Waterway transport seaport routes and major ports - Oceania - New Zealand line - Wellington Port

New Zealand - WELLINGTON Port

Port name: WELLINGTON

Port Code: NZWEL

Country code: NZ

Country: New Zealand

Country name: NEW ZEALAND

Route Name: New Zealand Line

WELLINGTON is the capital of New Zealand. It is located in the south of the North Island, the west of the Cook Strait, the link between the north and the South Islands, is the country's coastal and inter-island shipping center, strategic position is important, but also the national political, industrial, cultural center. In addition to the traditional processing industries of livestock products such as frozen meat and condensed milk, there are also emerging automobile assembly, rubber products and electronics industries. Exports are mainly meat, dairy products and wool. Import petroleum products, automobiles, coal, etc., for New Zealand's second largest port. There are 2 container terminal berths with a total length of 579 meters and a low water depth of 12.5 meters.

Wellington is a transport hub between the two islands. Wellington is also one of the best deep-water ports in the world. Under the influence of the maritime climate, the weather is warm and sunny. Wellington is located on a fault zone, except for a flat area near the sea, the entire city is built around the mountains. The harbour was badly damaged by an earthquake in 1855 and Wellington was rebuilt after 1948. Because Wellington is near the bay, coupled with the high terrain, it is often attacked by the sea breeze, and most days of the year are Windy, and it is the city with the highest average wind speed in the world, so it is called "Windy city" (Windy Wellington).