customers meet ambitious containerised or loaded in bulk, both Ravensdown and New Zealand, strength as it services increasing carbon reduction goals. Key transport players in Canterbury for example log exports, while dry contributing significantly to production from Canterbury’s joined together to produce the GTS, bulk trade is the importation of bulk New Zealand’s economy. It’s critical heartland. Customer and container numbers are to resolve significant and challenging dry goods such as fertiliser, gypsum we have a port that provides the steadily growing and a third train transport issues facing the region, and grain. services that allow us to meet the MidlandPort’s train service takes 700 service between Rolleston and the post-earthquake, and identify future needs of our shareholders.” truck trips off the road route each Port will start soon. opportunities. One of our key dry bulk customers is week, producing cost efficiencies and Ravensdown. Established in 1977, Ravensdown share our vision of reducing carbon emissions. It also Our most recent customer is We are committed to delivering the Ravensdown is a 100 per cent farmer becoming a sustainable organisation provides Canterbury exporters with Canterbury’s largest warehousing and best possible transport and logistics owned co-operative which with their CEO Greg Campbell unmatched access to worldwide logistics operator, MOVE Logistics. solutions for the people and manufactures, imports and distributes recently saying that the company markets through the extensive We are also pleased to welcome businesses of Canterbury. fertiliser products and other farm is determined to help - and is uniquely shipping services available at container freight from leading inputs throughout New Zealand. capable of helping - farmers manage Lyttelton Port. exporters such as ANZCO, The Products like these have been their nutrients and encourage good Warehouse Group, Synlait Milk, and imported through Lyttelton Port for farming practice. Talley’s Group. more than 90 years. Ant Boyles, National Logistics Manager for Ravensdown says “Twenty 14 15
Operational Excellence NZ Express Transport truck driver Sammie Fraser uses our new Vehicle Booking System to save time when she Ensure Workers Get Home Safe Every Day A cleaning agent being sprayed on a straddle. arrives at our CityDepot. VEHICLE BOOKING SYSTEM A SAFETY CONSCIOUS IMPROVES CUSTOMER CULTURE SERVICE An important commitment made by significantly reduces the number of With the introduction of the VBS at We know that port environments are Our Health and Safety and Operations Washing straddle carriers is a critical LPC to support the Greater trucks on the road route with the Port, CityDepot, the traffic congestion that complex and high-risk operations and teams have been working closely part of our operations and Christchurch Transport Statement and CityDepot’s VBS are tangible sometimes occurred has ended. that is why we are committed to a safety together to focus on addressing these. infrastructure maintenance. We now Freight Action Plan was the examples of how the Company is This has improved the travel conscious culture, ensuring everyone use a chemical that does not require introduction of a Vehicle Booking helping eliminate congestion on city experience in the area. The VBS goes home safe each day. Two of the important steps taken to mixing, eliminating the handling risk. System (VBS). The Company delivered roads and supporting an efficient implementation has been seamless address risks in these areas in our on this promise with the transport network. with excellent feedback from trucking We have a strong focus on Container Terminal have been the We have purchased a new foaming implementation this year of a VBS at companies who find it saves them understanding critical risks and replacement of ladders with safe machine which significantly reduces the Woolston Inland Port, CityDepot. The VBS will soon be extended to the significant time and makes their ensuring health and safety processes built-for-purpose access platforms for splashback on staff and they are By booking an arrival time slot online, Container Terminal at Lyttelton Port. operational planning easier. are embedded across the business. It is Working at Heights in the Mechanical equipped with top-of-the-line trucking companies now avoid queuing Seasonal peak volumes and variable important that all staff and Port users Workshop, as well as the introduction of chemically rated goggles with attached when they reach CityDepot, saving time vessel arrivals place significant Introduction of a VBS at all our sites is understand the critical risks in our a new straddle washing operation to face shields. Having cleaner straddles and costs. pressure on the available space for part of our focus on continually operations and are aware of how to make it safer, more efficient and has made this machinery safer for our containers in the Terminal and this can improving services for customers. manage these safely. effective. The introduction of safe zones staff to maintain and repair. The establishment of the new Inland increase the time it takes for trucks to has reduced the Man Vs Machine Port at Rolleston, MidlandPort, collect and deliver containers. The VBS The two most significant critical risks in critical risk. providing the first container freight rail will resolve this by smoothing out our operations are Working at Heights route to Lyttelton, was another demand and ensuring efficient and and Man vs Machine collisions. commitment made by LPC to support reliable container turnaround times. the Greater Transport Statement. The combination of MidlandPort, which These are Lyttelton Port’s critical risks 16 17
