ANGRY environmentalists have discovered "huge expansion" plan of Auckland's container facilities to be implemented over the next 40 years to increase capacity fourfold, reports the North Shore Times.
    When asked, port infrastructure manager Ben Chrystall said the zone has been in place since 1987 and the expansion plans since 1989. "The port will continue to develop largely on its current footprint," he said.
    The plan, to be voted on Monday (February 27), would add 267,000 square metres to the container area in exchange for Captain Cook Wharf, said the Fairfax media report.
    Auckland's port area is in the midst of a docker strike which is diverting cargo to the rival Port of Tauranga.

(source:shipping online)