2021 Annual Trade Volumes

NZX AND MEDIA RELEASE
13 October 2021
Napier Port 2021 financial year trade volumes
Napier Port (NZX.NPH) today releases trade volume data for the fourth quarter and financial year ended
30 September 2021 showing the company moving record cargo volumes despite widespread
disruptions to global supply chains and renewed COVID-19 restrictions.
Bulk cargo trade volume increased 26.6% to a record 3.95 million tonnes including record log exports,
while containerised cargo volume increased to 276k TEU
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, up 2.9% on the prior year.
Napier Port Chief Executive Todd Dawson said: “Record log export volumes for the year of 3.02 million
tonnes is a great result for our log export customers and our team, and has been driven by sustained,
strong offshore demand for New Zealand wood. This is despite harvesting ceasing during the COVID-
19 Alert Level 4 lockdown during August 2021.
“To also achieve container volume growth, given lockdowns, seasonal labour shortages, global shipping
congestion and disrupted supply chains is another great outcome for Napier Port. The result
demonstrates the resilience of our region, the determination of our customers, and the benefits that
come with our diverse regional trade base.
“We look forward to providing further detail when we release our financial results for the year to 30
September 2021 in November,” Mr Dawson said.
Container Services
Total container volumes for the fourth quarter increased 3.3% to 61k TEU from 59k TEU in the same
period a year ago due to increased refrigerated meat and apple exports, general cargo and empty imports,
offset by lower wood pulp and timber exports.
Total annual container volumes increased 2.9% to 276k TEU from 268k TEU in the prior year. Full
container volumes (i.e. excluding empties and other container movements) increased 1.3%, and empty
and other container movements increased 5.1%.
Containerised exports for the year of 127k TEU were in line with the prior year. Dry exports decreased
3.4% to 67k TEU from 69k TEU in the prior year mainly due to lower wood pulp and timber volumes.
Wood pulp and timber volumes were impacted by shipping schedule disruptions, shipping capacity
constraints during the year and plant maintenance and shutdowns earlier in the year. Reefer exports
increased 4.7% to 57k TEU from 54k TEU mainly due to higher meat exports. Full year apple and pear
reefer export volumes reduced 1.5% to 25k TEU compared to the prior year.
Containerised imports increased by 1.7% to 132k TEU from 130k TEU in the prior year as general cargo
imports grew, while reefer and empty imports were in line with the prior year.
Other container movements for the year, including DLRs and transhipped containers, increased 58.4% to
17k TEU due to increased container repositioning related to supply chain disruptions.

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Twenty foot container equivalent unit

Container vessel calls for the year were down to 242 ships from 293 ships last year, due to ongoing
disruptions to shipping schedules and days of restricted shipping due to weather events.
Bulk Cargo
Bulk cargo total volume for the fourth quarter of 1.06 million tonnes was 18.8% higher than the same
period a year ago. Log export volumes for the quarter of 0.78 million tonnes increased 8.1% due to a
continuation of strong log export market conditions, despite the halting of harvesting during the Alert Level
4 pandemic restrictions in August. Import bulk volumes increased 56.2% to 0.24 million tonnes due to
higher volumes of fertiliser.
For the year to September, total bulk cargo volume achieved a record 3.95 million tonnes, 26.6% higher
than the 3.12 million tonnes record in the prior year. The largest component, log exports, achieved a
record 3.02 million tonnes, 27.6% higher than the 2.37 million tonnes in the prior year due to strong log
export market conditions throughout the year. Strong increases were also recorded for imported oil
products and fertiliser, and export wood pulp and dry bulk cargo.
Charter vessel calls increased to 343 from 304 last year, as a result of the increase in bulk cargo volume.
Cruise Services
No cruise vessels have called during the financial year due to the closed international border. Last year
76 cruise ships called at Napier Port.

Napier Port 2021 Trade Volume Data
The below trade volume data provides a summary of fourth quarter and year ended 30 September 2021
results compared to the prior period.
Container Services
TEU (000s)^
Q4
FY2021
Actual
Q4
FY2020
Actual
FY2021
Actual
FY2020
Actual
Exports



Wood pulp & timber 11 13 48 50

Canned food / other food & beverage 2 2 8 8

Other dry 3 3 11 12

Total dry 16 18 67 69


Apples & pears 6 6 25 26

Meat 4 3 18 16

Fresh & other chilled produce 2 1 13 13

Total reefer 12 10 57 54


Empty 1 2 4 5

Total exports 29 29 127 128

Imports



Dry 8 7 30 28

Reefer 1 1 4 4

Empty 20 19 98 98

Total imports 29 27 132 130


Other container movements (‘DLRs
and Tranships’)
3 2 17 11

Total Container Services volume 61 59 276 268

Vessels



Container ship calls 51 70 242 293

^Rounded to nearest thousand TEU


Bulk Cargo
Kilotonnes
Q4
FY2021
Actual
Q4
FY2020
Actual
FY2021
Actual
FY2020
Actual

Log exports 775 717 3,019 2,365

Other exports 51 26 195 140

Imports 238 152 737 616

Total Bulk Cargo volume 1,064 896 3,950 3,121

Vessels

Charter vessel calls 87 81 343 304

Cruise Services

Q4
FY2021
Actual
Q4
FY2020
Actual
FY2021
Actual
FY2020
Actual
Vessels


Cruise vessel calls - - - 76


ENDS
For more information:

Investors Media
Kristen Lie Jo-Ann Young
Chief Financial Officer Communications Manager
DDI: +64 6 833 4405 C: +64 27 214 3750
E: kristenl@napierport.co.nz E: jo-anny@napierport.co.nz


About Napier Port
Napier Port is New Zealand’s fourth largest port by container volume. We are the gateway for Hawke’s Bay and
lower North Island’s exports and operate a long-term regional infrastructure asset that supports the regional
economy. Our strategic purpose is to collaborate with the people and organisations that have a stake in helping
our region grow. View Napier Port’s investor centre: www.napierport.co.nz/investor-centre/