The huge ship docked at Napier Port last week. Photo / File
A new record has been set at Napier Port with 600 containers offloaded from a single vessel - the largest shipment offloaded at the port.
The Rio De Janeiro arrived in Napier Port on Thursday morning and departed on Friday night.
A Napier Port spokeswoman said a staggering 600 containers
carrying "food stuffs, clothing and transport products" - as well as other goods - was offloaded from the vessel.
It has now been confirmed as a record for the highest volume offloaded from a single vessel at the port.
"(The shipment included) a wide range of consumer and business commodities some of which included food stuffs, clothing and transport products," she said.
