{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Place","additionalType":"https://schema.org/Port","name":"Port Lyttelton","identifier":"NZ LYT","unlocode":"NZ LYT","city":null,"country":"New Zealand","waterBody":"South Pacific Ocean","harborSize":"Large","harborType":"Coastal (Breakwater)","channelDepthMeters":11,"confidenceLevel":null,"coordinates":{"latitude":-43.6,"longitude":172.716667},"description":"Four container berths backed by some 580 metres of crane rail make Lyttelton (NZ LYT) the largest container operation in New Zealand's South Island, serving Christchurch and the wider Canterbury region. It handled about 432,000 TEU in financial year 2025, down 3.7% year on year, against a capacity raised to roughly 620,000 TEU by the Eastern Development Project completed in 2023. Lyttelton also runs the country's largest coal export facility, with a stockpile of up to 335,000 tonnes; coal shipme","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/seaports/port-lyttelton-port-nz-lyt","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/seaports/en/port-lyttelton-port-nz-lyt","source":null,"provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Freight Academy","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Port Lyttelton · (UN/LOCODE: NZ LYT) · New Zealand · Large · 11 m"}