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Maersk to slap on congestion charges at Lyttelton Port

Other lines are also looking at adjusting their services at the South Island’s biggest import and export gateway, in the wake of labour disruption.

Lyttelton Port.

Maersk will add a US$200 ($357) per container congestion fee onto Lyttelton Port users from December 1, in the wake of delays as a result of the port's unpopular staff restructuring.

In an advisory to its customers, the Danish shipper said it had imposed the congestion fee rather than varying

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Brent Melville Fri, 21 Nov 2025
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