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Port of Lyttelton: RoRo and Vehicle Terminals

Lyttelton Port Company handles roll-on/roll-off car vessels at Cashin Quay 1, a 234m long wharf with a maximum vessel draught of 12.1m that also serves coal exports. The wharf has a heavy duty concrete deck with an area suitable for vessel quarter ramps. No. 7 Wharf is also suitable for car vessels, with a heavy duty section of wharf that can take roll-on/roll-off vessel quarter ramps.

RoRo and vehicle terminals

Last checked 2026-09-30

Port facts

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NZ LYT
Coordinates
43.6067° S, 172.7180° E
Harbour size
Very Small
Harbour type
Coastal (Breakwater)
Channel depth
17 m
Cargo pier depth
13.7 m
Max vessel length
362 m
Max vessel beam
42.8 m
Max vessel draft
13.4 m

Nearest RoRo ports

Straight-line distance, not a sailing route.

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