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...