The Lyttelton Port of Christchurch is the major deep-water port in the South Island, is at the hub of trade and plays a vital role in the national transport network. Following extensive damage caused by the 2010 and 2011 Canterbury earthquakes, the Lyttelton Port Company has embarked upon a significant programme of reinstatement and repair works.

The first tranche of work consists of the reconstruction of Cashin Quay 2 and the stabilisation and strengthening of the backlands behind this new structure. These works will allow the port to return to full capacity and fulfil its key role as an essential utility in the economic recovery and the future prosperity of Canterbury.

Lyttelton Port

Resolve Group has been assisting the Lyttelton Port Company with their rebuild programme since late 2012. Our involvement has focussed on:

• The development of strategic procurement plans
• The execution of physical works procurement including an Early Contractor Involvement Contract for the stabilisation works
• Participation and assistance with Tender Management, Tender Evaluation and Contract Award including associated reports and contract documentation.

The 13th Asia Pacific ITS Forum and Exhibition is to be hosted by Auckland this year – the first time an international ITS conference has been held in this country – and Resolve Group’s Managing Director, Martin Leak, is one of the board members.

Auckland is the 3rd most congested city in Australasia and meeting the challenges of population growth over the next 30 years will involve the continued integration of Auckland transport networks into a single system. This challenge underlies the theme for the 2014 Forum – SCORE, or ‘safety, choices, opportunities, results, efficiencies’.

Every ITS conference provides excellent opportunities for delegates to share knowledge and challenges, exchange information and advance applications and strategies, and this year should prove no different. There is an exciting line up of international speakers, including Hiroyuki Watanabe, Chairman of ITS Japan and Technical Executive of the Toyota Motor Corporation; Paul Rose, Technical Director of Highways ITS Consulting (UK) and Chew Hock Yong, CEO of Singapore’s Land Transport Authority.

Delegates will have the opportunity to visit Auckland’s Joint Traffic Operations Centre at Smales Farm, the Northern Busway, the Britomart Public Transport Control Centre, the AMETI Multi-Modal Project and the Tunnel Management System at the Victoria Park Tunnel, Waterview Tunnel and the Alpurt Toll Tunnel. You can register for the conference here.