Port of Auckland

Port of Auckland
The wharves at night, operating at all times
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Port of Auckland
Location in New Zealand
Native name
Tāmaki Herenga Waka (Māori)
Location
CountryNew Zealand
LocationWaitematā Harbour
Coordinates36°50′38″S 174°46′37″E / 36.843774°S 174.776859°E / -36.843774; 174.776859
UN/LOCODENZAKL
Details
Opened
  • as Auckland Harbour Board (1871)
Operated byAuckland Council
Owned byAuckland Council (100%)
No. of berths17
No. of wharfs8
Draft depth13.0 metres (42.7 ft)
Employees
  • 770 (direct)
  • 3,000 (contractors and others)
Statistics
Vessel arrivals1,200
Annual cargo tonnage2,000,000 (excluding Ro-Ro)
Annual container volume845,000 TEU
Passenger traffic335,000 (cruise)
Annual cruise ship visits130
Annual Cars208,000 (Ro-Ro)
Website
poal.co.nz

Port of Auckland Limited (POAL), the successor to the Auckland Harbour Board, is the Auckland Council-owned company administering Auckland's commercial freight and cruise ship harbour facilities. As the company operates all of the associated facilities in the Greater Auckland area (excluding the ferry terminals and local marinas for recreational yachting), this article is about both the current company and the ports of Auckland themselves.