New Zealand: Whither ports after mergers?

Tauranga Port

Merger and acquisition activity has left New Zealand’s main container ports facing months of uncertainty.

That uncertainty is not just as to what levels of shipping services they will see through their terminals, but even as to whom their customers are likely to be.

Undoubtedly, the major cause of change will be the merger and acquisition activity in the container sector where Maersk’s takeover of P&O Nedlloyd and the proposed Tui (Hapag-Lloyd) acquisition of CP Ships, has huge repercussions for NZ trades.

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