Humorous take on that awkward family member that has got it all wrong on Clifford Bay

We congratulate Port of Marlborough on the demolition of the obsolete, seismic risk, concrete structure that supported the rail enabled that was retired in August last year. That is work that has to be done regardless of which site manages the Southern Ferry Terminal. This is not the start of new development; it is doing the required demolition. “There is no evidence that Port of Marlborough has a new design, a construction timetable or contracts in the place. So, there is am

Disruptions happen and this peak season on the Cook Strait is no exception. The question is how long it takes to recover and it looks like it is going to be weeks before travellers will get home.

Long-time ferry executive Per Rold shared a clear message drawn from decades of experience in Europe: the shortest route almost always wins.

Better, faster, safer.

Clifford Bay Port Limited (NSX) today congratulates Finance Minister Nicola Willis and RMA Reform Minister Chris Bishop on the announcement of a sweeping overhaul of New Zealand’s planning rules, describing the reforms as the catalyst needed to secure the nation’s supply chain future.

NSX, the consortium developing a new ferry terminal and port at Clifford Bay has released its approach to customer charging. "Our charging policy is based on the fact that Clifford Bay delivers massive savings for passengers, road users and rail freight," NSX Managing Director Stephen Grice says. "We have taken the lead from Ports of Auckland which now returns its cost of capital for shareholders because its leadership has spread its charges across all users. "Clifford Bay s

Updated Benefit Cost Ratio report from Cooper Associates North South Express Consortium today released an updated independent Benefit Cost Ratio (BCR) report for the development of Clifford Bay as a ferry port and terminal. It is updated using new costings released last week by the Government for the construction of a new wharf at Picton. “The higher costs for development of a new wharf in Picton has increased the BCR from 1.7 to 1.86 which is a material increase in what was

Clifford Bay will save even more AND enable New Zealanders to capture massive benefits at much lower risk than Picton. It will put the new ferries to their best use.

NSX completed some analysis that shows moving the ferry terminal to Clifford Bay can save the economy capitalised savings of $3.6 billion, with the benefits going to passengers, road users, frieght and logistics companies, ACC, the health system and ferry operators.

Speech on NSX to The 14th Annual NZRail 2025 conference at t

We asked South Maritime Solutions principals Mike Pearson and Tim Burfoot, both master mariners, maritime accident investigators and safety experts, to write a report on the relative risks of the Clifford Bay vs Picton as the site of the southern ferry terminal. The major finding is that the risk of a major maritime disaster is increasing on the Picton route because the number of passengers of the proposed ferries and the size of the ferries themselves increasing. There have

We have written a Comparative Analysis of building a new ferry terminal at Clifford Bay verses rebuilding Picton for the new ferries. The current version analysis covers the Capital plan, Construction and Risks, Consenting and consent compliance, Impacts on Users, Safety, Resilience and Other Risks. The report highlights the full costs of developing Clifford Bay against the estimated cost plan for Picton. When reading the report, it is essential that you compare apples-and-ap

Answering social media and mainstream media questions about Clifford Bay

A new independent analysis that quantifies the benefits of Transmission Gully and Kapiti Expressways has been released. Infometrics prepared the report which was commissioned by Infrastructure New Zealand, with the support of Porirua City Council, Kāpiti Coast District Council and Wellington City Council.

NorthSouth Express (NSX) consortium has today released part of an economic assessment of the benefit cost ratio for the development of its ferry terminal and port at Clifford Bay which shows a standard BCR of 1.66 using an 8% discount rate and not including wider economic benefits.

CB Port Limited spokesperson, Dr Stephen Grice today publicly announced a world class consortium to advance the North South Express at...