Port Safety

1. Current Situation & Motivation
Napier Port, located on the east coast of New Zealand’s North Island, currently uses reachstackers and forklift trucks (FLTs) to move containers between quay and yard.This system is diesel-intensive and, according to the port, inefficient as throughput has been growing (230,000 TEU in FY 2024, with a 13.9% increase in container volume in the first half of 2025). 

A significant container collapse occurred at Port of Long Beach’s Pier G, involving the vessel Mississippi.

• The incident occurred after multiple container stacks collapsed from the vessel Mississippi, which was berthed at Pier G.
• The fallen containers struck and damaged a clean air barge that filters ship exhaust emissions.
• Cargo operations at Pier G were suspended temporarily for safety inspections.
• The terminal remained open for truck traffic while safety alerts and clean-up operations were underway.