Update: Napier Port Gate and Depot Hours Saturday 17 February Opening Hours

Please be aware that Napier Port will be opening the Container Terminal and Thames Street 1 and 2 Depot gates on Saturday 17 February from 0700 – 1430. This one-off, extra day for receival and delivery will ensure we can operate next week’s scheduled vessels as efficiently as possible.

Current hours of operation: Since Monday 29 January 2024

Note: Our seasonal hours and regular Saturday opening days will be confirmed in due course.

**Late Process: VBS – Zones 17 & 18 (Security Gate closes at 1900 to container trucks)

Napier Port offers a Monday to Friday late process for the collection of import full containers or drop off of export containers, provided that the following conditions are met:

• The export container has been pre-advised through Propel Export Pre-Advice Portal or business-to-business EDI messaging by by 4:00pm.
• The import container to be collected is a specific nominated container and not a hazardous or out of gauge container (no block stack containers).
• The container has a Propel VBS booking, with a truck registration included in Propel by 4:00pm.
• The truck enters through Port Security at the Eastern Gate (Marine Parade end) from 4:40pm onwards.

There is no late process for Empty Returns.

If you have any questions, please contact Napier Port’s Western Gate Team – WestG@napierport.co.nz.

Ngā mihi, 


Robert van Rooyen
Warehousing and Acting Container Terminal Manager