New Zealand's Lyttelton port reopens core services

 New Zealand's Lyttelton port has resumed all core services on Monday following operational disruptions due to a powerful earthquake last Tuesday.


Pacifica Shipping's The Spirit of Endurance completed a container exchange and the port is expecting more container operations from the company tonight. Fuel exchange commenced at the oil berths and three further ships are scheduled for the next three days, the port said in a statement.


The port added that the dry dock facility remained water tight and work is continuing on a tug. Structural checks are currently on-going and these checks will be completed within the next working week. The port's road tunnel and IT systems are also operational. A 6.3 magnitude earthquake rocked Christchurch last Tuesday, causing extensive damage with death toll expected to reach 200.
(Source:http://www.seatrade-asia.com)