Deliver Operational Excellence Some of our new diesel-electric straddles which were assembled at the Port. Effective Workforce Environmental Advisor Crystal Lenky and Cargo Handler Shaun McSoriley. COMMITTED ATTRACTING STAFF TALENTED STAFF Port Operations continue to invest in The backbone of our operation is our We attract great staff - they challenge of driving the straddles - So when the role for an LPC state-of-the-art infrastructure to team of committed staff, who work in sometimes stay with us their entire I like to keep stretching myself and the Environmental Advisor was advertised, enhance efficiency and customer all weather 24/7 to bring in vessels, career. Those who have been with us work here keeps me growing and I thought there were a number of service. Our new $12.5m Liebherr load and unload them and keep 30 years or more include engineers, learning. The boys were right - the parallels to the NCTIR work - and that crane is now operational, supporting imports and exports flowing through administration staff and many front Port and me are a perfect fit.” it would be an exciting step to join LPC more frequent two container berth our Port. They help make our region’s line employees. A couple of more and put my skills and knowledge to operations, which allows us to load and day “start in Lyttelton”. recent recruits shared why they Crystal Lenky positive use.” unload container vessels faster and joined LPC. Environmental Advisor more effectively. Crystal says she became interested in Shaun McSoriley LPC while working on a tender to Our eight new diesel-electric straddles LPC Cargo Handler submit to the Company. have recently arrived and a new tug Shaun says his friends convinced him will be delivered early next year. the Port is a great place to work and “It was through assisting on that tender, We achieved record container volume, that was one of the main reasons he in my previous job, that I learnt about a solid annual growth rate and we chose to join as a Cargo Handler. LPC’s development projects and the were ahead of budget for all our major Company’s partnership in the Whaka- trades. Our focus remains on “I used to be an owner operator of a Ora Healthy Harbour Plan. continuous improvement in customer business, based in Woolston, beside My background is in the marine service and future proofing our LPC’s CityDepot. Some of the boys sciences, and in my last job I had been operations to meet Canterbury’s there were good mates and they told supporting the North Canterbury increasing freight demands. me a job at the Port would be right up Transport Infrastructure Recovery my alley. I’d been in logistics all my life (NCTIR) programme in delivering the and becoming a Cargo Handler was a Kaikoura earthquake rebuild in a great next step. I really enjoy the sensitive marine environment. 18 19
Import feature The Warehouse Group CONTAINERS Are moved through the Port for THEIR DAY STARTED The scooter Juliette is riding was in one of the 3000 containers The Warehouse Group imports through Lyttelton Port. For Juliette and Katie, scootering on The Warehouse Group each year. the new promenade at Te Ana Marina, their day really did start in Lyttelton. IN LYTTELTON “The Warehouse Group partners with Lyttelton Port The Warehouse Group has a turnover of 2.9 billion and comprises 251 stores under The Warehouse, Warehouse Company to move over 3000 containers per year. Stationery, Noel Leeming and Torpedo7 brands. The Group employs over 12,000 people and has a strong commitment to The seaport’s proximity to the rail connection with the New Zealand community and environment. Its first store The Warehouse Group’s Rolleston Distribution Centre was founded in 1982 by Sir Stephen Tindall. The Rolleston Distribution Centre services customers who buy goods from ensures good speed-to-customer and environmental The Warehouse and Warehouse Stationery brands. efficiencies. The option of rail means we minimise road congestion issues and we are also reducing our carbon footprint.” Chris Foord, Chief Logistics Officer, The Warehouse Group 20 21
