News / Tauranga-Maersk-Kotahi tie-up changing the logistics landscape in New Zealand

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The innovate joint-venture signed last year between New Zealand’s largest shipper and its emerging export port of Tauranga is beginning to redraw the country’s supply chain landscape.

Half-year results posted in the last few days from Tauranga and Ports of Auckland show Tauranga is rapidly catching up with the nation’s traditional container gateway following last year’s three-way deal with Maersk and Kotahi Logistics, a joint venture between the country’s largest shippers – dairy exporter Fonterra and meat producer Silver Fern Farms.

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