yard. Port of Tauranga also operates an inland port in Southdown, Auckland. On the Mount Maunganui side of the harbour, the Port of Tauranga has 2,055m of linear (continuous) berth face. Immediately adjacent to the wharf are cargo sheds and a 20,000 tonne capacity coldstore. Spread along the wharf are 22 bunker points to allow ships to refuel while loading or unloading. To the south of the Mount Maunganui Wharf is the Tanker Berth: The Tanker Berth was completed in 1980 and is dedicated to the transfer of dangerous goods in bulk. Activities include the discharging and/or loading of tankers carrying bulk fluids such as hydrocarbon oil products, chemicals and edible oils. The facility consists of a free standing wharf of 80 metres in length with dolphins at each end allowing for ships of up to 250 metres LOA to berth and pump ashore. Company Port of Tauranga Ltd was established in 1985, and has also established MetroPort Auckland in 1999, an inland port service. • Net Profit After Tax (NPAT) for the year to 30 June 2021 rose 15.4% to a new record of $102.4 million. Trading on the NZX as one of the 50 largest listed companies of New Zealand with a market capitalisation of $4.2 billion as of 9 May 2022. Several times in the late 2000s, Port of Tauranga proposed to buy or merge with its rival Ports of Auckland (POAL). These approaches were rebuffed by POAL (which is owned by the Auckland Regional Council, rather than listed on the New Zealand Stock Exchange). In turn, Ports of Auckland proposed to buy only the container business of Ports of Tauranga, something which Port of Tauranga chairman John Parker argued would add little value. In June 2021, Port of Tauranga's Chief Executive of 15 years, Mark Cairns, retired and was replaced by its Chief Operating Officer Leonard Sampson. The company's long-serving Chair, David Pilkington, is due to retire in July 2022 and will be succeeded by Julia Hoare. References External links Tauranga Port operating companies Tauranga