Tauranga
Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
Representative image — a terminal of this type, not a photograph of this port. Rosario / Pexels.
About Tauranga
Tauranga is New Zealand's largest port by throughput, in the Bay of Plenty, with deeper water than Auckland and heavy forestry and log export traffic. It takes an increasing share of container calls and connects to Auckland by road and rail. For cargo destined outside the Auckland metropolitan area it is often the better routing.
First Base Freight handles both import and export cargo through Tauranga — inbound from any country and outbound to any country. Indicative sea transit on our the UK lane is 38–45 days; transit on any other routing is confirmed at quote stage. For rates, container options and the wider New Zealand lane, including air freight and customs clearance, see the country page — or request a quote for this port.
Port information
Reference details for Tauranga, which we serve for both imports and exports. The transit figure is indicative, measured on our the UK lane, and confirmed at booking — other routings are quoted individually.
- City
- Tauranga, Bay of Plenty
- Country
- New Zealand
- Port code (UN/LOCODE)
- NZTRG
- Port type
- Container terminal
- Indicative sea transit
- 38–45 days
What to know about Tauranga
- New Zealand's largest port by total throughput
- Deeper water than Auckland, takes larger vessels
- Substantial forestry and log export traffic
- Road and rail connections north to Auckland
Same country
Other ports in New Zealand
We also ship to one other port in New Zealand.
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