Port Taranaki
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Port Taranaki is located at New Plymouth
, New Zealand
. It is the only deep water port on the west coast of New Zealand, and is owned by the Taranaki Regional Council. The port handles a wide range of coastal and international cargoes, mostly relating to the farming, engineering and petrochemical industries.
Adjacent features include the city of New Plymouth
, the New Plymouth Power Station
and the Sugar Loaf Islands
Marine Protected Area (SLIMPA).
The port was established in 1875, and construction of the main breakwater began in 1881.
In 2007, Port Taranaki became the first port in New Zealand to receive official recognition for its harbour safety management systems
New Plymouth
New Plymouth is the major city of the Taranaki Region on the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand. It is named after Plymouth, Devon, England, from where the first English settlers migrated....
, New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
. It is the only deep water port on the west coast of New Zealand, and is owned by the Taranaki Regional Council. The port handles a wide range of coastal and international cargoes, mostly relating to the farming, engineering and petrochemical industries.
Adjacent features include the city of New Plymouth
New Plymouth
New Plymouth is the major city of the Taranaki Region on the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand. It is named after Plymouth, Devon, England, from where the first English settlers migrated....
, the New Plymouth Power Station
New Plymouth Power Station
The New Plymouth Power Station was a 600 MW thermal power station at New Plymouth. Located at Port Taranaki, it was dual fuelled on natural gas and fuel oil.-History:...
and the Sugar Loaf Islands
Sugar Loaf Islands
The Sugar Loaf Islands are a collection of five small uninhabited islands and several sea stacks near Port Taranaki, Taranaki, New Zealand. The largest island, Moturoa Island, covers approximately...
Marine Protected Area (SLIMPA).
The port was established in 1875, and construction of the main breakwater began in 1881.
In 2007, Port Taranaki became the first port in New Zealand to receive official recognition for its harbour safety management systems