Port of Auckland controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2020
Ports of Auckland fined over pilot-boat speed breaches
Fine or penalty
In a 2020 decision, Auckland District Court fined Ports of Auckland $424,000 after a pilot boat struck and killed a swimmer in 2017. The company admitted that its pilot boats had consistently breached speed limits, putting people's lives at risk. The court proceeding addressed the speed-limit violations connected to the incident.
Source excerpt
Ports of Auckland admitted it had put people's lives at risk because its pilot boats consistently breached speed limits because, it said, they believed they were exempt.
In Auckland District Court today, the ports company was fined $424,000
The Court fined POAL $424,000 and Mr More $8,400.