PHOTOS: BRENDA HARWOODSupport for Port Chalmers becoming a container port was so strong in the 1970s that 34,000 Dunedin people signed a petition in its favour. Port Otago chief executive Kevin Winders said it was good to celebrate such an important milestone for the port and the region. About four years later, it was all hands on deck to lobby for Dunedin to become the country’s first container port, ahead of its fierce rival, Lyttelton. Port Otago. Hamburg Sud continued to service Port Chalmers today, linking the region to the United States and Asia.

Source: Otago Daily Times June 30, 2021 16:30 UTC