To us, being a good neighbour means finding ways to understand and respond to community interests and issues. It also means considering the community in our plans for the future. We support our community in many ways, from local sponsorships to improved access to the Harbour. We are proud to be part of the Whaka-Ora / Healthy Harbour partnership and it was an honour to receive the ceremonial copy of the Whaka-Ora plan in a special handover at our new head office, Waterfront House, recently. We provide free monthly Port tours on the Black Cat, while our Port Talk Lyttelton Information Centre is part of our committed presence in Lyttelton. It has this year been enlarged and redeveloped to provide an even better facility for community engagement. People boarding the Black Cat for our free Port tours. Healthy Harbour The handover of the Whaka-Ora Healthy Harbour Plan from Te Hapū o Ngāti Wheke to LPC in July – Deputy Mayor Andrew Turner, PARTNER IN WHAKA-ORA Yvette Couch Lewis and LPC Chief Executive Peter Davie. HEALTHY HARBOUR INITIATIVES Whaka-Ora Healthy Harbour is an Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu, Christchurch We are helping address these issues aspirational plan that provides City Council, under the Lyttelton Port by developing practical restoration guidance and actions to restore the Recovery Plan, to create a catchment projects, research projects, ecological and cultural health of management plan which will restore monitoring programmes, and Whakaraupō/Lyttelton Harbour as Whakaraupō/Lyttelton Harbour to education initiatives. Whaka-Ora has mahinga kai. Mahinga kai refers to mahinga kai. already developed a programme Ngāi Tahu interests in traditional supporting Lyttelton Primary School food and other natural resources The Whaka-Ora partnership focuses and Diamond Harbour School and the places where those resources on key areas where action needs to students to learn about biodiversity are obtained. be taken so we can restore our in the Harbour. environment. Whaka-Ora has a Launched in March 2018, the plan is strong focus on erosion and For more information visit the result of a commitment made by sedimentation, pollution, terrestrial lpchealthyharbour.org.nz. Lyttelton Port Company, Environment indigenous biodiversity, and marine Canterbury, Te Hapū o Ngāti Wheke, indigenous biodiversity. 22 23
Te Ana Marina berth holder and yacht owner Viki Moore Support Our Communities Lyttelton’s Festival of Lights fireworks display sponsored by LPC. Being A Good Neighbour is the President of the Little Ship Club of Canterbury, a Board member of Yachting New Zealand and avid COMMUNITY TE ANA MARINA sailing blogger. She is on board her boat in front of The Woolstore. CONNECTIONS A WELCOME ADDITION TO LYTTELTON The Port has been at the heart of Our sponsorships include the Maia We are increasingly connected with Te Ana Marina is our first step towards “From a boat owner’s perspective, the Lyttelton for more than 160 years and Health Foundation which is fundraising local schools and this year provided regenerating the Inner Harbour as a facilities we’ve had for the last 18 years has developed strong connections with for facilities to enhance children’s stay our Information Centre for the vibrant community-focused have been substandard and I believe the Harbour Basin and more recently in Christchurch Hospital and extend the Lyttelton Primary School to stage an destination, with direct connections this hampered the growth of yachting Rolleston, with the opening of helipad on the roof of the facility. We exhibition of its pupils’ art. to the Lyttelton township. in Canterbury. The Te Ana Marina MidlandPort. also provide support for youth netball development is encouraging the wider and rugby teams in both Lyttelton and We are also committed to restoring the Te Ana Marina has proven very popular boating community to visit We support the areas in which we Rolleston, the Lyttelton Seafarers’ ecological and cultural health of the with boaties, with nearly all of the 170 Christchurch and enjoy the Banks operate with a wide range of Centre and the annual fireworks Harbour and surrounding areas with walk-on berths occupied. The recent Peninsula area. sponsorships, including child and display in Lyttelton’s Festival of Lights. sponsorships that include the Banks commercial refurbishment of The youth sporting developments, and Peninsula Conservation Trust, the Woolstore will cater to a mix of “The Woolstore will be a brilliant public initiatives that assist Christchurch and Quail Island Ecological Restoration commercial and retail tenants with space that we’ve never had before. Canterbury economic growth. Trust and our partnership in the 720m2 of space available to be leased. It’s going to be a great community Whaka-Ora Healthy Harbour initiative. asset and something that we can all be Viki Moore says, “Lyttelton has a proud of, not just sailors, but the vibrant maritime past and it’s nice to people of Lyttelton and wider see the Te Ana Marina incorporate the Canterbury region.” historical fabric of the area. Some of the landscaping around Te Ana Marina includes sections of old timber piles and exposed rail lines, which really adds local character. 24 25
