Making trade easy

Port Taranaki is an important economic and supply chain asset for Taranaki and beyond – connecting our key regional industries with the world.

We pride ourselves on our ability to respond quickly and adapt to changes in market conditions and customer requirements – attributes that are helping us realise our vision to be The Pride of Taranaki.

9

Berths

Fully serviced for bulk products (liquids and dry) and project cargo

3m+

Cargo

Annual export and import tonnage

929

Jobs

Estimated jobs supported by the port and the activities associated with it in 2020-21

$8m

Dividends

Paid annually to community via sole shareholder Taranaki Regional Council

$28m

Value

Port operations estimated to generate in value added (GDP) in 2020-21

What’s happening at Port Taranaki.

New navigation lighting to help vessels arrive in port safely
Published: 1 December 2025

An upgrade of the navigation system that helps guide vessels into the Port Taranaki harbour will improve safety for commercial vessels and recreational users.

New log yard eases storage demand surge
Published: 19 November 2025

An industry-wide forum to understand how Port Taranaki can better help the export log sector has had immediate results, with a new log yard developed that will keep the supply…

A Day in the Life – Willie Southorn
Published: 12 November 2025

If anything’s likely to make you reconsider your career choice, then clambering up an external ladder to repair a light fitting at the top of a soaring 35m light tower…