# Napier (NZ NPE)

**UN/LOCODE:** NZ NPE  
**Country:** New Zealand  
**Water Body:** South Pacific Ocean  
**Harbor Size:** Small  
**Harbor Type:** Coastal (Breakwater)  
**GPS:** -39.4833, 176.9167

Around 250,000 TEU pass across Napier's wharves each year, making NZ NPE one of New Zealand's busier regional export ports. On the east coast of the North Island, it is the main outlet for Hawke's Bay growers, handling refrigerated apples, squash, onions and early-season produce alongside wine and breakbulk. Log exports dominate the bulk trade, with roughly 2.7 million tonnes shipped in 2025. Six berths, including a deepwater berth opened in 2022, allow larger vessels to call, though many container services run as feeder legs to larger transhipment ports. Inland cargo moves by road and the Palmerston North–Gisborne rail line into the central North Island. Shippers needing direct deep-sea container connections often route via Tauranga or Auckland instead.

## Transit Times & Routes

- [Auckland → Shanghai](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/auckland-shanghai)
- [Auckland → Shenzhen](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/auckland-shenzhen)
- [Auckland → Guangzhou](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/auckland-guangzhou)
- [Auckland → Hong Kong](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/auckland-hong-kong)
- [Auckland → Tokyo](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/auckland-tokyo)
- [Auckland → Busan](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/auckland-busan)

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