8 Export feature Luisetti Seeds DECADES Luisetti Seeds has been exporting through Lyttelton Port Company. THEIR DAY STARTED A white clover flower grown by Luisetti Seeds. IN LYTTELTON “We enjoy the benefits of having a local Luisetti Seeds is a family owned and operated company located in Rangiora and Ashburton on the Canterbury South Island port with international reach at plains of the South Island. The business was established in 1932. our finger tips. Having Lyttelton Port Company as a partner is an important ingredient to ensure we maximise the fastest transit of our locally produced crops being sent to global destinations around the world.” Jon Bond, Commercial Manager, Luisetti Seeds 26 27
Over the past few years the environmental management of Port and Harbour operations has received greater focus, as we work proactively to ensure our operations do not adversely impact our environment. We know we have more work ahead of us and we are up for the challenge. We are investing in scientific research and monitoring programmes that help us better understand water quality, marine ecology and particularly the endangered Hector’s dolphins that live in our waters. By growing our knowledge of the Harbour we can work to minimise the effects of our operations. Other parts of our environmental strategy include energy efficiency measures, baseline environmental measurements and ecological restoration projects. As a Council-owned entity, we are also working to support the Christchurch City Council’s six strategic priorities, which include climate change leadership and improving waterways. Our two tug boats in the Inner Harbour. Environmental Management Cawthron Institute Researcher Dr Deanna Clement (middle), is studying the distribution patterns of Hector’s dolphins in the Harbour. WORKING WITH EXPERTS TO LEARN ABOUT MARINE MAMMALS We are proud to be working with some Dr Matt Pine, a published marine Darran Humpheson, an underwater of New Zealand’s top experts to learn acoustician, spends much of his time acoustic specialist from AECOM, is more about marine mammal habitats travelling the world investigating using information about the Harbour to underwater. effects of underwater noise on a range predict the level of underwater noise of marine mammals – from the our development projects, such as Dr Deanna Clement, a published Yangtze finless porpoise to the construction of the Cruise Berth researcher with the Cawthron Hector’s dolphin. Dr Pine is helping may cause. Institute, is focusing on the distribution us with underwater acoustic patterns of Hector’s dolphins, how they measurements and is making sense of This great team of experts is use the Harbour and behave around the massive amount of data the ensuring we better understand our developmental projects. instruments collect. the potential effects our projects may have on marine mammals. They are also helping us design an underwater acoustic monitoring programme, interpret data, write marine mammal management plans and train contractors in spotting marine mammals. 28 29
Our Footprint Jeremy Sutherland is working on ways to ensure our tyres last longer, which will help reduce our waste. Environmental Management Cawthron Institute marine ecologists have spent countless hours underwater, recording data on the Harbour’s sea life. OUR ENERGY, WASTE AND SECURING BASELINE WATER BASELINE DATA TO MONITOR FOOTPRINT SEA LIFE We have completed a baseline We monitor each tyre to record “Tyre management is a priority for us, Cawthron Institute marine ecologists assessment of LPC’s environmental its wear and performance rate. as well as finding ways we can reach have been undertaking a major Ross said a study over multiyear time footprint across energy, waste and Our processes have led to an our targets to ensure tyres are being investigation to ensure we have periods is unusual in New Zealand and water. This information will enable us increased lifespan for each tyre. used in the most efficient way to gain essential baseline data to enable us to credits LPC for our commitment to this to set relevant sustainability targets the full life out of them,” says Jeremy. monitor the health of the Harbour’s type of investment in the environment. and will underpin the development of Five years ago, we averaged about sea life. our sustainability strategy. We invested 4,000 hours of operation per tyre “We understand it is our responsibility time into ensuring we have a good before replacing them. We are proud Our team has spent countless hours to keep the Harbour healthy, so we understanding of our emissions, waste to say that due to new and ongoing underwater surveying sea life, and are working with the best scientists streams and water use across all of processes in place, our tyre lifespan have come back with positive results. and researchers to help us better The Harbour’s sea life is in