Introduction As the major deep-water port in the South Island, Lyttelton is at the hub of trade and plays a vital role in the global transport network. The port prides itself on catering for a diverse range of trades and offers a full array of shipping services to exporters and importers, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. That trade is essential to Canterbury businesses and consumers. Lyttelton's container terminal provides specialised cargo handling and stevedoring services for containers and plant hire. It is supported by our inland container storage and repair facility CityDepot. On the water full marine services are provided including the provision of tugs, pilots to escort ships into and out of the port, staff to assist with ships' lines when ships are berthing, and security. Our coal facility is the largest in New Zealand and over two million tonne is exported each year. Coal is received from the West Coast, aggregated in the coal yard then loaded onto vessels by port staff. Facilities for loading and unloading bulk products such as petroleum, fertiliser, gypsum, cement, logs, conventional break-bulk, imported vehicles and fishing are also provided. Today the company employs approximately 422 full-time staff in operational, management and administration roles. It has approximately 900 shareholders with majority ownership being held by Christchurch City Holdings Limited.
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