good understand this environment. our business and we look forward to has doubled. health - with everything from snails, The surveys commissioned by using this as a foundation to minimise to mussels and algae - all seen in Lyttelton Port will be the most our footprint over time. LPC Planning and Performance the Harbour. comprehensive sub-tidal ecological Supervisor Jeremy Sutherland says study along this stretch of coastline.” One of our areas of focus is on the lifespan has increased on tyres Cawthron Institute Environmental increasing the life span of our tyres. on our vehicles right across the Scientist Ross Sneddon said, that in “Fifty years hence, this baseline data The wear and tear on machinery tyres Port including our forklifts, loaders, particular green-lipped mussels were will be extremely valuable in impacts the amount of waste we and straddles. thriving and “in some places they are understanding changes to the coastal produce, and is a key reason why so dense you can’t get a finger environment and its ecological we need to ensure our tyres have a between them.” resources,” says Ross. longer lifespan. 30 31
INTERNATIONAL TRADE GATEWAY More container growth – 5.7% Both imports and exports increased Increase in motor vehicles with increase in containers, with significantly. Imports rose from $4.1 60,789 arriving, compared to 424,560 TEUs flowing through the billion to $4.67 billion, while exports 55,488 the previous year. Port compared to 401,711 in the were $4.84 billion compared to $4.7 previous year. billion the previous year. Environmental Management Emma Percy and Maree Burnett from the Banks Peninsula Conservation Trust (BPCT) working with Felicity Blackmore former LPC staff member and TRANSITION OF PORT Kate Whyte BPCT Trust Board Member to transform the Port Saddle into native bush. LAND TO NATIVE BUSH Bulk fuels imports remained Log exports were 431,291 Our position as the gateway for steady at 1.13 million tonnes. tonnes compared to 490,000 the South Island trade consolidated. The Port Saddle Restoration is an To date, the project has involved our BPCT Manager Maree Burnett said previous 12 months. ecological project that is aiming to staff, the community, and a range of that the Port Saddle will ultimately be transition 17 hectares of Port land volunteer teams as well as part of a network of regenerating bush above Lyttelton, into thriving native Enviroschools classes from Lyttelton that will provide a wildlife corridor bush. We are working towards and Heathcote schools. Together, we from the Peninsula, into the city and improving native biodiversity by ridding have completed the second stage of a right across to the alps. the area of weeds and pests, and habitat-regenerating planting project, planting native trees. which was a fantastic opportunity for “I love that this is in our backyard and the Enviroschools to use the Port that the emphasis is going from exotics The Port Saddle restoration is a way Saddle as an outdoor classroom. to natives, which is great for the bird that we can give back to the life. I love being able to hear bellbirds community, by providing an area for The youngsters joined a group of our around the town and I’ve been seeing Lyttelton locals to enjoy, that will employees and Banks Peninsula more and more kereru,” she said. flourish for future generations. Conservation Trust (BPCT) volunteers, to help plant trees around the biking Our goal is for the Port Saddle area to and walking tracks in the area. be used for ecological restoration, recreation and environmental education. 32 33
19 Import feature Coffee Culture COFFEE CULTURE CAFES Locally owned in communities HIS DAY STARTED Owner of Coffee Culture at Rolleston and Lincoln, Kris Partridge, serves the best products from around throughout New Zealand. the world, delivered through the Port. IN LYTTELTON “We scour the world looking for through the Port of Lyttelton. Coffee Culture first opened its doors in 1996. More than two decades later, Coffee Culture continues to provide New the healthiest, best quality Watching the ships come down Zealand with delicious coffee. There are now stores all over Christchurch, in Timaru, Dunedin and Hamilton. Each store products to delight our the Harbour and knowing is owned and operated by people who share a passion for customers. The original Bonsoy, thousands are about to serving great coffee in great places. from Japan, is Australasia’s most experience the smoothest soy popular soy milk for baristas. combined with Canterbury’s best Through our wholesale business loved, locally roasted espresso Coffee Partners, we bring in the coffee, is a real buzz.” entire New Zealand supply Mike King, Director Coffee Culture & Coffee Partners 34 35
Registered Office Lyttelton Port Company Waterfront House 37-39 Gladstone Quay, Lyttelton 8082 Christchurch, New Zealand Telephone: (03) 328 8198 Email: enquiries@lpc.co.nz www.lpc.co.nz 36
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